Opening February 22- No Country: Contemporary Art for South & Southeast Asia
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
February 22–May 22, 2013
No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia is the inaugural exhibition of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative— a multiyear project that explores contemporary art in South and Southeast Asia; Latin America; and the Middle East and North Africa. No Country features work by 22 artists and collectives representing some of the most compelling and innovative voices in South and Southeast Asia today. Focusing on the region’s shifting spectrum of creative practices, the exhibition traces networks of intellectual exchange and influence, and considers the various impacts of ethno-nationalism, colonization, and globalization on national identity.
Programs in conjunction with “No Country”:
• History of Histories: Afghan Films 1960 – Present (March 1, 15, 22, and 29)
• Exhibition Films for No Country (February 22–May 22)
• Barmak Akram, The Kabuli Kid: Wajma (An Afghan Love Story) (April 5, 6:30 pm)
• Curator’s Eye Tour of “No Country” (April 12, 2 pm)
• Conversation: Regarding South and Southeast Asia Part I (April 16, 6:30 pm)
• Film Screening: Century of Birthing (May 3, 10, and 17, 11 am)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum > MAP
1071 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10128
Opening hours: Friday – Wednesday, 10:00 am – 5:45 pm, extended evening hours Saturdays until 7:45 pm
Above: Poklong Anading, Counter Acts, 2004 (production detail). Chromogenic transparency in lightbox, 228.6 x 365.8 cm, edition 3/3. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Guggenheim UBS MAP Purchase Fund 2012.146. © Poklong Anading. Photo: Courtesy the artist.
