Tag: Asian & Pacific art

Strike a pose: Exploring the self-portrait

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   17 May 2023

‘Strike a pose’ presents artworks made in the first decades of the twentieth century where artists assume the posture of the Grand Manner or ‘swagger’ portrait, exemplified by George Lambert’s The artist and his wife. These paintings are juxtaposed against Yasumasa Morimura’s modern-day parody Doublonnage (Marcel) which riffs on art history and the photographs of Marcel Duchamp, disrupting…

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QAGOMA and V&A partner on Asia Pacific exhibition in London in 2026

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   19 Apr 2023

QAGOMA is partnering with the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) on an exhibition of highlights from ‘The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT) and QAGOMA’s world-renowned collection of Asian and Pacific art to be presented at V&A South Kensington in London in early 2026. QAGOMA Director Chris Saines said he was thrilled to be…

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Colourful names: Terrible function

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   6 Feb 2023

The vast plume carefully drawn in Rainbow Herbicides 2018 (illustrated) by Thu Van Tran compiles details of volcanic eruptions, man-made explosions and photographs of clouds taken by the artist herself. The air here is thick and dangerous and marked with six lines of brightly coloured spray paint, reminiscent of a rainbow. Thu Van Tran ‘Rainbow…

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