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Aaron Seeto – Introduction to New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown
New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown, produced by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in partnership with City of Sydney, examined the role of public space in Chinatown, using the specific idea of a garden as an initial proposal for a public art project. In his introduction Aaron Seeto, Director of 4A Centre More…
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Aaron Seeto on “New Century Garden” and Public Art in Chinatown
Aaron Seeto, Director of 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, talks about his curatorial vision for a multidisciplinary, experimental public garden work for Sydney’s Chinatown. New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown, produced by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in partnership with City of Sydney, examines the role of public space in Chinatown, More…
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New Century Garden: Bridget Smyth, Design Director at City of Sydney, on the City’s plans to revitalise the city centre by testing new approaches to shaping public space.
Bridget Smyth, Design Director at City of Sydney, on the City’s plans to revitalise the city centre by testing new approaches to shaping public space. New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown, produced by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in partnership with City of Sydney, examines the role of public space in Chinatown, More…
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Dr Xing Ruan, Guest Speaker – New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown
New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown, produced by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in partnership with City of Sydney, examined the role of public space in Chinatown, using the specific idea of a garden as an initial proposal for a public art project. Guest speaker Dr Xing Ruan’s presentation explores the relationship More…
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Nicholas Jose, guest speaker – New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown
Guest speaker Nicholas Jose’s presentation, What is a (Chinese) Garden?, explores the art of gardens in Chinese culture that continues long, rich, highly evolved traditions of philosophy, aesthetics, ethics and everyday practice. A garden is a conceptual as well as a physical space, a constructed environment, a zone of play or meditative transcendence. The experience More…
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John Choi, Guest Speaker – New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown
New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown, produced by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in partnership with City of Sydney, examined the role of public space in Chinatown, using the specific idea of a garden as an initial proposal for a public art project. Guest speaker John Choi’s presentation posits that public art More…
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Felicity Fenner, Guest Speaker – New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown
New Century Garden: Talking About Public Art in Chinatown, produced by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in partnership with City of Sydney, examined the role of public space in Chinatown, using the specific idea of a garden as an initial proposal for a public art project. Felicity Fenner is Chief Curator, National Institute for Experimental More…
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Perspectives on Curating & Programming: Beyond the Edge of Elsewhere
Who would’ve thought curating and programming could be a dangerous profession? John Kirkman, Aaron Seeto and Lisa Havilah give us their perspective on what drives their work, the processes and challenges behind programming for an art gallery or cultural institution including the role of the artist and captivating your audience. They discuss strategies that engage artists More…