Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
More than 75 artists from more than 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific region will participate in the Queensland Art Gallery's Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art which will open on 9 September 1999. A major international conference entitled Beyond the Future will be held in conjunction with the exhibition from 10 to 12 September 1999.
The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art aims to strengthen links throughout the Asia-Pacific community. Initiated by the Queensland Art Gallery in 1993, the Triennial was the first major series of exhibitions in the world to bring together the contemporary art of Asia and the Pacific, including Australia.The Queensland Art Gallery undertook the Asia-Pacific Triennial to introduce Australian audiences to the diverse contemporary art of the region. The purpose was to increase cultural understanding and establish a basis for more cultural exchange, as well as to facilitate a regional forum for continuing dialogue and for building professional relationships based on mutual respect.
Beyond the Future is the central theme for the Third Asia-Pacific Triennial. Artists included are from Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, The Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, India, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Australia. For the first time artists from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Wallis and Futuna Islands, and Niue will participate. Artworks will cover a wide range of media including photography, video, CD-ROM, Internet, paintings, textiles, ceramics, sculpture, installation, and performance.
Over 150 international and Australian curators, writers, and scholars are involved in the selection of the artists for the Third Asia-Pacific Triennial. The curatorial process involves four regionally based Curatorial Teams (East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific), while a fifth team, Crossing Borders, will focus on works by globally mobile artists, interdisciplinary works, and works created through collaborations.
Building on the successful public events of the first two Asia-Pacific Triennials there will be an even stronger and more diverse line-up of associated activities including artists' talks, artists' performances, film and video screening, internet access to the 'Virtual Triennial', an in-house intranet site, youth programmes, collaborative programmes with organizations and arts practitioners, and professional development programmes.
Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
9 September 1999 - 26 January 2000
Queensland Art Gallery
P.O. Box 3686
South Brisbane
Queensland 4101
Australia