Asia Pacific Triennial (APT)

7TH ASIA PACIFIC TRIENNIAL 2012

08 Dec 2012 - 14 Apr 2013

© Uji Handoko Eko Saputro (aka Hahan), Indonesia b.1983
The Journey 2011
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Purchased 2011. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation | Collection: Queensland Art Gallery
7TH ASIA PACIFIC TRIENNIAL 2012
8 December 2012 - 14 April 2013

Mohammed Qasim Ashfaq (United Kingdom/Pakistan) | Asmat artists: Ben Afex; Amatus Ahmak; Antonin Arke; Primus ISIMIN; Stefanus JAKFU; Norbertus Jokomen; Paulis Komare; Paulis Pokman; Yakobus Serambi; Dinisius Sirets (Papua, Indonesia) | Rina Banerjee(India/United States of America) | Daniel Boyd (Australia) | Louisa BUFARDECI (Australia) | Neha Choksi (United States of America/India) | Tiffany Chung (Vietnam/United States of America) | Lorraine Connelly-Northey(Australia) | Michael Cook (Australia) | Timothy Cook(Australia) | Atul Dodiya (India) | inci eviner (turkey) |Graham Fletcher (New Zealand/Samoa) | Parastou Forouhar (Iran/Germany) | Uji Handoko Eko Saputro (aka Hahan) (Indonesia) | Huang Yong Ping (China/France) | Gimhongsok (South Korea) |Roslisham Ismail (ISE) (Malaysia) | Takahiro Iwasaki (Japan) | Susan Jacobs (Australia) | Chia-En Jao (Taiwan) |Tomoko Kashiki (Japan) | Sangdon Kim (South Korea) | Joanna Langford (New Zealand) | An-My Le (Vietnam/United States of America) | Shirley Macnamara (Australia) | Madein Company (China) | Basir Mahmood (Pakistan) | Sheila Makhijani (India) | Richard Maloy (New Zealand) | Mixrice (South Korea) | Nguyen Manh Hung (Vietnam) | Nguyen Minh Phuoc (Vietnam) | Nguyen Thai Tuan (Vietnam) | Manuel Ocampo (The Philippines) | Paramodel (Japan) |Pratchaya Phinthong (Thailand) | Phuan Thai Meng (Malaysia) | The Propeller Group (Vietnam/United States of America) | Sara Rahbar (Iran/United States of America) | Wedhar Riyadi (Indonesia) | Edwin Roseno (Indonesia) |Ruangrupa (Indonesia) | Dominic Sansoni (Sri Lanka) | Greg Semu (New Zealand/Samoa) | Raqib Shaw (India/United Kingdom) | Dayanita Singh (India) | Tadasu Takamine (Japan) | Ln Tallur (India) | Fiona Tan (Indonesia/Netherlands) |TE Wei (China) | Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi (Tonga/New Zealand) | Tromarama (Indonesia) | Tintin Wulia(Indonesia/Australia) | Yuan Goang-Ming (Taiwan) | Zhou Tiehai (China)

Papua New Guinea: (Co-curator: Martin Fowler)
Sulka: Camilius Tepe (team leader); Paskalis Bill; Moky Camilius; Makude Joeseph; Tadius Lohali; Herman Pape; Antonius Savuo Jr; Herman Tep; Bernard Vieton | Arawe: Bruno Akau; Alfred Sapu | Pomio: Damien Gulkledep |Coastal Arapesh: Alex Gabour (team leader); Connor Auka, James Ausori; Alex Berry; Connor Komonain; Joan Mabut; Fransica Salid; Joe Sarum; Rupina Suna; Baka Wilson | Tolai: Iatapal Cultural Group; Ravat Cultural Group; Vunapaka Cultural Group | Baining: Katnanat Elison; Allana Movana | Iatmul: issac kapun; Gibson Kapun; Aamus Kamduka; Ganot Kam; Willie Maso; David Yamanapi | Brikiti Cultural Group: Waikua Nera (team leader); Nikit Kiawaul; Kano Loctai | Kwoma Arts: Anton Waiawas (team leader); Kevin Apsepa; Simon Goiyap; Jamie Jimok; Nelson Makamoi; Rex Maukos; Terry Pakiey | Senior project advisors: Waikua Nera (Abelam); Anton Waiawas (Kwoma); Gesley Rivan (Tolai); Damien Gulkledep (Pomio); Camilus Tepe and Robert Diua (Sulka); Otto Kama and Anton Aqui (Iatmul); Alex Gabour (Coastal Arapesh)

