The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8) by Editorial Team | 7 January, 2016 Work by more than 80 artists featured in The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8) will reflect the vigour of expanding creative centres throughout Asia and the Pacific, running from November 21 2015 to April 10 2015 at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) in Brisbane. Of the 160 biennials and triennials currently staged worldwide, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art is the only exhibition series to focus on the contemporary art of Asia, Australia and the Pacific. With each iteration of the flagship Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art exhibition series, QAGOMA examines developments in the contemporary art of Australia, Asia and the Pacific. The exhibition features more than 80 artists from over 30 countries including significant Australian involvement. New works include a structural installation of found materials by India’s Asim Waqif and a suspended sculpture by South Korea’s Haegue Yang. Special focus projects in APT8 include Kalpa Vriksha: Contemporary Indigenous and Vernacular Art of India and the Melanesian performance project Yumi Danis (We Dance). Hero Image: Nomads 2014, Baatarzorig Batjargal The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8) qagoma.qld.gov.au Related Posts Dinosaur Designs Celebrates 30 Years in Style Lisa Tomasetti Peeks Behind the Curtain of the Australian Ballet Pang Chai celebrates fashion heritage in Hong Kong
