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The 4th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT4)
Sep 2002 - Jan 2003

'The 4th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art' (APT4) featured work by a core group of influential artists from the Asia Pacific region who challenged and shaped the course of contemporary art and modern culture over recent decades — Yayoi Kusama, Nam June Paik and Lee Ufan. These works were supplemented by a younger generation of artists who explored related ideas and themes.

Unlike earlier Triennials, which surveyed more than 70 artists each, APT4 focused on a substantial body of work by 16 artists and a performance collective. The exhibition occupied more than 80 per cent of the Queensland Art Gallery's display space, allowing each artist to be represented in depth.


 

ARTISTS: Montien BOONMA | Eugene CARCHESIO | Heri DONO | Joan GROUNDS | Ralph HOTERE | Yayoi KUSAMA | Ufan LEE | Jose LEGASPI | Michael Ming Hong LIN | Nalini MALANI | Nam June PAIK | PASIFIKA DIVAS | Lisa REIHANA | Michael RILEY | Dong SONG | Do-Ho SUH | Howard TAYLOR

FEATURE IMAGE: Heri Dono / Indonesia b.1960 / Glass vehicles 1995 / Glass, fibreglass, cloth, lamps, sable, iron, toy carriages / Purchased 2002. The Queensland Government's Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund / Collection: QAGOMA / © Heri Dono

Artworks featured in The 4th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT4)

Artwork Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) this artwork made of Mother of pearl, greenstone and waxed thread, created in 2002-01-01

Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) 2002
Artwork Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) this artwork made of Mother of pearl and waxed thread, created in 2002-01-01

Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) 2002
Artwork Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) this artwork made of Mother of pearl, waxed thread and mokuba ribbon, created in 2002-01-01

Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) 2002
Artwork Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) this artwork made of Mother of pearl, waxed thread and mokuba ribbon, created in 2002-01-01

Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) 2002
Artwork Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) this artwork made of Mother of pearl with laser etched poetry by John Pule and waxed thread, created in 2002-01-01

Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) 2002
Artwork Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) this artwork made of Mother of pearl with laser etched poetry by John Pule, feather flowers and waxed thread, created in 2002-01-01

Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) 2002
Artwork Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) this artwork made of Mother of pearl, rayon flower and waxed thread, created in 2002-01-01

Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) 2002
Artwork Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) this artwork made of Mother of pearl, rayon flower and waxed thread, created in 2002-01-01

Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) 2002
Artwork Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) this artwork made of Mother of pearl, greenstone and waxed thread, created in 2002-01-01

Untitled (from 'Lovely hula hands' series) 2002
Artwork Too much sushi II (from 'Urban lei' series) this artwork made of Plastic soy sauce containers, sterling silver and black brass fishing swivels, created in 2002-01-01

Too much sushi II (from 'Urban lei' series) 2002
Artwork Piha blowhole (from 'Afio mai Aukilani' series) this artwork made of Tracing paper, mother of pearl beads and nylon thread, created in 2002-01-01

Piha blowhole (from 'Afio mai Aukilani' series) 2002
Artwork Shopping (from 'Urban lei' series) this artwork made of Plastic bags, nylon thread and glass beads, created in 2002-01-01

Shopping (from 'Urban lei' series) 2002
Artwork TV cello this artwork made of DVDs, video monitors, perspex, wooden cello neck with coloured plastic strings and wooden tail piece, marble base, created in 2000-01-01

TV cello 2000
Artwork Relatum this artwork made of Welded iron plate, stones, created in 2002-01-01

Relatum 2002
Artwork Black altar this artwork made of Aluminium, graphite, herbs, created in 1995-01-01

Black altar 1995
Artwork Stamping the water this artwork made of Type C photograph on paper, created in 1996-01-01

Stamping the water 1996
Artwork The elements this artwork made of Lacquer cabinet, six 4:3 LCD screens, computer-generated moving image and audio on DVD, roots, three silk flowers and three cathode ray tubes, created in 1989-01-01

The elements 1989
Artwork Narcissus garden this artwork made of Stainless steel balls, created in 1966-01-01

Narcissus garden 1966/2002
Artwork 187 works for the People's Republic of Spiritual Revolution this artwork made of Watercolour, pencil, collage, ink and pressed leaves on paper, created in 1975-01-01

187 works for the People's Republic of Spiritual Revolution 1975-90
Artwork Salas for the mind this artwork made of Steel and graphite with audio, created in 1995-01-01

Salas for the mind 1995
Artwork Counter space this artwork made of Oil on marine plywood panel, created in 1999-01-01

Counter space 1999
Artwork Glass vehicles this artwork made of Glass, fibreglass, cloth, lamps, sable, iron, toy carriages, created in 1995-01-01

Glass vehicles 1995
Artwork Phlegm this artwork made of Charcoal and chalk on paper, created in 2000-01-01

Phlegm 2000-02
Artwork Digital Marae this artwork made of Colour cibachrome photographs mounted on aluminium and DVD: 3:30 minutes, colour, sound, created in 2001-01-01

Digital Marae 2001
Artwork A Maori dragon story this artwork made of Digital video transferred from 16mm film: 16:14 minutes, colour, stereo sound, 4:3 aspect ratio, created in 1995-01-01

A Maori dragon story 1995
Artwork Mohini (from 'Stories retold' series) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint, watercolour and enamel on Mylar, created in 2002-01-01

Mohini (from 'Stories retold' series) 2002
Artwork The ecstasy of Radha (from 'Stories retold' series) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint, watercolour and enamel on Mylar, created in 2002-01-01

The ecstasy of Radha (from 'Stories retold' series) 2002
Artwork Putana (from 'Stories retold' series) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint, watercolour and enamel on Mylar, created in 2002-01-01

Putana (from 'Stories retold' series) 2002
Artwork Sita (from 'Stories retold' series) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint, watercolour and enamel on Mylar, created in 2002-01-01

Sita (from 'Stories retold' series) 2002
Artwork Varaha-Krishna (from 'Stories retold' series) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint, watercolour and enamel on Mylar, created in 2002-01-01

Varaha-Krishna (from 'Stories retold' series) 2002
Artwork Sacrifice (portfolio) this artwork made of Colour cibachrome photograph on paper, created in 1993-01-01

Sacrifice (portfolio) 1993
Artwork cloud (portfolio) this artwork made of Inkjet print on banner paper, created in 2000-01-01

cloud (portfolio) 2000
Artwork Soul under the moon this artwork made of Mirrors, ultra violet lights, water, plastic, nylon thread, timber, synthetic polymer paint, created in 2002-01-01

Soul under the moon 2002
Artwork Infinity nets this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 2000-01-01

Infinity nets 2000
Artwork Correspondance this artwork made of Oil on canvas, created in 2001-01-01

Correspondance 2001
Artwork With Winds this artwork made of Oil on canvas, created in 1990-01-01

With Winds 1990

Related exhibitions

The 3rd Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT3)

Sep 1999 - Jan 2000

The 5th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT5)

Dec 2006 - May 2007

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