A symposium exploring the artistic practice of Shahzia Sikander – whose work is currently on display in the West Court Gallery
Can decolonisation entail forms of intimacy? In the search for an answer to this question, an exhibition focusing on the earlier and more recent works of Pakistani-American artist Shahzia Sikander (b. 1969) has been on display in the West Court Gallery at Jesus College.
On 11-12 February (full programme TBC), this symposium will explore Shahzia Sikander’s work.
Friday 11 February 1-5pm
Saturday 12 February 10-2pm
ONLINE and IN-PERSON registration is available, choose your ticket type when booking.
If you are joining us in person, the event will be held in the Frankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BL.
If you are joining us online, the Zoom link will be sent to the email address you used to register closer to the time.
Speakers and Participants:
Faisal Devji, Professor of Indian History, University of Oxford, St Antony’s College
Victor Ehikhamenor, artist
Gayatri Gopinath, Professor; Director of the Center for the Study of Gender & Sexuality, New York University
Dan Hicks, Professor of Contemporary Archaeology, University of Oxford
Bhanu Kapil, Poet
Aparna Kumar, Lecturer in Art and Visual Cultures of the Global South, University College London
Glenn Lowry, The David Rockefeller Director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Alyce Mahon, Professor of Modern & Contemporary Art, and Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Denis Maksimov FRSA, Curator
Dorothy Price, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art and Visual Culture, The Courtauld Institute of Art
Alex Dika Seggerman, Assistant Professor, Rutgers University-Newark
Organisers:
Jessica Berenbeim, Fellow and Curator, Jesus College, Cambridge
Vivek Gupta, Postdoctoral Associate, Centre of Islamic Studies and Jesus College, Cambridge
Taushif Kara, Postdoctoral Associate, Centre of Islamic Studies and Jesus College, Cambridge
Siddharth Soni, Isaac Newton Trust Fellow, Faculty of English and Jesus College, Cambridge