Events

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Thu, 27 March 2025

3:00PM

Turning Sorrow into Meaning

David Corbet

A seminar on themes arising from Dr Corbet's new book, Trauma, Art and Memory in the Postcolony.

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Wed, 9 April 2025

5:00PM

Seeing Underwater

Alexandre Cardaillac

A presentation about underwater robotic systems by Alexandre Cardaillac, and the challenges of seeing in extreme environments. 

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Jaye Early

Art historian and artist Dr Jaye Early addresses themes arising from his new book, Confessional Video Art and Subjectivity: Private Experiences in Public Spaces (2025).

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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

5:00PM

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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