Tag: Asian & Pacific Art

Fine Lines: Meticulous brushwork in figurative painting

Posted by Reuben Keehan   ●   14 Oct 2021

‘Fine Lines’ presents a selection of the Gallery’s eighteenth- and nineteenth century Indian miniatures alongside works by contemporary artists from India, Pakistan, Iran, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. The exhibition traces the application of meticulous brushwork in figurative painting across a broad geography and range of pictorial styles Emerging more than two millennia ago…

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Asia Pacific Art Papers: Contemporary Contexts, Practices, Ideas

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   7 Oct 2021

To coincide with the tenth edition of the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art exhibition series, QAGOMA launches Asia Pacific Art Papers: Contemporary Contexts, Practices, Ideas — a free digital publication offering new insights into the changing conditions and practices of artists in the region. Published in three stages — before, during and after ‘The 10th…

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Installation underway for the 10th Asia Pacific Triennial

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   6 Oct 2021

Anticipation is building as major works by artists Vipoo Srivilasa (Thailand/Australia), Rocky Cajigan (Philippines), Alia Farid (Kuwait), I Made Djirna (Indonesia), Jumaadi (Indonesia/Australia), Chong Kim Chiew (Malaysia), and Brian Fuata (Aotearoa/Australia) are being prepared and installed for ‘The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT10) from 4 December 2021 until 25 April 2022. DELVE…

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Major new works announced for APT10

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   1 Jun 2021

Major new works by artists Kaili Chun (Kanaka Ōiwi,Hawai’i), Gordon Hookey (Waanyi people, Australia), Kimiyo Mishima (Japan), Salote Tawale (Fiji/Australia) and Grace Lillian Lee & Uncle Ken Thaiday Snr (Meriam Mir people, Australia), will be among the highlights of ‘The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT10) from 4 December 2021 until 25 April…

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Boomerang: Ai Weiwei’s waterfall-style chandelier

Posted by Reuben Keehan   ●   3 Jan 2021

Composed of 270 000 crystal pieces, Boomerang is an imposing example of internationally renowned Chinese-born artist Ai Weiwei’s strategy of working playfully across cultural contexts. Shaped after the iconic Aboriginal throwing tool, this oversized, intensely lit, waterfall-style chandelier fills the soaring space above the water in the Queensland Art Gallery Watermall as if it were…

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Ai Weiwei’s chandelier & other errant objects

Posted by Reuben Keehan   ●   25 Jun 2020

Boomerang 2006 was originally the centrepiece of Ai Weiwei’s participation in ‘The 5th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT5). An extravagant, tiered, waterfall-style chandelier shaped after the titular throwing tool, with a span of more than eight metres and a drop of seven, it had an imposing presence as it hung above the water…

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