Programs
FOCUS Talk Programme Update
Due to unforeseen venue and scheduling changes, the FOCUS Talk at FOCUS Art Fair London 2025 has been cancelled.
However, the Artist Talks will continue as planned.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience and thank our speakers and visitors for their kind understanding and continued support.
FOCUS Talk 1
Soft Power and Cultural Memory in Contemporary Asian Art and Craft
Friday, 17 October at 14:00 - 15:00
Yiran Duan
Artist & Founder of Yi Crafts
Yutaka Tsuchiya
CEO, SGC
FOCUS Talk 2
Reporting on Asian Contemporary Art and the Art Market
Saturday, 18 October at 11:30 - 12:30
Moderator
Digby Halsby
Founding Director of Flint Culture, London
Vivienne Chow
Co-author of The Asia Pivot and London Correspondent at Artnet News
Arun Kakar
Senior Art Market Editor
FOCUS Talk 3
Curating Asia in the West: Who Holds the Narrative?
Saturday, 18 October at 14:00 - 15:00
Moderator
Shilei Zeng
Assistant Curator at the Asia Department of V&A Museum
Carrie Chan
Contemporary Programme Curator, V&A Museum
Cherrei Yuan Tian
Chinese Art Specialist at Eskenazi gallery
Jenny Lee
Curator and representative of Taiwan for Art Basel VIP
FOCUS Talk 4
Cross Currents: Voices from SWANA to East and Southeast Asia in Contemporary Art
Sunday, 19 October 14:00 - 15:00
Moderator
Chiara De Nicolais
Co-convenor of the Arts of the Islamic World module of the of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art at SOAS
Rose Issa
Curator, writer, and leading authority on visual arts from the South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA)
Manmeet K Walia
Independent Curator, Researcher & Writer | Specialising in South Asian and Diasporic Art Practices
Derek Flores
Founder of DF Art Agency