Art, Hope, Action

Art, Hope, Action: Creative Praxis in Pandemic Times brings together a diverse collection of artists, scholars, and activists to present an interdisciplinary and critical examination of hope’s potential for form, method, and action. Drawing on materials from the exhibition After Hope: Videos of Resistance, the volume explores themes of solidarity, queer theory, environmental degradation, narratives of exile, resilience, resistance, and the possibility of escape — as well as return. How do we plant the seeds for new and eclectic futures? What dreams shape our visions of togetherness? Can art challenge us to change and make a difference? This diverse collection includes essays, interviews, photographs, ephemera and more, centering the work of artists from across Asia and its diaspora, and their affinities with like-minded artists and activists and around the world, as guides and catalysts for further inquiry.