Why are we going to Brunei?
Following the Asian Art Museum’s public event, Lessons on the Far East , the HonourableEast India Institute (HEII) launches its latest project, Why are we going to Brunei? at Kadist Art Foundation. Through a generous grant from an anonymous organization, the HEII is planning an expedition devoted to “Brunei Studies.” Combining elements of performance, happening, and constructed events, Why are we going to Brunei brings together a number of specialists and colleagues united by their profound scholarly interest in all aspects of Southeast Asia—its archaeology, sociology, science, art history, architecture, history, philosophy, etc. During the project’s first take at Kadist, these specialists will engage the audience in a discussion by sharing recent progress made during this research project. Participants include Binta Ayofemi, William Hernandez, Scott Norton, Rusty Rebar, Christopher Schuster, Sophia Wang, Christopher W. White, Xiaoyu Weng, the Kadist team, and others. Yan Xing (b.1986, Chongqing, China) lives and works in Beijing and Los Angeles. He graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2009. He is known for his multi-layered “projects” comprising media such as performance, video, photography and installation. In 2012 he won the Best Young Artist Award of Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA). The same year, he was a finalist in the “Future Generation Art Prize”, Pinchuk Art Centre, Kiev, Ukraine. Yan Xing has exhibited and performed extensively, including at Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester; Musée d’Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne (MAC/VAL), Vitry-sur-Seine; Tromsø Kunstforening, Tromsø; Rubell Family Collection, Miami; Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), Houston; Central House of Artists (CHA), Moscow; Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing, Power Station of Art, Shanghai. Credits The Honorable East India Institute is initiated by Yan Xing Commissioned and developed in collaboration with: Asian Art Museum, San Francisco and Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco Identity Design: Eva Liu