Shortlists: Thematic Guides to the Collection

While working to introduce a broad audience to its resources through education and public programmes, AAA has noted that many people experience difficulty knowing ‘where to begin’. To provide such users with meaningful points of entry, AAA identifies certain themes in the context of contemporary art in Asia and invites individuals with expertise in the related subject to compile ‘Shortlists’ of recommended readings from AAA’s collection accompanied by an introductory essay. Each Shortlist has an individual perspective and is intended to be useful to those who seek a general introduction to a particular area of contemporary art in Asia. Thus far, the following thematic guides, or ‘Shortlists’ are available:

• Shortlist: China , Jane DeBevoise, independent art historian
• Shortlist: Japan , Reiko Tomii, Co-founder, PoNJA-GenKon
• Shortlist: Vietnam , Nora Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art, Department of Art History, Theory and Criticism, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Shortlist: Taiwan , Kao Chien-hui, Chicago-based critic and independent curator
• Shortlist: Hong Kong , Oscar Ho, Curator and Educator
• Shortlist: The Philippines , Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez, Assistant Professor of Art Studies, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines