The Asia–Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
The Asia–Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is the Queensland Art Gallery’s flagship international contemporary art event. Established in 1993, it is the only major series of exhibitions in the world to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia and the Pacific, including Australia.
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Brisbane, Australia
2 December 2006 to 27 May 2007
The Asia–Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is the Queensland Art Gallery’s flagship international contemporary art event. Established in 1993, it is the only major series of exhibitions in the world to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia and the Pacific, including Australia.
The fifth APT (APT5) will be the opening exhibition at the new Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) — the Queensland Art Gallery’s much-anticipated second building, which will be the largest gallery of modern art in Australia. APT5 will also be shown in the original Gallery building, with displays across both sites making the exhibition twice the scale of previous Triennials.
APT5 will include around 270 works by 37 individual artists, filmmakers and performers, as well as two multi-artist projects. Highlights will include numerous commissioned works by artists such as Ai Weiwei (China), Dinh Q Lê (Vietnam) and eX de Medici (Australia), as well as the Triennial’s strongest representation of Pacific artists to date.
Curated cinema and performance programs will bring a dynamic new dimension to APT5, exploring these media on a scale never before presented by the Triennial.
More information on all aspects of the exhibition will be added progressively to this site in the lead-up to the public opening on 2 December 2006. Subscribe to Artmail, the Gallery’s free e-bulletin, to receive the latest information as it is released.
Collection focus
The Queensland Art Gallery is one of the few public institutions in the world to collect both contemporary Asian and Pacific art, with the Gallery’s collection of contemporary Asian art now recognised as one of the finest of its kind in the world. For APT5 the Gallery has undertaken an intensive acquisitions program, further strengthening and developing these collections. Approximately 70 per cent of works in APT5 are newly acquired works.
The artists confirmed to participate in APT 2006 include: Ai Weiwei (China), Khadim Ali (Pakistan), Jackie Chan (Hong Kong), Beck Cole (Australia, Warramungu/Luritja), Justine Cooper (Australia/USA), eX de Medici (Australia), Jitish Kallat (India), Anish Kapoor (India/UK), Bharti Kher (UK/India), Sutee Kunavichayanont (Thailand), Kwon Ki-soo (Korea), Dinh Q Lê (Vietnam), Djambawa Marawili (Australia, Ma–darrpa), Nasreen Mohamedi (India), TuaEn Andrew NguyeIn (Vietnam), Dennis Nona (Australia, Kala Lagaw Ya), Eko Nugroho (Indonesia), Tsuyoshi Ozawa (Japan), Stephen Page (Australia, Nunukul/Munaldjali/Yugambeh), Paiman (Malaysia), Michael Parekowhai (New Zealand), John Pule (Niue/New Zealand), Nusra Latif Qureshi (Pakistan/Australia), Rashid Rana (Pakistan), Sangeeta Sandrasegar (Australia), Kumar Shahani (India), Talvin Singh (UK/India), The Long March Project (China), The Pacific Textiles Project, Michael Stevenson (New Zealand/Germany), Masami Teraoka (Japan/USA), Yuken Teruya (Japan/USA), Sima Urale (Samoa/New Zealand), VieAt Linh (Vietnam/France), Gordon Walters (New Zealand), Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand), Yang Fudong (China), Yang Zhenzhong (China) and Yoo Seung-ho (Korea).
For more information please visit www.asiapacifictriennial.com
Media contact: Amelia Gundelach, Media Coordinator, Queensland Art Gallery
Tel: 61 (0) 7 3840 7162 or 61 (0) 404 994 985 or email: [email protected]
To download APT5 images and media kit visit www.asiapacifictriennial.com/mediacentre
