Artists in the Asia Pacific region were quick to embrace the possibilities of video art as it first began to emerge, and the region is home to some of the world’s leading moving image artists. With techniques that range from the most basic use of a handheld video camera to elaborate, theatrical productions, video continues…
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Many of us find ourselves transfixed in front of a screen… watching video is now such a part of our daily life that it has become an everyday activity — given the variety of video works, QAGOMA’s current travelling exhibition just focuses on performance, experimentation and theatricality in video art from the 1960s to the…
The art of five female artists working in Asia exemplifies how photography and video have been used to challenge dominant portrayals of society, gender and the environment. Drawn from the Gallery’s modern and contemporary Asian art collection, their provocative and poetic works are currently on display until February 2017. Nasreen Mohamedi’s (India 1937–90) father owned a photography…
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