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EVENT DESCRIPTION
M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, will present Avant-Garde Now: Performing for the Camera on Saturday, 7 December 2024. Conceived as a regular screening series of day-long events that explore tendencies in contemporary artists’ films, the programme offers a deep dive into performance art on film.
The inaugural edition of Avant-Garde Now: Performing for the Camera showcases how Asian artists create at the intersection of performance and moving image, the event features screenings, talks, and live performances by Eisa Jocson (born 1986, Philippines), Florence Lam (born 1992, Canada), Melati Suryodarmo (born 1969, Indonesia), and Kawita Vatanajyankur (born 1988, Thailand). Performing for the Camera explores the body’s relationship to spectacle, labour, capitalism, technology, endurance, vulnerability, and failure. The artists will share insights into the processes, inspirations, and intentions behind performative practices. A roundtable discussion involving all the artists unpacks the creative processes, inspirations, and intentions behind their practices.
