Real and imaginary: Interactions between humans and animals

 
Posted by QAGOMA   ●   18 Feb 2019

During the ‘The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT9), the Gallery’s Research Library is displaying artist books from its collection by Robert Zhao Renhui, whose collaborative work with Donna Ong, My forest is not your garden is currently on show in the Queensland Art Gallery Watermall. Watch Robert Zhao Renhui and Donna Ong introduce ‘My forest is…

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Women’s Wealth Interactive extends beyond Gallery walls

Posted by Ruth McDougall   ●   15 Feb 2019

The ‘Women’s Wealth’ project in ‘The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT9) focuses on what contemporary art can mean for women living in villages in Bougainville and the Solomon Islands. Envisaged as a collective collaboration rather than a static installation, the project involves public engagement that extends beyond the walls of the gallery, including…

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Vale: Mrs Waal-Waal Ngallametta

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   13 Feb 2019

On 28 January, Mrs Waal-Waal Ngallametta (1944–2019), one of Queensland’s most esteemed senior artists, passed away at the age of 74, surrounded by family at her home in Aurukun, in far north Queensland. A traditional owner, elder of the Putch clan and cultural leader of the Wik and Kugu people, Mrs Ngallametta is remembered for…

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Under a flowering cherry tree

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   8 Feb 2019

The exhibition ‘A fleeting bloom’ focuses on the moments of distinct and transient beauty found in the portrayals of nature, history and spirituality in Japanese art. This display of historic works features screens gifted from the James Fairfax AC Bequest 2018. The wide planes of folding screens (byōbu) – a painting format at its peak…

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Installing Aisha Khalid’s steel and gold-plated pin tapestry

Posted by Emily Gray   ●   6 Feb 2019

Pakistani artist Aisha Khalid’s site-specific triptych Water has never feared the fire is a set of hanging textiles embedded with millions of long, steel and gold-plated pins commissioned for ‘The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT9). This remarkable sculptural textile presented unique unpacking and documenting challenges upon its arrival at the Gallery. Emily Gray takes us behind-the-scenes…

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