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Dawat (دعوت) and Yan (宴) imply “banquet” in Urdu and Chinese, respectively. The Dawat Yan Banquet explores the intersections of food, art and cultural history, from perspectives of Asian hospitality. Welcoming friends virtually from near and far, the exclusionary boundaries of the traditional banquet are lifted, as Dawat Yan Banquet transcends barriers of race, class, gender, sexual orientation and geography. Apart from developing a virtual web-based project (dawatyanbanquet.com), and a public archive (dawatyanproject.tumblr.com) the residency also culminated in a virtual gathering on April 26, 2022 at the AGO for an interactive, multimedia, potluck banquet feast.

The Dawat Yan Banquet is an ongoing process-based project hosted by Eric Chengyang and Mariam Magsi, with guest artist contributions by Ange Loft, Amin Alsaden, Niloufar Salimi, Karina Iskandarsjah & Abdullah Qureshi with community submissions by Shahina Khan and Gordan Sumanski.

Project website: dawatyanbanquet.com IG: @dawatyanproject Blog: dawatyanproject.tumblr.com