"Contemporary Art Excludes the 99 Percent"

RESULTS

Predebate Vote: 39% For, 41% Against, 20% Undecided

Postdebate Vote: 64% For, 33% Against, 3% Undecided

IQ2 Asia, the region's premier forum for live debate, is pleased to announce its annual cultural debate on Friday 18th May, to co-incide with ART HK 12.  Four leading art world figures will argue the motion: "Contemporary Art Excludes the 99 Percent". This debate will address issues such as: What is the role of contemporary art museums today? Are biennales and art fairs platforms for experiment and exchange, or little more than social attractions for the elite? Have collectors become the new curators? Are private and corporate interests in culture at odds with the public good? And ultimately, who is art for?

Tickets are HK$300 per person and available for purchase via HK Ticketing: 
+852 3128 8288 | www.hkticketing.com 

IQ2 Asia debate tickets are also valid for entry to ART HK 12 on Friday 18th May.

18 MAY - Rm N101, HONG KONG CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE - 18:30PM

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Intelligence Squared Asia announces a new moderator: Georgina Adam - The Art Newspaper editor-at-large. Due to a change in her travel schedule, Hung Huang regrets that she cannot be in Hong Kong for the May 18 debate.

Intelligence Squared Asia is proud to present its next debate in Hong Kong, “Contemporary Art Excludes the 99 Percent." The event will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, on Friday, 18 May 2012.

IQ2 Asia, the region’s premier forum for live debate, will present four leading art world figures to argue the motion: "Contemporary Art Excludes the 99 Percent". This debate will address key issues such as: What is the role of contemporary art museums today? Are biennales and art fairs platforms for experiment and exchange, or little more than social attractions for the elite? Have collectors become the new curators? Are private and corporate interests in culture at odds with the public good? And ultimately, who is art for?

Speakers for the motion:

Ben Lewis – award-winning UK documentary film-maker, author and art critic

Paul Chan - Hong Kong-born American publisher and acclaimed artist

Speakers against the motion:

Joseph Kosuth - pioneer of conceptual and installation art

Elizabeth Ann Macgregor - director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney

Moderator:

Georgina Adam - The Art Newspaper editor-at-large

Consistent with its longstanding global commitment to promoting cultural vibrancy, Deutsche Bank is the lead sponsor of the 2011-2012 IQ2 Asia debate series.

Drinks reception in the foyer of the debate hall Rm N101 from 5:30pm.

Doors will open at 6.00pm and the debate will start at 6.30pm.

Tickets are HK$300 per person, and available through HK Ticketing at

+852 3128 8288 / www.hkticketing.com

IQ2 Asia debate tickets are also valid for entry to ART HK 12 on Friday 18 May.

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