APT 2002 - Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art 2002

	Queensland Art Gallery Brisbane, Australia 12 September 2002 – 27 January 2003
	Montien Boonma Arokhayasala: Temple of the mind, 1996 Steel, aluminum and herb 370 x 250 x 250cm Collection: Acacia Fine Art Limited www.acaciafineart.com Reproduced with permission of the estate of Montien Boonma
WATCH THIS WEB SPACE Launch date: 12 September 2002 The official website of APT 2002: www.qag.qld.gov.au/apt2002 The Queensland Art Gallery's flagship contemporary art event, The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, will open at the Gallery on 12 September 2002. APT 2002 will focus attention on the important contribution of artists from Asia and the Pacific within the contemporary art arena, and continue to build on the innovation, diversity and success of the previous Triennials. Work exhibited will range from the meditative and quietly engaging to the challenging and spectacular. For the first time in Australia, APT 2002 will offer audiences works by a smaller, more select group of highly influential and innovative artists who have made an outstanding contribution to contemporary art over the last three decades. Four of the leading artists confirmed to participate in APT 2002 are: Nam June PAIK b.1932: South Korea/United States Nam June PAIK is a senior international artist who has played a pioneering role in the development of video, new media and multimedia art. >> More LEE U-fan b.1936: South Korea/Japan LEE U-fan is a painter and sculptor who arrived at his practice via comparative philosophy. His interest in Zen philosophy is manifest in the extremely meditative nature of his work. >> More Montien BOONMA b. 1953 – 2000: Thailand Montien BOONMA is the most significant artist to emerge from South East Asia in the later half of the twentieth century. As a devout Buddhist, his work as a sculptor incorporated aspects of installation to engage profoundly with his meditations on the relationship between the material and non-material aspects of life. >> More Yayoi KUSAMA b. 1929: Japan Yayoi KUSAMA has been working as a painter, sculptor and environmental artist for the last 50 years. She is a senior contemporary artist with a long and influential career. >> More Further information: >> Opening Events >> Asia–Pacific Triennial Background >> APT 2002 Fact Sheet >> Queensland Art Gallery Asian and Pacific Collections and Associated Programs Ministerial Media Releases: 6 December 2001: "APT Returns to the Queensland Art Gallery in 2002" 30 May 2002: "Announcement of Asia–Pacific Triennial 2002 Artists" Keep informed of updates by subscribing to Artmail. The Queensland Art Gallery's e-mail information service, will provide more information on Brisbane's most exciting and unique contemporary art event in the coming months, including a full list of participating artists to be announced in February 2002. The website for the Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (1999–2000) is still online at http://www.apt3.net
QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY Open 10.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm Saturday and Sunday Queensland Cultural Centre, Melbourne St, South Bank, Brisbane PO Box 3686 South Brisbane Queensland 4101 Australia Information: Tel 61 (0)7 3840 7303 Website: www.qag.qld.gov.au