Professor David Clarke will deliver the 5th MA Asian Art Histories Annual Lecture on 10th March 2016
Distinguished Speaker : Professor David Clarke
Thursday 10th March 2016
7.00pm-9.00pm
Block F Level 2 #F202
LASALLE College of the Arts
1 McNally Street
Free admission (on a first-come first-served basis)
RSVP: wulandani.dirgantoro@lasalle.edu.sg
A reception will follow
There Read more.... Encountering Alterity: Linguistic Opacity in Visual Art
Category - annual lecture 2016
Professor David Clarke will deliver the 5th MA Asian Art Histories Annual Lecture on 10th March 2016
Distinguished Speaker : Professor David Clarke
Thursday 10th March 2016
7.00pm-9.00pm
Block F Level 2 #F202
LASALLE College of the Arts
1 McNally Street
Free admission (on a first-come first-served basis)
RSVP: wulandani.dirgantoro@lasalle.edu.sg
A reception will follow
There Read more.... 
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