Co-organized in conjunction with the ongoing exhibition, “Pop South Asia: Artistic Explorations in the Popular,” co-curated by Iftikhar Dadi and Roobina Karode in collaboration with Sharjah Art Foundation, and the launch of the 2023 reader, “Unframed: Discovering Image Practices in South Asia,” edited by Rahaab Allana, co-produced by the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts and HarperCollins Publishers India.
This one-day symposium in collaboration with The Alkazi Foundation for the Arts explores present modes of inquiry related to the ‘place’ South Asia, and the ‘idea’ of subcontinental identity as engaged through practice.
Session details:
Session 1: New Images and Media
Speakers: Abdul Halik Azeez | Sheelasha Rajbhandari | Rashmi Devi Sawhney
Moderator: Shohini Ghosh
Session 2: Placemaking and Personal History
Speakers: Diwas Raja KC | Sandev Handy | Farah Mulla
Moderator: Nancy Adajania
Session 3: Diaspora and Post-Coloniality
Speakers: Jeanno Gaussi (Online)|Tanzim Wahab(Online)|Sasanka Perera
Moderator: Sabeena Gadihoke
Book Discussion of 2023 reader – Unframed: Discovering Image Practices in South Asia
Speakers: Rahaab Allana (editor) in conversation with Arushi Vats
Saturday, 8 April 2023 10:45 am – 6:15 pm
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art Saket, New Delhi