APT7 marks the twentieth
anniversary of the APT, and presents
an opportunity to reflect on the
unprecedented transformations
that have occurred in Australia,
Asia and the Pacific over the past
two decades. 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. Key themes
include transforming landscapes,
varied engagements with the city,
and the adaptability of local cultures
in today’s globalised world.
Occupying all of GOMA and key
spaces at QAG, 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 art
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 today.
Two co-curated projects explored
specific focuses — works from Papua
New Guinea included a spectacular
group of performance masks,
paintings and carved structures
from New Britain and the Sepik
and 0 – Now: Traversing West Asia
brought together works by artists
and collectives from the Middle East
and Central Asia. Another project,
The 20-Year Archive, featured
works created by artists who had
interpreted real and imagined
archives from across the region.
APT7 included two film programs —
the major retrospective Mountains
and Waters: Chinese Animation Since
the 1930s and the thematic program
Change: Paths Through 20 Years
of Film. Kids’ APT7 presented 13
interactive art works and installations
for children and their families, while
the Kids’ APT7 on Tour program will
travel to 79 regional and remote
Queensland.
The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial
of Contemporary Art (APT7)
Established in 1993, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
(APT) is QAGOMA’s flagship international contemporary art event.
It is the only major exhibition series in the world to focus exclusively
on the contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia.
8 DECEMBER 2012 – 14 APRIL 2013
GOMA & QAG
VISITORS
TOTAL AS OF 9 FEBRUARY 2013
292 700
Installation view of
Ressort
2012 by
Huang Yong Ping in ‘The 7th Asia Pacific
Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT7),
at the Queensland Art Gallery, December
2012 / Photograph: Brodie Standen
Previous spread / Installation view of
Jungle
2012 by Noël Skrzypczak in
‘Contemporary Australia: Women’, Gallery
of Modern Art, April 2012 / Photograph:
Brodie Standen
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