Pioneering scholar on Southeast Asian contemporary art Dr Caroline Turner will deliver the third MA Asian Art Histories Annual Lecture on 26 March 2014.
Art and Ethical Responsibility: Contemporary Asian Contexts
Distinguished Speaker : Dr Caroline Turner
Moderator : Iola Lenzi
Wed: 26 March 2014
7.00pm-9.00pm
Block F Level 2 #F202
LASALLE College of the Arts
1 McNally Street
Free Read more.... Dr Caroline Turner – Art and Ethical Responsibility: Contemporary Asian Contexts
Pioneering scholar on Southeast Asian contemporary art Dr Caroline Turner will deliver the third MA Asian Art Histories Annual Lecture on 26 March 2014.
Art and Ethical Responsibility: Contemporary Asian Contexts
Distinguished Speaker : Dr Caroline Turner
Moderator : Iola Lenzi
Wed: 26 March 2014
7.00pm-9.00pm
Block F Level 2 #F202
LASALLE College of the Arts
1 McNally Street
Free Read more.... 






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