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SUMMARY:Rethinking Representation: Contemporary Art and the Question of Ide
 ntity
LOCATION:Esplanade Black Room
DESCRIPTION:How do historical ways of seeing continue to shape expectations
  of artists today? Why are artists from Asia often expected to represent t
 heir culture\, nation\, or region\, while others are more readily understo
 od through the singularity of their practice?\n\nDrawing on her own artist
 ic practice and broader developments in Indonesian contemporary art\, Mela
 ti Suryodarmo reflects on how colonial legacies continue to influence the 
 ways contemporary art is produced\, presented\, and received. The session 
 examines how curatorial narratives\, institutional frameworks\, and the gl
 obal art market often privilege cultural identity as a primary lens\, redu
 cing complex political\, historical\, social\, and environmental realities
  into recognisable representations.\n\nRather than rejecting identity\, th
 e session invites artists\, curators\, and cultural practitioners to rethi
 nk representation itself\, exploring how contemporary art might be encount
 ered beyond the expectation of speaking for a nation\, culture\, or region
 .\n\nThis programme is presented as part of da:ns focus – Connect Asia N
 ow (CAN) \, a weekend that spotlights contemporary dance works created by 
 or in collaboration with Asian artists\, focusing on distinct voices and c
 reative impulses from the region.\n\nBoletos: https://www.esplanade.com/wh
 ats-on/festivals-and-series/dans-focus/2026/rethinking-representation-cont
 emporary-art-and-the-question-of-identity
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