Event overview
Art PG Talks 5.30pm LG.02, Prof Stuart Hall Building, Goldsmiths New Cross.
13 Feb / Mi You
Local, localist, international or internationalist? Geographical Imaginations of the Silk Road
In my talk, I will sketch out the analytical framework of “geographical imaginations” through which I will examine the silk road as an artistic trope in both academic, state sanctioned art and critical contemporary art. With this, I aim to discern (geo)political orientations from stylistic choices and institutional affiliations that constitute the reading of an artwork beyond art historical terms.
This analytical framework also addresses some of the larger questions concerning contemporary artistic production, namely, how to make geo-specificity-based art in emancipatory ways, how can they not lend themselves to populist politics, and what are the possibilities of an internationalist politics today?
Bio: Mi You is a professor of art and economies at the University of Kassel. Her academic interests are in the social value of art, new and historical materialism, as well as the history, political theory and philosophy of Eurasia. She was one of the curators of the 13th Shanghai Biennale (2020-2021). You is chair of committee on Media Arts and Technology for the transnational NGO Common Action Forum.
Image: Yumen Gate. Credit: Mi You
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 13 Feb 2023 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
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