Thanks for Nothing | Conversations Platform

Thanks for Nothing is an association that mobilizes artists and the world of culture by organizing artistic and solidarity projects with a concrete impact on society. It is part of a globalized context marked by deep economic, environmental and social divides. Four round tables: Ceramics & Politics, Artistic practices in times of crisis, Collective practices, Mapping out Asia and a workshop by Desirée Moheb-Zandi scheduled during the fair.

Friday 21 October

Workshop with the artist Desire Moheb-Zandi

9:30 am- 11:00 am

Round table «Ceramics, artisanal and committed practice »

12h00-13h15

With :
Nicolas Trembley, Art Critic and Exhibition Curator
Anne Dressen, Curator at the ARC - City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, PhD. student at SACRe at ENS
Graziella Semerciyan, Curator and Founder of the eponymous gallery
Natsuko Uchino, Artist. Moderation by Marine Van Schoonbeek and Aska Gauthier - Thanks for Nothing

Round table «Creation in times of crisis through the examples of Lebanon, Iran, and China»
02h30 pm - 03h45 pm

With :
Sandra Terdjman, Co-founder KADIST / AFIELD and founding member of the Correspondaences program
Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige, Artists, filmmakers and founding members of the Correspondaences program
Barbad Golshiri, Artist
Charlisée Naami, Artist
Mehdi Brit, Cultural attaché at the French Embassy in China (2018-2022), curator
Moderation: Marine Van Schoonbeek, Clarisse Dumazy - Thanks for Nothing

Round table «Collective practices in Asia»
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm

With :
Aung Ko, Artist
Antariksa, Historian and artist and founding member of KUNCI
Yipei Lee, Founder and curator of SUAVEART and Wagiwagi
Kei Imazu, Bagus Pandega, Artists
Moderation: Kathy Alliou, Head of collection, exhibition and educational program of Les Beaux-Arts de Paris, Artistic Director of Asia Now 2022

Round table « Mapping out Asia »
05:30 pm - 06:45 pm

With :
Arnaud Bertrand, Executive Director of AFAO (French Association of Friends of the Orient)
Sabih Ahmed, Associate Director and Curator, Ishara Art foundation
Yessaï Karapetian, Pianist and composer Martina Köppel-Yang, Exhibition curator Yang Jiechang, Artist
Moderation: Serge Dumont, Founding member of Asia Society France, Anne-Helene Decaux, President of Thanks for Nothing