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The Wall: Asian Un(real) Estate Project 2018

Artwork The Wall: Asian Un(real) Estate Project this artwork made of Plastic, cast resin, steel, zinc, brass, copper, wood, wooden board, fabric, LED light with adapter, paint, cable, created in 2018-01-01
Accession No.
2018.447a-c
Date Created
2018
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Contemporary Asian Art
Dimensions A
Three parts: 180 x 145 x 25cm; 180 x 150 x 25cm; 180 x 145 x 25cm; 180 x 440 x 25cm (overall)
Media Category
Sculpture
Secondary Media Category
mixed media
Medium
Plastic, cast resin, steel, zinc, brass, copper, wood, wooden board, fabric, LED light with adapter, paint, cable
Credit Line
Purchased 2018 with funds from Tim Fairfax AC through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation

The 154-room apartment building in Aditya Novali’s The Wall: Asian Un(real) Estate Project is inspired by urban development in Indonesia, where access to affordable housing for low-income communities remains an ongoing problem. In cities such as Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung, suburban expansion has largely catered to middle-class residents, with limited subsidised housing provided through employers. As a result, informal and temporary structures have sprung up in densely populated areas and, over time, become permanent settlements known as kampung. Novali’s work reflects on the systemic shortfall underpinning this housing crisis and speculates on the form such dwellings might take in the future. 
 

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An image of many lit windows in an apartment block viewed at night; however, this view is in fact an installation miniature.
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Zico Albaiquni / Indonesia b.1987 / When it shook, the earth stood still (After Pirous) (detail) 2018 / Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas / Purchased 2018 with funds from Konfir Kabo through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / © Zico Albaiquini

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Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

Aditya Novali's The Wall: Asian Un(real) Estate Project 2018, installed for 'The City Before Our Eyes', GOMA, March 2026 / Purchased 2018 with funds from Tim Fairfax AC through the QAGOMA Foundation / © Aditya Novali / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA

'City Before Our Eyes'

Mar 2026 - Oct 2026

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