Mapping Asia [electronic resource].

Asia Art Archive 2013

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The third issue of Field Notes addresses the constant question of how AAA defines “Asia” but is in no way intended to survey or comprehensively cover any of the entry points in how to map Asia. Instead, it is to point to the entanglements between them and provide an additional space, along with AAA’s other projects, to construct reference points and connections across time, sites, and geographies. We realize that there is something about the positioning of Asia, Art, and Archive next to each other that presupposes a mapping process. Acknowledging both the value and limitations of the map as a tool, AAA has attempted to trace the phenomena, practices, discourses, and developments in contemporary art in Asia by building up a collection based on breadth (via a widespread network of researchers, advisors, collaborators, and friends) and depth (through focused thematic archival projects). As such, we are practicing a mapping of Asia that no longer depends on the map as artifact, but as something that lives and continues to unfold. And while we believe that AAA’s collection allows for a comparison of cross-regional histories and ideological networks, we must stress the importance of reading its material in conjunction with other mapping and archival initiatives…
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Claire Hsu
Chantal Wong
MAP Office
Kuan-hsing Chen
Rasheed Araeen
Yin Ker
Amitav Ghosh
Teboho Edkins
Phoebe Wong
Robert Wessing
Tzu Nyen Ho
Oscar Campomanes
Francisco Camacho
Steven Apotheker
Rachel Chamberlain
Chun Wa Chan
Tina Le
David McClure
Gerui Wang
Agha Shahid Ali
Jeannie Wu
Sabih Ahmed
Hammad Nasar
Michelle Wong
Cheong-ming Tsui
Wai-fong Chan
Doris Lau Parry
Sunny Kam Yiu Pang
Ada Poon
Shuying Cao
Daisley Kramer
Janet Chan
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