2021; Hong Kong, China

With the confluence of accelerating trajectories, including the development of AI, climate change, and the rising economies of East and Southeast Asia, and shifting geopolitical matrixes that challenge post-war indexes of power, we approach a critical moment in history, an appropriate time to reflect on the meaning of art and art-making in a Southeast-Asian context.  On the occasion of Ken Ueno’s installation performances of Daedalus Drones at the Asia Society, a panel of experts is assembled with the aim of tackling this reflection from broad and diverse critical perspectives, commenting on the various vectors that Ueno’s work encompasses.