NOVEMBER 2022 · LISBON · PORTUGAL
24TH NOV.FUNDAÇÃO CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN
25TH NOV.MUSEU DO ORIENTE
26TH NOV.MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARTE ANTIGA
The Conference
The principal aim of this three-day conference (to be held in November 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal), will be to highlight the important contribution made by Asia to world art and universal civilisation, from the remote ages of the Silk Road, and its land and sea routes, to the modern age of globalisation. Guest speakers will present comprehensive and partial perspectives of the strong or enduring ties and links established among the various regional Asian cultures present at any one time in history. These include the economic and cultural bonds that every single one of them forged with the Western cultures they came across, commencing from the period of the Roman Empire until the end of the Middle Ages and then from the first globalisation to the present day. Finally, it is our intention to show the huge prestige afforded to the many artistic cultures of Asia in the Western world. This was based primarily on admiration for their outstanding technical skills as seen in the use of a variety of materials, some of them unknown in the West, but also on general acknowledgment of the exemplary capacity to imaginatively reinvent motifs, narratives and symbolisms shown in these works of art, not to mention the many scenarios and rituals underlying those artistic manifestations, ranging from the visual and decorative arts to the performing arts.
Speakers
Jorge Santos Alves
— PORTUGAL
Professor at the Catholic University
Fernão Mendes Pinto’s “Malay Mediterranean”. An Asian geopolitical concept in a modern Europe bestseller?
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Valentina Bruccoleri
— ITALY
PhD, Researcher, Ca’ Foscari University
From the Royal Banquet to the “Porcelain House”: Use and Display of Chinese Porcelain in the Islamic World.
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Francisco Capelo
— PORTUGAL
Private Collector
A Traveller's Eye, 25 years travelling in Asia.
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Maureen Cassidy-Geiger
— USA
Independent Curator and Scholar
Deciphering Asian forms and motifs in European porcelain from the Meissen manufactory.
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Cristina Castel-Branco
— PORTUGAL
Landscape Architect, PhD, University of Lisbon
Eastern voyages and the fascination of exotic gardens.
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Francisco Clode
— PORTUGAL
Director of DRAC Madeira
The Archipelago of Madeira in the context of the Portuguese maritime expeditions. Casa Colombo-Museum of Porto Santo.
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Alexandra Curvelo
— PORTUGAL
Associate Professor at the Nova University of Lisbon
The circulation of folding screens in the early modern world.
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Jessica Hallett
— PORTUGAL
Senior Curator, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Crossing Cultures, Crossing Time: China, Iraq and Europe, c. 800.
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Tianlong Jiao
— HONG KONG
Head Curator of Hong Kong Palace Museum
Linking Asia and Beyond: Presenting Chinese Arts with a New Perspective.
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Christiaan Jörg
— THE NETHERLANDS
Professor Emeritus at the University of Leiden
Functional Beauty. Japanese lacquer and porcelain for Europe.
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Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos
— PORTUGAL
Director of the Museum of the Presidency in Lisbon
From China to the world: ceramics and tea, two age-old commodities.
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Rossella Menegazzo
— ITALY
Associate professor of East Asian Art History University of Milan ‘La Statale’
Japanese aesthetics in Western contemporary new perspectives of space, materials and colour.
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Brigitte Nicolas
— FRANCE
Chief Curator of the Musée des Compagnies des Indes
From China to Chinoiserie, the example of the Chinese fan trade and its legacy.
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Sonia Ocaña-Ruiz
— MEXICO
Professor at the Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
Novohispanic Enconchados. The Impact of Namban Lacquer, and Beyond.
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Clement Onn
— SINGAPORE
Principal Curator, Asian Export Art and Peranakan at Asian Civilisations Museum
A Transpacific Cabinet.
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Alexandre Nobre Pais
— PORTUGAL
Director of the Tile Museum in Lisbon
The blue, and the binding sea. Influences and dissemination of Portuguese 17th century ceramics.
