Panel Discussion

Tuesday, 18 October, 7pm, The Royal Asiatic Society, NW1 2HD
Speaker(s): David Elliott (curator); Aliya de Tiesenhausen (historian of art) and Almagul Menlibayeva (artist)
Chair: Sarah Wilson (The Courtauld Institute of Art)
Ticket/entry details: Open to all, free admission
Organised by: Sarah Wilson (The Courtauld Institute of Art) and Lina Dzuverovic (Calvert 22)

In the fourth of a series of talks organised by Calvert 22 and The Courtauld Institute of Art Research Forum, a panel will look at themes raised by the exhibition Between Heaven & Earth, Contemporary art from the Centre of Asia. Presenting the work of 23 artists, this show evidences and explores the emergence of vital, critical, self-confident contemporary art from a region that has been vastly misunderstood and misrepresented and asks what such works can tell us about the cultural imperatives of these nations and their position within a global context.

The discussion will be followed by a drinks reception.