AWT TALKS

Discourse is an essential part of art infrastructure, and it is only enriched by broad participation. This year sees the return of the full lineup of AWT Talks—the Symposium, Directors Conversation, and Roundtable—with new programs in the works as well. Meanwhile, the latest online talks add to a growing archive of videos featuring some of Japan’s leading artists, critics, and curators discussing overlooked currents in art and cultural history.

More details will be announced in the coming months.

The Symposium is the headlining event of the AWT Talks program, bringing together leading thinkers from diverse backgrounds to discuss critical approaches to art and its place in contemporary society before a broad audience. What can art do? Why does it matter? And how does it translate across cultures and contexts?

The Directors Conversation gathers global museum leaders for a public chat about everything from administration to programming and outreach. It is hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.

Convened in the historic Ex-Noguchi Room at Keio University’s Mita Campus, the closed-door Roundtable brings together Japanese and international curators for frank exchanges on urgent issues in contemporary art. Please note participation in the roundtable is by invitation only.

Art Week Tokyo’s popular online talks video series invites artists, art historians, critics, and creators from other fields to produce lectures and discussions on overlooked currents in Japanese art and cultural history. Recent talks include a dialogue between artist and critic Nodoka Odawara and researcher Hiroki Yamamoto on the topic of de-imperializing Japanese art history. Click on the link below to start watching.