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Fernando António Baptista Pereira
— PORTUGAL
President of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon
Identifying Indo-Portuguese Art and its impact in worldwide collections.
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William R. Sargent
— USA
Consulting Curator
America and China “adventurous pursuits in commerce…”.
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Nuno Senos
— PORTUGAL
Associate Professor at the Nova University
Asia in Portuguese homes in the 16th century.
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Cora Würmell
— GERMANY
Curator of East Asian Porcelain, Porzellansammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Asia in Dresden: Augustus the Strong’s exceptional porcelain collection.
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Li Zhongmou
— CHINA
Former deputy-director of the Shanghai Museum
Recent Discoveries, Exhibitions & Researches on the Silk Road in Mainland China.
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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Av. de Berna 45A, 1067-001 Lisboa
MORNING SESSION
Session Chair: Nuno Senos
09:10 → 09:50Registration
09:50 → 10:00Jorge WelshOpening remarks.
10:00 → 10:30Jorge Santos AlvesFernão Mendes Pinto’s “Malay Mediterranean”. An Asian geopolitical concept in a modern Europe bestseller?
10:30 → 10:40Discussion
10:40 → 11:10Fernando A. Baptista PereiraIdentifying Indo-Portuguese Art and its impact in worldwide collections.
11:10 → 11:20Discussion
11:20 → 11:50Coffee break
11:50 → 12:20Brigitte NicolasFrom China to Chinoiserie, the example of the Chinese fan trade and its legacy.
12:20 → 12:30Discussion
12:30 → 13:00Li ZhongmouRecent Discoveries, Exhibitions & Researches on the Silk Roads in Mainland China.
13:00 → 13:10Discussion
13:10 → 14:40Lunch break
AFTERNOON SESSION
Session Chair: William R. Sargent
14:40 → 15:10Cora WürmellAsia in Dresden: Augustus the Strong’s exceptional porcelain collection.
15:10 → 15:20Discussion
15:20 → 15:50Clement OnnA Transpacific Cabinet.
15:50 → 16:00Discussion
16:00 → 16:30Coffee break
16:30 → 17:00Nuno SenosAsia in Portuguese homes in the 16th century.
17:00 → 17:10Discussion
17:10End of session
Museu do Oriente
Doca de Alcantara Norte,
Av. Brasília, 1350-352 Lisboa
MORNING SESSION
Session Chair: Jorge Santos Alves
10:00 → 10:30Christiaan JörgFunctional Beauty. Japanese lacquer and porcelain for Europe.
10:30 → 10:40Discussion
10:40 → 11:10Alexandra CurveloThe circulation of folding screens in the early modern world.
11:10 → 11:20Discussion
11:20 → 11:50Coffee break
11:50 → 12:20Sonia Ocaña-RuizNovohispanic Enconchados. The Impact of Namban Lacquer, and Beyond.
12:20 → 12:30Discussion
12:30 → 13:00Maureen Cassidy-GeigerDeciphering Asian forms and motifs in European porcelain from the Meissen manufactory.
13:00 → 13:10Discussion
13:10 → 14:40Lunch break
AFTERNOON SESSION
Session Chair: Alexandra Curvelo
14:40 → 15:10Alexandre PaisThe blue, and the binding sea. Influences and dissemination of Portuguese 17th century ceramics.
15:10 → 15:20Discussion
15:20 → 15:50Cristina Castel-BrancoEastern voyages and the fascination of exotic gardens.
15:50 → 16:00Discussion
16:00 → 16:30Coffee break
16:30 → 17:00Rossella MenegazzoJapanese aesthetics in Western contemporary new perspectives of space, materials and colour.
17:00 → 17:10Discussion
17:10End of session
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
R. das Janelas Verdes, 1249-017 Lisboa
MORNING SESSION
Session Chair: Valentina Bruccoleri
10:00 → 10:30William R. SargentAmerica and China “adventurous pursuits in commerce…”.
