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APT7
Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

APT7 Opening Weekend visitors view Takahiro Iwasaki's Reflection Model (Perfect Bliss) 2010–12

'The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art'

 

'The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art' is the Gallery's flagship international contemporary art event, and the only major exhibition series in the world to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia. APT7 continued 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 also marked the twentieth anniversary of the APT, presenting an opportunity to reflect on the unprecedented transformations that occurred in Australia, Asia and the Pacific over recent decades. Key themes included 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 featured 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 reflected the exciting scenes emerging in those countries. The diversity and depth of Australian Aboriginal art was expressed in the work of five artists, representing some of the most dynamic aspects of Australian art.




FEATURE IMAGE: APT7 Opening Weekend visitors view Takahiro Iwasaki's Reflection Model (Perfect Bliss) 2010–12 /  The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 2013 with funds from Michael Sidney Myer through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / © Takahiro Iwasaki / Photograph: B Wagner, QAGOMA

Collection artworks featured in APT7

Artwork Warangei (decorative edging) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on plywood, created in 2012-01-01

Warangei (decorative edging) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012

Artwork Kamba nager (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on carved blackbutt, created in 2012-01-01

Kamba nager (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012

Artwork Nunda kwat (king post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on carved blackbutt, created in 2012-01-01

Nunda kwat (king post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012

Artwork Mes kwat (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on carved blackbutt, created in 2012-01-01

Mes kwat (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012

Artwork Showp kwat (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on carved blackbutt, created in 2012-01-01

Showp kwat (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012

Artwork O nunu this artwork made of Susu mask: wool, synthetic polymer paint, cane, bamboo, bush vines, plastic lids, balsa wood, tree bark, created in 2011-01-01

O nunu 2011

Artwork O ptaek this artwork made of Susu mask: plastic from rice bags, plastic bags, pandanus, commercial feathers, synthetic polymer paint, created in 2011-01-01

O ptaek 2011

Artwork Bi (ceiling paintings) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on plywood, created in 2012-01-01

Bi (ceiling paintings) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012

Artwork Bi (ceiling paintings) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on plywood, created in 2012-01-01

Bi (ceiling paintings) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012

Artwork Birds of No Nation this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and acrylic enamel on canvas; HD video: 7:50 minutes, colour, sound, created in 2012-01-01

Birds of No Nation 2012

Artwork Bilas (ornamentation) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Kunda (chains): woven cane; tambuwan (ancestor mask decorations): canvas, synthetic polymer paint, cane, polystyrene balls and raffia, created in 2012-01-01

Bilas (ornamentation) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012

Artwork Kwaia koromb (small spirit house) this artwork made of Eight bi (ceiling paintings): synthetic polymer paint on plywood; ten kwat (posts): synthetic polymer paint on recycled timber; 74 carvings: synthetic polymer paint on soft wood; two kunda (chains); with audio component, created in 2012-01-01

Kwaia koromb (small spirit house) 2012

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