The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art’s flagship exhibition focussed on the work of Asia, the Pacific and Australia. This eighth edition includes more than 80 artists and groups. Two focus projects are the result of in-depth research and ongoing exchange with the region. Yumi Danis (We…
Melati Suryodarmo’s ‘I’m a Ghost in My Own House’ 2012 is a 12-hour endurance performance piece in which the artist crushes and grinds hundreds of kilograms of charcoal briquettes into powder and dust. Suryodarmo trained in Butoh dance with choreographer Anzu Furukana and in long durational performance with artist Marina Abramović. She uses this physical…
Brook Andrew’s ‘Intervening Time’ 2015 takes the form of an intervention into the Queensland Art Gallery’s Australian art collection. Referencing the chevron pattern that Wiradjuri people paint on their skin, or carve into trees, Andrew recreates the design on the galleries’ walls. Existing as a background against which the collection is then rehung, the pattern decisively asserts its presence in the narratives that form Australian history with…
An interview with Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian With sharp eyes and wits, three West Asian artists collect multifarious objects and references to create paintings, collage, sculpture and video works. They each have individual practices, as well as collaborating on immersive installations, in which they combine materials to form densely layered ‘wonder-rooms’, where…
We started installing ‘All we leave behind are the memories’ today… follow us for more installation updates on ‘The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art‘ (APT8) opening 21 November. Asim Waqif creates large-scale installations built from detritus and found objects, which are informed by principles of architecture, urban planning and interactivity. For APT8, Waqif has created a…
In 2014, Hamish Sawyer travelled to Vietnam and the Philippines with José Da Silva to meet with artists and learn about the context of their artworks for ‘The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’. Philippines With a population of over 18 million, the Philippine capital of Manila is the nexus of the country’s art…
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