Art in the Asia-Pacific Intimate Publics [Paperback]

As social, locative, and mobile media render the intimate public and the public intimate, this volume interrogates how this phenomenon impacts art practice and politics. Contributors bring together the worlds of art and media culture to rethink their intersections in light of participatory social media. By focusing upon the Asia-Pacific region, they seek to examine how regionalism and locality affect global circuits of culture. The book also offers a set of theoretical frameworks and methodological paradigms for thinking about contemporary art practice more generally.

1. Intimate Publics: The Place of Art and Media Cultures in the Asia-Pacific Region Larissa Hjorth, Natalie King, and Mami Kataoka  Part 1: Reconceptualizing the Region  2. Mega-Exhibitions, New Publics and Asian Art Biennials Anthony Gardner and Charles Green  3. Dots in the Domain: The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art Russell Storer  4. Beyond Institutional Thinking Elaine W. Ng  5. Making Do: The Making of the Art and Digital Media in Southeast Asia Gridthiya Gaweewong 6.On Platform Seoul:The New Mode of Curating Sunjung Kim  Part 2: When Art and New Media Collide  7. Red Tape and Digital Talismans: Shaping Knowledge Beneath Surveillance Zoe Butt  8. Screen Ecologies: A Discussion of Art, Screen Cultures and the Environment in the Region Larissa Hjorth, Kristen Sharp, and Linda Williams  9. Intimacy and Distance with the Public Mami Kataoka  10. Regional Standardization: MPEG and Intercultural Transmission Sean ClS.