0 – Now: Traversing West Asia: (Co-curator: November Paynter)
Cevdet Erek (Turkey) | Erbossyn Meldibekov (Kazakhstan) | Almagul Menlibayeva (Kazakhstan) | Hrair Sarkissian(Syria/Armenia) | Wael Shawky (Egypt) | Slavs And Tatars (Eurasia) | Oraib Toukan (United States of America/Jordan)

The 20 Year Archive
Heman Chong (Singapore)
{disarmed} imagining a Pacific archive: Torika Bolatagici (Australia/Fiji), Mathew Hunkin (New Zealand/Samoa),Teresia Teaiwa (United States of America/Kiribati/New Zealand)
Map Office (Hong Kong, China)
Raqs Media Collective (India)
KID’S APT Drawing Archive

Established in 1993, The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art’s flagship international contemporary art event. It is the only major exhibition series in the world to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia. APT7 continues the series’ forward-thinking approach to questions of geography, history and culture and how these questions are explored through the work of contemporary artists.

APT7 marks the twentieth anniversary of the APT, and presents an opportunity to reflect on the unprecedented transformations that have occurred in Australia, Asia and the Pacific over the past two decades. Key themes include transforming landscapes, varied engagements with the city, and the adaptability of local cultures in today's globalised world.

Occupying the entire Gallery of Modern Art and key spaces at the Queensland Art Gallery, APT7 will feature new and recent works by 75 senior and emerging artists and groups from 27 countries across the region. Major groups of works by younger-generation artists from Indonesia and Vietnam reflect the exciting scenes emerging in those countries. The diversity and depth of Australian Aboriginal art is expressed in the work of five artists, representing some of the most dynamic aspects of Australian art today.

Papua New Guinea
Two co-curated projects explore specific focuses. Works from Papua New Guinea include a spectacular group of performance masks and painted and carved structures from New Britain and the Sepik, co-curated by architect Martin Fowler. Dominating the entrance and central atrium of the Gallery of Modern Art, this display reflects the idea of ephemeral structures, a central motif of APT7, and considers how the built environment influences people’s engagement with their surroundings and connection to place.

West Asia
0 – Now: Traversing West Asia brings together works by seven artists and collectives from the Middle East and Central Asia. Co-curated by Istanbul-based November Paynter, the project considers the shifting borders, cultural interactions and transforming landscapes of this volatile region.

The 20-Year Archive
To mark the twentieth anniversary of the APT, artists have been invited to interpret archives from across the region for the 20-Year Archive. These include the Gallery’s own Australian Centre of Asia Pacific Art archive, interpreted by Heman Chong; an installation by MAP Office, working with the Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong; and an installation by Raqs Media Collective, working with the Sarai archive, New Delhi. {disarmed} imagining a Pacific archive, a project by Torika Bolatagici, Teresia Teaiwa and Mat Hunkin, addresses aspects of militarisation in the Pacific. Also included is an archive of Kids’ APT drawing projects, developed in collaboration with APT artists. It features a range of children's drawings from Afghanistan, Papua (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea, North Korea (DPRK), Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar, as well as Australia.

Kids' APT7
Kids’ APT7 premieres 13 interactive art works and installations for children and their families, while the Kids’ APT7 on Tour program will travel to regional and remote Queensland.

Cinema
APT7 will also include two film programs curated by the Gallery's Australian Cinémathèque — the major retrospective Mountains and Waters: Chinese Animation Since the 1930s and the thematic program Change: Paths Through 20 Years of Film.

Performances, artist talks and lectures also accompany the exhibition.
 

Tags: Rina Banerjee, Daniel Boyd, Louisa Bufardeci, Neha Choksi, Heman Chong, Tiffany Chung, Atul Dodiya, Cevdet Erek, Inci Eviner, Parastou Forouhar, Gimhongsok, Yuan Goang-Ming, The Propeller Group, Tomoko Kashiki, Basir Mahmood, Erbossyn Meldibekov, Almagul Menlibayeva, Li Ming, Manuel Ocampo, MAP Office, Pratchaya Phinthong, Huang Yong Ping, Sara Rahbar, Raqs Media Collective, Ruangrupa, Hrair Sarkissian, Greg Semu, Raqib Shaw, Wael Shawky, Dayanita Singh, Slavs and Tatars, Tadasu Takamine, L. N. Tallur, Fiona Tan, Zhou Tiehai, Tintin Wulia, Xu Zhen