Co-presented by AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions (Paris), Asia Art Archive (Hong Kong), and the Jim Thompson Art Center (Bangkok), this programme brings together leading scholars, curators, and artists to reflect on recent scholarship on gender diversity in art histories in Southeast Asia.

Hosted at the Jim Thompson Art Center, the programme features roundtable discussions and presentations exploring gender diversity in Southeast Asian art history. This event taking place during the final year of “The Flow of History. Southeast Asian Women Artists” a three-year research initiative by AWARE and AAA, focuses on two key areas: first, research and archiving methodologies for and about women and non-binary artists in Southeast Asia, highlighting regional case studies and emergent challenges; second, looking back on the three years of The Flow of History programme, including a reflection on its broader implications, new questions and future directions for gender-focused art historical research in Southeast Asia.

Speakers include members of The Flow of History advisory committee, as well as artists, researchers, and curators from Thailand, whose work engages with the ongoing questions of this research initiative.

Inspired by the poem A Woman’s Portrait 1938 by Indonesian poet Toeti Heraty (1933–2021), the title “The Flow of History” evokes the vital work of memory in archiving precarious histories. The programme raises transversal historical questions about gender in the biographies and practices of women and non-binary artists across Southeast Asia, while remaining attuned to the region’s diversity and socio-political dynamics across the 20th and 21st centuries.

Practical information

Sunday, November 23, 2025, from 1:00 to 5:45 pm

The Jim Thompson Art Center

10/1 Kasem San 2 Alley, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330

Free and open to the public