Asia Society India Centre

In the ninth year of the Asia Arts Game Changer Awards India, we’re taking a deeper look at what it means to be South Asian. At a moment when contemporary art in the region is committed to nurturing cross-border cultural identities, it’s worth looking at the histories that have shaped South Asia and the hopes that define our vision of the future. How do these questions affect the contemporary artistic practices evolving in India and beyond? Join us as we explore this idea on the road to #AAGCA25. Click the link below to read more about the Asia Arts Game Changer Awards India, and watch this space for more news soon! https://lnkd.in/d-FQaACy

This November, Asia Society India Centre brings to Mumbai ‘Trailblazers,’ a new series of long-form, one-on-one discussions with pioneering artists and creative practitioners from around the world. The first edition spotlights Hoor Al-Qasimi: an internationally-renowned curator, founding director and president of the Sharjah Art Foundation and director of the Sharjah Biennial. Join us for a moderated discussion with Al-Qasimi as we explore her work and practice, her influences and passions, and how she continues to reshape the global art ecosystem more than two decades into her career. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to hear from a visionary, so register now at the link below! When: 9 November, 2024 Where: IF.BE, Ballard Estate, Mumbai This edition of Trailblazers is presented in collaboration with Art Mumbai Gateway and the Saffronart Foundation. Registration link: https://lnkd.in/dXK8BEqG

Fellow Fridays | Featuring Bhavani Fonseka, Asia 21 Next Generation Class of 2010 Asia Society India Centre spoke with Bhavani Fonseka, Senior Researcher and Attorney at Law with the Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lanka. Bhavani is a prominent human rights lawyer; the focus of her work has been legal and policy reforms, public interest litigation (PIL), as well as assisting victims and affected populations across Sri Lanka. Bhavani is a prolific writer and editor, who most recently edited ‘Elusive Justice and Emblematic Cases in Sri Lanka’ and co-edited ‘Salient Aspects of Public Interest Litigation Jurisprudence in Sri Lanka’. In addition to being an Asia 21 Fellow, she has also been a Mason Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and an Eisenhower Fellow (Eisenhower Fellowships). We spoke to her about democratic accountability, activism in Sri Lanka, and how the questions of her work are relevant to our lives across South Asia. Click the link below to read the full feature! https://lnkd.in/dfsC5zGr

Asia Society India Centre presents Trailblazers, a new long-form series featuring one-on-one discussions with artists and pathbreaking creative practitioners in the visual arts, performance, literature, film and media from around the world. A platform for the human stories underneath the successes, this is a series that will delve into the beginnings of artistic careers, the influences that shape new thinking, and the challenges all visionaries face along the way! More details coming soon, keep watching this space!

In the nine years since we hosted the first Asia Arts Game Changer Awards India with the Asia Society Museum, our purpose has sharpened to focus on the dynamism of contemporary South Asian art practices. Art in the subcontinent transcends borders and boundaries, speaking to shared histories and futures. In the next edition of the awards, taking place on February 7th as part of the India Art Fair, we’re thrilled to explore new scholarship and ideas in South Asian contemporary art. Read all about the awards and more by clicking the link below, and watch this space for more news of #AAGCA25! https://lnkd.in/d-FQaACy

We’re thrilled to announce the ninth annual Asia Arts Game Changer Awards India! For almost a decade, we have been celebrating the diversity of South Asian visual arts with these awards. We look forward to honouring innovation, impact and scholarship in contemporary South Asian art practices with our community in this intimate evening to felicitate the 2025 Asia Art Game Changers. Click the link below to learn more about the awards, and watch this space for more exciting updates about #AAGCA25! https://lnkd.in/d-FQaACy Music: "Awaken" by Alam Khan, Arjun K Verma, Del Sol Quartet, Ojas Adhiya

Today we are remembering Ratan Tata: industrialist, philanthropist, leader and visionary. When we talk about leadership, we tend to deal in absolutes, but leadership, like life, is immensely more complicated. What we will remember him for is that he embodied the ideals that matter the most for our future — he looked at the big picture, he was hungry for innovation that improved the realities of life that he observed every day, and he was committed to staying here and building a new India with humanity and humility. We were lucky to have known him. Image courtesy of GQ India.

Every year, millions of people silently struggle with mental illness and ill-health. Stigma, lack of knowledge, and a lack of access to quality care prevent them from seeking help. In our series of conversations exploring mental health, we have welcomed experts on caste-based stigma, creativity, gender, work cultures and more. Join us on #WorldMentalHealthDay as we engage with the intersecting themes that cause mental distress in society. With every discussion, we learn more about ways to advocate for mental health to be a subject we treat with the gravity, thoughtfulness and compassion it deserves. Click the link below to read more about the series and watch past discussions. https://lnkd.in/daG9K7FN This series is supported by the Raika Godrej Family Trust.

Fellow Fridays | Featuring Suvani Singh, Asia 21 Next Generation Class of 2012 The next conversation in our Fellow Fridays series is with Suvani Singh, creative entrepreneur and founder of Quixote's Cove , an independent bookshop, and Satori Centre for the Arts, a non-profit sister organisation aimed at developing arts, education, and social justice. With a vision to create inclusive spaces for art and dialogue, she also initiated the Kathmandu Literary Jatra and the mobile library project, bringing literature and learning to remote communities. In this interview, we explore her insights on leadership, her love for literature, her experience and impact as a creative entrepreneur, and the significant strides she’s taken to foster community and culture in Nepal. Head to the link below to read the full feature. https://lnkd.in/dc_Xxqv5

In this week’s #spotlight, we explore 5 initiatives from across South Asia that promote visual cultures from the region. Some fund documentary features, others platform incisive photography, while still more preserve popular ephemera. Projects like Docskool, Drik Picture Library Limited, Khajistan (khajistan.com), Documentary Resource Initiative, and Kaiya Collective widen the possibilities for local voices to reach global audiences, and for global stories to resonate in local contexts! --- Slide 1 — Photos from docsckool.org Slide 2 — Phtotos from drik.net Slide 3 — Photos from khajistan.com Slide 4 — Photos from docresi.org Slide 5 — Photos from kaiyacollective.com #SpotlightOnSouthAsia #film #visualculture