Present Encounters : Papers from the conference of the Second Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, 1996

Niranjan Rajah WHO Do You 'Represent'? (And For Whom Do You Make Your Representations'?) ..... .. .. .. . .. . ..... ... . .. . .. . . . .. 62 SESSION 4: ARTISTS AND THE SOCIAL DIMENSION Wang Youshen The Present Situation of Contemporary Chinese Art (Ecology and Psychology) .. .. . .. .. . . . . . ... ... .. . . . . . . . .. . . . ..... .... ... ... . . .. . .... ... .. . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. 64 Chumpon Apisuk The Artist and the Social Dimension in Thailand . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . .. . . . .. ... . . .. . . . . . ... .. . . .. . . . 67 Martin Stuart-Fox (Session Commentator) . ....... ..... .. . . . . . . . ..... .. ... ...... .. . . . .. . .. ...... . . . .. ... ... . . . . .... ... ..... . . 69 Semsar Siahaan (Session Commentator) Individual Freedom Approaching Creative Society ..... . . .. . . .. . .. ... ... .. .. . . . .. .. ... . ... .. .. 71 SESSION 5: HISTORY/MEMORYNOYAGES Jim Vivieaere The Art of Bottling a Ship: The Polynisation of Art . ........ . . . .... . ... ..... . . . . .. . . . ... . . .. . . . . 72 Kimio Tsuchiya LOCUS - An Internal Time . .. . . .. ... . .. . ... .. . . .. ....... . . ... ..... ..... . . .. ..... ... .. ... . . . .. ... ... . ..... 74 Margo Neale Cultural Brokerage in the Aboriginal Stockmarket - Installation Art as Social Metaphor . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ... . . ..... .... .. ... . . ..... .... . ..... ... .. . .. .. 76 Nicholas Thomas (Session Commentator) . ... ... ..... .. . . . .. . . . . . .. .. ..... . . . .. .. . .. .. . .. ... . .. . . . . ... ... . . .... ... . . . . . .. ... . 80 Wong Hoy Cheong (Session Commentator) . . . ... .... .. . . . .... ....... ... .. . . ... .. ..... ........... . .. ... . ... .. . . .. ..... . . . .. ... . 81 SESSION 6: SPIRITUALITY AND RE-INVESTING TRADITION Deepak Ananth Profane Illuminations ... .... .... ... .. .. ... .. .... ... . . . . ..... .. . .. .. ........ .. ... ....... ... .... .... ... ... . . .. . 82 Kamin Lertchaiprasert Beyond Belief (Spirituality and Re-investing in Tradition) . ... ... ... . ... ....... . .. . ... .. .. ..... . ... .... ... . .. .. . . . 85 Tom Mosby Spirituality and the Torres Strait Tradition . . . . ..... .. . . .. .. .. ... .... . .. .... ... .... .... . ..... ..... . 86 DAY 3: NEW ORIENTATIONS . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 89 SESSION 7: COLLECTING AND EXHIBITING ASIAN AND PACIFIC ART Anne Kirker (Chair) ..... .... . .. .. . . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . . .... .. .... .. . .. .. ... ..... . . . ... . .. .. . . . .. ... ..... .... . .. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . 91 Kwok Kian Chow Collecting and Exhibiting Asian Art at the Singapore Art Museum . . ... ... . . .. ... ..... 92 4