Friday, September 22nd, 2023

Arts and Crisis among the Asmat of Papua

Dr. Veronika Kusumaryati

Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Friday, September 22nd

4:30-5:30 PM, Dorsey Way (outside the AMAA)

Asmat artists have earned international acclaim for their carvings and weavings, but a lack of intergenerational transmission and a need to fit into the broader structural order of modernity has put visual culture from this region at risk. Could a new ecosystem of artistic production in Papua be key to dealing with this crisis? Join us as Veronika shares insights from her recent trips to Asmat and reflects on these challenges.

CHANGE: visualizing crisis

From the frigid Arctic to the tropical island of New Guinea, the Department of Art History Gallery and the American Museum of Asmat Art present a joint exhibition that considers the impact of climate crisis through an artistic lens.

Change: The Evolution of Asmat Art - Exhibition Reception

5:30-7:30pm, Dorsey Way (outside the AMAA)

Short remarks made at 5:30pm