Opening: 26.02.2014 @6:30pm
Location: University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Room C.103, USSH
12 Dinh Tien Hoang, D1
Historically this region known as Asia had no strict boundaries, it was densely interconnected by trade and religion, evidenced in cultural practice (their rituals, arts and crafts). These informal networks had profound implications on the relationship between culture and society across this region. Today, there is an emerging consensus that continuing our pursuit of existing modes of production, consumption and the political economic arrangements that underpin them will endanger planetary sustainability...
Opening: 18.01.2014
Exhibition on view until 19.01.2014
Location: San Art Laboratory
40/18 Phạm Viết Chánh, Bình Thạnh , HCMC, Vietnam
In this workshop session, Thanes Wongyannava discusses the ideas concerning ‘Buddhocentrism’, which embraces the idea of Buddhism as a system of ideas in contemporary life that has moved away from a focus on ‘enlightenment’ towards a belief in all things ‘delightful’ – meaning a focus on anything that entertains, satiates desire and is popularly in demand.
Thanes Wongyannava also discusses the concept of ‘polizei’ as an idea of...
Opening: 21.01.2014 @6:30pm
Location: Hoa Sen University
Room NZ0204
Hoa Sen University
8 Nguyen Van Trang, D.1, HCMc
The second of his lecture series within ‘Encounter’, Thanes Wongyannava will continue to discuss his ideas concerning ‘Buddhocentrism’, which embraces the idea of Buddhism as a system of ideas in contemporary life that has moved away from a focus on ‘enlightenment’ towards a belief in all things ‘delightful’ – meaning a focus on anything that entertains, satiates desire and is popularly in demand. He will look at how visual...
Opening: 16.01.2014 @6:30pm
Location: Hoa Sen University
Room NZ0204
Hoa Sen University
8 Nguyen Van Trang, D.1, HCMc
Thanes Wongyannava will discuss his ideas concerning ‘Buddhocentrism’, which embraces the idea of Buddhism as a system of ideas in contemporary life that has moved away from a focus on ‘enlightenment’ towards a belief in all things ‘delightful’ – meaning a focus on anything that entertains, satiates desire and is popularly in demand. He will look at how visual art illustrates such attitude, including an examination of how we understand...
Opening: 11.12.2013
Exhibition on view until 14.12.2013
Location: San Art Laboratory
40/18 Phạm Viết Chánh, Bình Thạnh , HCMC, Vietnam
Nalini unpacked the term ‘Global Parasites’ with particular examples of her artworks, her research process and the documentary ‘The World according to Monsanto’. She then went with the participants to visit to Museum of Southern Women. By reviewing the visit to Museum of Southern Women, Nalini and the participants discussed about the role of women in Vietnamese society throughout the history, and in comparison to Indian society, focusing on...
