Events

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Jenna Lee, Olivier Krischer, Mikala Tai, and John Young

A panel discussion on how artists and curators today are tackling the medium of history as an ethical project, featuring artists John Young Zerunge and Jenna Lee in conversation with scholars/curators Mikala Tai and Olivier Krischer. 

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Anthony Gardner

Professor Anthony Gardner presents on the dynamics of distraction that define both contemporary capitalism and its art. 

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Wed, 14 May 2025

1:00PM

In sight, out of mind

Irina Harris

A lecture from psychology professor Irina Harris about the limits of conscious perception.

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Thu, 15 May 2025

3:00PM

Simone Leigh's Maternal Sentinels

Tara McDowell

A presentation on the practices of mothering in the work of American artist Simone Leigh.

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A reception to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Schaeffer Library, one of Australia's most important fine arts collections.

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Art historian Hala Auji presents her recent research on Qur'an manuscripts from South and Southeast Asia, and the challenges they pose to conventional understandings of sacrality and authenticity in Islamic art studies.

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A still from Panos Aprahamian's film "This Haunting Memory That is Not My Own"

Panos Aprahamian, Gohar Dashti, and Hala Auji

A roundtable discussion with artists Panos Aprahamian and Gohar Dashti, and art historian Hala Auji, about labour, migration, and identity in the context of care, the environment, and neoliberal society.

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Wed, 20 August 2025

6:00PM

SAAS Scholar in Residence Lecture

Dipti Khera

A lecture by the 2025 Sydney Asian Art Series Scholar in Residence, Dipti Khera.

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Wed, 29 October 2025

6:00PM

Survival as Care in Hong Kong Art

Yeewan Koon

A lecture on practices of care in contemporary Hong Kong art. 

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