Tō Art House is delighted to support the exhibition Nomadic at the Jim Thompson Art Centre, Bangkok, curated by Dr. Vennes Cheng, for the centre's Future Project scheme. In the exhibition, nine artists of Southeast Asia origins, Tsang Kin-Wah (Hong Kong), Hikaru Fujii (Japan), Lin Yi-Chi (Taiwan), Law Yuk-Mui (Hong Kong), Sim Chi-Yin (Singapore, London and Berlin based), Tintin Wulia (Indonesia), Tsao Liang-Pin (Taiwan), and Jiandyin (Thailand) reflect on the histories of human displacement in Southeast Asia and interrogate cultural cross-currents across the region, ultimately addressing Hong Kong and Southeast Asia's current circumstances.
About the curator
Dr. Vennes Cheng, Sau Wai is a scholar and curator based in Hong Kong; she is currently Associate Curator of M+ Museum Hong Kong Visual Culture. Her research areas include modern and contemporary art of Hong Kong and China, diaspora studies, artist archive, and historical and mnemonic contingency. Cheng was the research fellow of the joint fellowship of Geothe-institut, documenta institut, and documenta archiv in 2021. In 2018, she was selected as one of the emerging art professionals of Para Site, Hong Kong. Her curatorial projects have been actualised in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany, and Thailand.
Cheng received a Ph.D. of Art History from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2021 and MA in Culture Studies from Goldsmiths, The University of London in 2016. Her monograph on archival art practices and artist archives of contemporary Hong Kong will be published in 2024.
Nomadic
A group exhibition curated by Dr. Vennes Cheng for Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok
Exhibition period: 21 March to 2 June 2024
Venue: Jim Thompson Art Centre, 10/1 Kasem San 2 Alley, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Opening hours: Everyday from 10 am to 6 pm
Exhibition Opening
Date: 21 March 2024
4 pm: Curator tour by Dr. Vennes Cheng
5 pm: Performance by Hong Kong artist Law Yuk-Mui
6 pm: Opening Reception
Venue: Jim Thompson Art Center
Human and Displacement : Conversation between artists and curator
Date: 23 March 2024
Time: 2 pm to 4 pm
Venue: Event Room, 2/F, Jim Thompson Art Center
Artists: Law Yuk-Mui (Hong Kong), Lin Yi-Chi (Taiwan), Jiandyin (Thailand), and Tintin Wulia (Indonesia, Germany based)
For more information, please visit Jim Thompson Art Centre website
www.jimthompsonartcenter.org
