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Read • Education Resource: ‘The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8)’
The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is QAGOMA's flagship exhibition focused on the work of Asia, the Pacific and Australia. This eighth … -
Read • Edging & Seaming is a love letter to humility
Angela Tiatia’s tightly composed video and performance works often act as portraits of both an individual’s experience and an aspect of contemporary society … -
Read • ‘Blood generation’ portraits show a deep connection to land
The spectre of large mining trucks and overturned earth continues to loom over Bougainville as the elected government of the politically autonomous region looks towards … -
Read • Rosanna Raymond introduces the SaVAge K’lub project
Rosanna Raymond’s SaVAge K’lub project is an installation space that is activated by various K’lub members over the course of the ‘The … -
Read • Behind the SaVAge K’lub
In the lead-up to ‘The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT8), QAGOMA’s conservation staff applied their skills and knowledge to several … -
Read • APT8 opens in Brisbane
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 … -
Read • Photographs redress stereotypes of the Pacific
This intriguing series of photographs by Yuki Kihara responds to the images of Samoa taken by Alfred Burton, who visited the Pacific in the 1880s … -
Read • The ‘Blood Generation’
The photographic series ‘Blood Generation’ is born out of the people of Bougainville’s ongoing grief over the loss of their land as the result … -
Read • APT8 One Year Out: Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar
In June 2014, QAGOMA Director Chris Saines and I embarked on a three-country tour of mainland South-East Asia, landing first in a hot … -
Read • APT8 One Year Out: Taiwan, Japan
Though hampered by ambiguous diplomatic status with regard to mainland China, and somewhat overshadowed by the meteoric rise of Chinese art in international estimations, Taiwan … -
Read • APT8 One Year Out: India, Nepal
India has remained a pivotal part of the history of the APT. April last year, I travelled to India with Maud Page, Deputy Director, Collection … -
Read • APT8 One Year Out: China, Mongolia
China remains a focus in our research toward APT8, but, as with anything regarding this remarkable country at this point in its history, the focus … -
Read • APT8 One Year Out: Hong Kong, South Korea
QAGOMA’s Asian and Pacific Art curators travelled the region last year to conduct research, meet with local artists and discuss projects for the upcoming …