The 9Th Asian Museum Curators Conference

The 9th Asian Museum Curators’ Conference Seoul, November 19/20/21/22, 2013

◎CONFERENCE FRAMEWORK The conference aims to assemble the next generation of curators in a workshop and meeting to discuss common concerns, explore the potential for networking, and engage in long-term collaborative projects dealing with modern and contemporary art in the Asian region. The feasibility of various future projects is set to be discussed at this year’s conference. The previous eight editions were held in the following locations:

1 Osaka The National Museum of Art, Osaka 2006 Mar 24-28 Japan Tokyo The Japan Foundation 2 National Museum of Contemporary Art, 2007 Mar 20-23 Korea Seoul Korea 3 2008 Mar 11-13 Philippines Manila Ayala Museum

4 2008 Nov 17-24 Japan Tokyo The Japan Foundation 5 Singapore Singapore Singapore Art Museum 2009 Nov 5-9 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur National Art Gallery of Malaysia 6 2010 Oct 19-22 India Bangalore India Foundation for the Arts 7 2011 Sep 27-29 Japan Tokyo The Japan Foundation 8 2012 Dec 18-20 Japan Tokyo The Japan Foundation

◎The 9th AMCC

■ Date: November 19(Tue) – November 22(Fri), 2013 ■ Venue: MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea) Seoul ■ Organizers: MMCA and the Japan Foundation ■ Objective 1) To enhance understanding on the art scene and art policies. 2) To understand different approaches and methods of curatorial practices in Asia 3) To enhance understanding of the discourses related to Asian art.

■ Topic: “Asian Art and Globalism” 1) Policies of International Collection in Asian Art Museum’s (or vice-versa) 2) International exhibition exchanges in Asian Art Museums 3) Global exchanges in the visual art area: archive, scholarly, HR, material, publication, residency, fellowship, PR, marketing, international relations, etc ■ Schedule

Date Time Program Mon, Nov18 N/A Arrival in Seoul 09:00-18:00 MMCA Exhibition Tour (Seoul, Deoksugung, Gwacheon) Tue, Nov 19 19:00-21:00 Opening Reception (for all participants & audience) organized by MMCA Wed, Nov 20 09:00-18:00 Conference Day 1 10:00-18:00 Conference Day 2 Thu, Nov 21 19:00-21:00 Farewell Reception (for speakers and organizers), organized by JF Fri, Nov 22 10:00-18:00 Museum visits: exhibition tour in Seoul (TBA) Sat, Nov 23 N/A Departure from Seoul * Expected duration of stay: Mon., November 18 - Fri., November 22, 2012 (5 days, 4 nights)

Day 1: Wednesday, November 20 Moderator: Hawon Ku (Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Dept. of Hindi)

Session 1: Policies of International Collection in Asian Art Museum’s (or vice-versa) Presentation 1: Yukie Kamiya (Chief Curator, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art) Presentation 2: TBC

Session 2: International exhibition exchange in Asian Art Museums Presentation 1: Kimo Lee (Curator, Seoul Museum of Art) Presentation 2: Jong-Young Lim (Curator, Gwangju Museum of Art) Presentation 3~ : Curators from art museums in Asia (TBC)

Day 2: Thursday, November 21 Moderator: Yeonshim Chung (Professor, Hongik University, Department of Art Studies)

Session 3: Global exchange in the visual art area: archive, scholarly, HR, material, publication, residency, fellowship, PR, marketing, international relations, etc Presentation 1: Chantal Wong (Head of Strategy and Special Projects, Asia Art Archive) Presentation 2: Seungwan Kang (Head of Development and Senior Curator, MMCA) Presentation 3: Chien-hung Huang (Associate Professor, Institute of Trans-disciplinary Art, Taipei National University of the Arts) Presentation 4: Noemi Szabo (Chief Curator, Kogart Gallery and Kovacs Gabor Art Foundation, Budapest, Hungary) Presentation 5~ : Curators from Asia (TBC) *Korean-English simultaneous interpretation available.

1. Financial Provisions Participants are responsible to cover the following costs: ・ Airfare ・ Accommodation *MMCA will provide booking service for a hotel around USD100 per night nearby the venue ・ Travel insurance ・ Per diem (local transportation cost and meals or other relevant cost) ・ Organizer will make the following arrangements: ・ Reservation of the hotel on behalf of participants (upon your request) ・ Arrangement of museum visits and exhibition tours (including transportation to travel around and meeting with curators in charge) ・ Preparation documents and materials for conference ・ Opening reception and farewell reception

2. Eligibility ・ Curators who are employed by museums or are independent ・ Must have expertise and experience in the area of modern and contemporary visual arts ・ Must have the necessary proficiency in English or Korean to carry out presentations and discussions ・ Must have interest in networking with their peers in Asia and undertaking co-curatorial research and projects in the future

3. Obligations Participating curators are requested to make a 15 to 20 minute presentation on comparative analysis on the conditions / environment of art system / art scene in his/her country or those in Korea. *Q&A session will be followed after.

4. To participate Curators who are interested in participating are asked to send the attached “Reply Form1-3” to the organizer below by no later than Tuesday, September 15 by e-mail. *Reply Form must be written in English. *All items on the form including CV and summary of your presentation have to be filled out.

→Applications and Inquiries: Young-in Lee (Ms.) International Affairs Manager, Department of Development National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea 313 Gwangmyeong-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 427-701 South Korea Tel: +82 2 2188 6063 Fax: +82 2 2188 6124 URL: www.mmca.go.kr E-mail: [email protected]