ACAW Program Schedule - Wednesday, October 22

Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW)
Oct 17, 2014 2:31PM

Taymour Grahne Gallery / ArteEast
5 - 8:30 pm | ACAW LAUNCH PARTY

Co-hosted in celebration of ACAW 2014, alongside TarekAl-Ghoussein: K Files, the artist’s solo-debut in New York, which features self-portraits in iconic locations in his hometown Kuwait alongside a series that tracks his family history through documents circulating on such websites as Amazon.

157 Hudson St. (Laight & Hubert St.)

Art Projects International
6 – 8 PM | OPENING RECEPTION

SEOKMIN KO: STRIP SHOW

South Korea-based artist Seokmin Ko’s new photography project “Strip Show” presents structures in various surroundings that reflect the way we occupy the physical world.

434 Greenwich St. (Vestry & Laight St.)

 

Rubin Museum of Art
7 - 8 PM | ARTIST IN CONVERSATION

FRANCESCO CLEMENTE WITH ERIC RIPERT

As part of Rubin Museum’s Clemente X8 Series, artist Francesco Clemente gets on stage with visionary chef Eric Ripert and invites him to bring an object as the starting point for their freewheeling discussion.

$45, for tickets visit rubinmuseum.org

150 West 17 St. (7th Ave. & Ave. of the Americas)

 

Asia Society Museum
6:30 – 8:30 pm | FILM SCREENING

NAM JUNE PAIK & TV LAB: LICENSE TO CREATE

A documentary film highlighting Paik’s key role in TV Lab, a 1980s platform exploring TV as a medium. In conjunction with Becoming Robot, an exhibition exploring the artist’s visionary use of technology and the lasting impact of his work on new media art.

$8 members / $10 students & seniors / $12 nonmembers.

725 Park Ave. (70 & 71 St.)

Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW)