ROUNDTABLE

Held at the historic Ex-Noguchi Room at Keio University’s Mita Campus, the closed-door AWT Talks Roundtable brings together Japanese and international curators for frank exchanges on urgent issues in contemporary art. The roundtable takes an experimental, peer-led format that seeks to encourage alternate approaches to knowledge sharing, public speaking, and translation. Instead of preparing talks to present to the group, the panelists are invited to bring questions to activate group participation. Together, the panelists and other invited participants develop an additive, combinatory flow with the discussion. The participants represent a range of backgrounds and experiences, from those in museum leadership positions to emerging and independent curators. The discussion is conducted in a mix of English, Japanese, and other languages.  

NIKITA YINGQIAN CAI

Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou

KYONGFA CHE

Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

JOSELINA CRUZ

Director/Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila

AKI HOASHI

Manager, International Division & Curatorial Department, Yokohama Museum of Art

The AWT Talks Roundtable is organized by Andrew Maerkle and Yuko Shiomi for Art Week Tokyo in conjunction with the Keio University Art Center and Keio Museum Commons.