Jul 21st 2020

Flowing Forward Virtual Panel Discussion

@ SITE Galleries

Online

Opening Tuesday, July 21st, from 10AM - 11:30AM

Online Event
https://youtu.be/e5ZzifqRKxs

In the Spring of 2020, SITE Galleries hosted the exhibition Be Water: 和你 Flow. This exhibition brought together seven artists from Hong Kong responding to the political tumult transforming their hometown in their absence.

The exhibition presented through this range of interdisciplinary work—from sculpture, painting, fiber, sound, video, photography, to neon—the artists’ attempts to process what was happening in their city while on the other side of the world.

This show desired to personalize political events, as well as bring a conversation to the table around a growing need for pathways towards solidarity that are transcendent—transnational, intersectional, and global.

As part of this exhibition, a panel discussion was planned for the spring, as a way to delve into the nuances of these issues, but also to engage with different responses and perspectives from members of the SAIC community.

In light of the global pandemic and orders to stay at home, that conversation can no longer happen in person. The panel will be shifting to an online platform, and will look at the role of art and the COVID-19 pandemic in the uprisings that unfolded over the last year, and how we will move into the future. There will be an opportunity for viewers to both share responses and ask questions via live chat. We hope you’ll join us.

Be Water Artists:

******** * Ng, Curator, MA (Arts Administration and Policy) 2019

*** *** Lam, MFA (Sound) 2020

***** Lam, MFA (Fiber and Material Studies) 2020

****** Chan, MA (Art Education) 2021

********* Woo, BFA 2021

****** Wong, MA (Art Therapy and Counseling) 2022

*** **** Ka, BFA 2022

Panelists:

Jennifer Dorthy Lee, SAIC Assistant Professor in Art History, Theory & Criticism

wen yau, Hong Kong-based artist/researcher specialized in art activism and social practice

The panel will include a Q&A session. All perspectives are invited to be shared in respectful dialogue. During the livestream event, participate via live chat.

Questions may be sent ahead of time to:
tinyurl.com/BeWATERQUESTION

The views expressed herein the panel discussion are those of individual speakers/artists and not those of School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Persons with disabilities requesting accommodations should visit saic.edu/access.

Questions? Email sitegalleries@saic.edu
http://sites.saic.edu/sugs/flowing-forward/

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