DBF-KMB Lecture Series: Panel Discussions
Diverse voices come together to explore cultural, artistic and curatorial practices across South Asia and the diaspora.
The second edition of the DBF-KMB lecture series features speakers including Abdul Halik Azeez, Hit Man Gurung, Raisa Kabir, Jitish Kallat, Zahra Malkani, Pallavi Paul and Sheelasha Rajbhandari, moderated by Mario D’Souza and Shwetal Patel.
Joining online, Nikhil Chopra, curator of For the Time Being, the upcoming edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, leads a session around his curatorial approach for the sixth edition, which opens this December. The day ends with a keynote speech by Kamila Shamsie.
Schedule
2pm: Introduction
2.15pm – 3.45pm, panel one: Cartographies and Catastrophe – Landscapes in South Asia
4pm – 5.30pm, panel two: The Artist-Curator in the South Asian Context
5.30pm – 6pm, For the Time Being: Nikhil Chopra (joining online) speaks on the sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
New Dialogues: Contemporary Art from South Asia is a lecture series presented by the Hayward Gallery in collaboration with Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation and Kochi-Muziris Biennale.
Need to know
This event is part of the DBF-KMB New Dialogues: Contemporary Art from South Asia lecture series. DBF-KMB Lecture Series: Keynote by Kamila Shamsie also takes place at the Southbank Centre.
Panel one: Cartographies and Catastrophe: Landscapes in South Asia
Panel two: The Artist-Curator in the South Asian Context
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