10:30 → 10:40Discussion
10:40 → 11:10Tianlong JiaoLinking Asia and Beyond: Presenting Chinese Arts with a New Perspective.
11:10 → 11:20Discussion
11:20 → 11:50Coffee break
11:50 → 12:20Francisco ClodeThe Archipelago of Madeira in the context of the Portuguese maritime expeditions. Casa Colombo-Museum of Porto Santo.
12:20 → 12:30Discussion
12:30 → 13:00Maria Antónia Pinto de MatosFrom China to the world: ceramics and tea, two age-old commodities.
13:00 → 13:10Discussion
13:10 → 14:40Lunch break
AFTERNOON SESSION
Session Chair: Clement Onn
14:40 → 15:10Jessica HallettCrossing Cultures, Crossing Time: China, Iraq and Europe, c. 800.
15:10 → 15:20Discussion
15:20 → 15:50Francisco CapeloA Traveller’s Eye, 25 years travelling in Asia.
15:50 → 16:00Discussion
16:00 → 16:30Coffee break
16:30 → 17:00Valentina BruccoleriFrom the Royal Banquet to the “Porcelain House”: Use and Display of Chinese Porcelain in the Islamic World.
17:00 → 17:10Discussion
17:10Closing RemarksSecretary of State for Culture, Dra. Isabel Cordeiro
Guided VisitsIncluding transport and lunch€65 per person (limited availability)
09:00Bus departs from Hotel PortoBay Marquês
(Rua Duque de Palmela 32, 1200-098 Lisbon)
09:30 → 10:30Guided visit to Carmona e Costa Foundation
(R. Soeiro Pereira Gomes 1, 1600-207 Lisbon)
11:15 → 12:30Guided visit to the Santos Palace, including the ceiling of the Porcelain Room
(Embaixada de França, Rua Santos-o-Velho 5, 1249-079 Lisbon)
13:00Lunch at Restaurante Primeiro Direito
(Parque Florestal de Monsanto - Campo de Rugby do Grupo Desportivo de Direito - Alto da Boa Vista, 1500 Lisbon)
15:00 → 16:30Guided visit to Fronteira Palace
(Largo São Domingos de Benfica 01, 1500-554 Lisboa)
16:30Bus returns to Hotel PortoBay Marquês
(Rua Duque de Palmela 32, 1200-098 Lisbon)
18:00Opening of exhibition Okimono: Japanese Porcelain Figures from the Edo PeriodInvitation extended to all conference participants
Jorge Welsh Works of Art
(R. da Misericórdia 43, 1200-270 Lisbon)
18:00Launch of the book The RA Collection of Cross-Cultural Works of Art. A Collector’s Vision, Volume VI, by Helder Carita, Alexandra Curvelo, Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos, Bruno Alexandre Morais, Fernando António Baptista Pereira and William R. Sargent, followed by a guided visit to the São Roque MuseumInvitation extended to all conference participants
Igreja de São Roque
(Largo Trindade Coelho, 1200-470 Lisboa)
18:30Opening of exhibition Personal and Precious: Chinese Tankards and Mugs from the Sapientia Collection / Canecas Chinesas da Coleção SapientiaInvitation extended to all conference participants
Museu Medeiros e Almeida
(R. Mouzinho da Silveira, n. 4, 1250-165 Lisbon)
Launch of the book A Thousand Auspicious Meanings. Chinese Porcelain Teapots from the Sapientia Collection for the Domestic Market, by Pauline NgaiInvitation extended to all conference participants
Museu Medeiros e Almeida
(R. Mouzinho da Silveira, n. 4, 1250-165 Lisbon)
20:30Conference closing dinner€70 per person (limited availability)
Museu Medeiros e Almeida
(R. Mouzinho da Silveira, n. 4, 1250-165 Lisbon)