Daily Programme
A curated program of Art & Installations, Performances, Screening program, Prizes and Conversations unfolding across La Monnaie de Paris throughout the days of the fair.
Monday 19.10
Monday 19.10
Monday 19.10
Monday 19.10
Monday 19.10
Monday 19.10
02:00 pm – 03:00 pm
Performance
Samboleap Tol
Through lecture, poetry, dance and DJing, Dharma Songs explores Cambodian history, diaspora, memory and healing. Moving between the legacy of the Khmer Rouge and the ancient cultural connections between South and Southeast Asia, Samboleap Tol reflects on inheritance, resilience and the ways we carry the past. Audiences are invited to activate the work themselves, becoming part of an intimate and collective ritual of remembrance, questioning and connection.
03:00 pm
Performance
2 Curators 1 Collapse
London-based artist Ruby Chen explores how technological progress can reproduce systems of domination under the guise of innovation. In this live performance, Chen examines the relationship between the body, technology and militarised infrastructures, questioning how bodies are transformed, controlled and gradually absorbed by technological systems. Presented with 2 Curators 1 Collapse, the performance invites us to consider collapse not only as a moment of loss, but also as a space for imagining other forms of relation.
04:30 pm
The SHŌEN Foundation
The Matsutani Prize is back on the occasion of Asia NOW at the Monnaie de Paris. Created by the SHŌEN Foundation, this annual prize recognizes a France-based artist with 5 to 25 years of experience for the originality and strength of their work. Featuring a €15,000 grant, the prize is awarded by a jury composed of renowned artists, curators, and collectors. For this edition, curator Cédric Fauq is serving as guest rapporteur. The four finalist artists are Camille Bree, Hatice Pinarbasi, Kim Farkas, and Lucas Erin.
05:00 pm – 06:00 pm
Conversation
Villa Hegra
Born from the friendship between France and Saudi Arabia, Villa Hegra is a new space for contemporary creation, research and intercultural dialogue in AlUla. In this one-hour conversation, Gaël Charbau, Artistic Director, and Fériel Fodil, Executive Director, will introduce Villa Hegra, its vision and programme, and discuss its role in connecting local practices with international artistic perspectives.
06:30 pm – 07:00 pm
Performance
Alvin Collantes
Named after the Filipino rice cake and the artist’s drag persona, Bibingka brings together drag, contemporary dance and storytelling to explore the boundaries of ritual and spectacle. Drawing on Alvin Collantes’ experience as a drag performer in Berlin and the lives of Filipino migrant workers, the work questions who is entertained – and at what cost. For Asia NOW, Collantes presents an adaptation of this powerful and intimate performance, exploring the body as a site of both labour and resilience.
07:00 pm – 08:00 pm
Cinema NOW
Screening Programme
NOWNESS is a global video platform celebrating creativity and storytelling across art, culture, fashion, design, music and beyond. With a strong focus on emerging and established creative voices, it brings together sensorial and thought-provoking moving image works from around the world. Following their ongoing collaboration, NOWNESS and Asia NOW return this year with two evenings of screenings, presenting a selection of films and moving image works that explore contemporary Asian perspectives and the diverse voices of its diasporas.
Tuesday 20.10
Tuesday 20.10
Tuesday 20.10
Tuesday 20.10
Tuesday 20.10
Tuesday 20.10
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Conversation
Villa Hegra
In this conversation, Basmah Felemban, Saudi artist and Co-Artistic Director of Villa Hegra, will discuss her artistic practice alongside her role in shaping Villa Hegra’s programme in AlUla. The conversation will explore contemporary Saudi art, the importance of local knowledge and community, and Villa Hegra’s approach to creating new spaces for artistic exchange between Saudi Arabia and the wider world.
