This series of panel discussions will engage the landscape of experimental contemporary art practice in Vietnam, since 1975, inviting key figures from across the country – artists, art dealers, collectors and arts workers – to share their experience and motivation, to further unpack the ongoing dilemmas faced in Vietnam, which sorely lacks supportive cultural infrastructure.

Schedule:

-Topic: Vietnam in the late 1990s: Discovering new media, new bodies, new space
Time: 10-11.30am
Speakers: Trần Thị Huỳnh Nga, Ly Hoàng Ly, Richard Streitmatter-Trần (moderated by Bill Nguyen)

-Topic: I’m an artist and I curate
Time: 11.45am – 1.15pm
Speakers: Trần Lương, Trương Quế Chi and Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng (moderated by Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần)

-Topic: Can commercialism support experimentation?
Time: 2.30 – 4pm
Speakers: Suzanne Lecht, Quỳnh Phạm and Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn (moderated by Zoe Butt)

-Topic: Does Vietnam care about audiences for art?
Time: 4.15 – 5.30pm
Speakers: Trần Lương, Natasha Kraevskaia and Nguyễn Thế Thanh (moderated by Zoe Butt)

-Summary reflections of the day
Time: 5.30 – 6.00pm
Speaker: Lee Weng-Choy

This event take place all day on Saturday 4 November 2017 in Vietnamese and English. No prior registration required but please be on time to secure your seats. 

For more information regarding the speak fest, please visit:https://goo.gl/KtstxX