BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Royal Asiatic Society - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Royal Asiatic Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Royal Asiatic Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T203000 DTSTAMP:20260316T114426 CREATED:20251111T163111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T101518Z UID:24693-1776364200-1776371400@royalasiaticsociety.org SUMMARY:Susan Bean - Hidden in Plain Sight: Clay Sculpture in South Asia DESCRIPTION:This talk is connected to Susan Bean’s recent publication Clay Works—Earthen Sculpture in South Asia (Bloomsbury Publishing\, 2026). The event is hosted in collaboration with the Indian Art Circle lecture series\, SOAS. \n  \nAbout the Talk\nThis presentation introduces Clay Works—Earthen Sculpture in South Asia\, recently released by Bloomsbury Publications\, London. Air-dried clay (a.k.a. terracruda)\, along with stone\, metal\, wood\, and fired clay\, stands among South Asia’s oldest and most widely used mediums for sculpture. Typically finished in vivid color\, the medium has been largely overlooked in studies of the region’s arts\, often misidentified as stucco or terracotta\, and sidelined as too fragile and exuberantly colored to be ‘art.’ The presentation brings together some of the most prominent practices across the region to consider why painted air-dried clay has been so valued as medium for figural sculpture\, and what its sidelining reveals about the study of art and visual culture. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nSusan S. Bean is an Independent Scholar and Former Senior Curator of South Asian Art at Peabody Essex Museum. She is Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Center for Art & Archaeology\, American Institute of Indian Studies\, India and USA. \n  \nFree and open to all. In person and online via Zoom. \nTo attend online\, email emd@royalasiaticsociety.org for a link. URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/susan-bean-hidden-in-plain-sight-clay-sculpture-in-south-asia/ LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:RAS Lectures & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Susan-Bean-1-e1773156994897.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T200000 DTSTAMP:20260316T114426 CREATED:20251111T163534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T130339Z UID:24086-1776969000-1776974400@royalasiaticsociety.org SUMMARY:(Japan Series) Peter Kornicki - Hidden knowledge: why Edo-period Japan was not a print society DESCRIPTION:Event details to follow. \nThis event is part of the Japanese Studies series organised in collaboration with the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) and The Courtauld Institute of Art. URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/japan-series-peter-kornicki-hidden-knowledge-why-edo-period-japan-was-not-a-print-society/ LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:RAS Lectures & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC_0012-768x605-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T200000 DTSTAMP:20260316T114426 CREATED:20251111T163713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T224707Z UID:24090-1777573800-1777579200@royalasiaticsociety.org SUMMARY:Dr Yashashwini Chandra - Title TBA DESCRIPTION:Event details to be announced. URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/event/dr-yashashwini-chandra-title-tba/ LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:RAS Lectures & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/event-placeholder.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR