Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, 1999 : Beyond the future : Report.

PUBLICATIONS BOOK: 'BEYOND THE FUTURE: THE THI RD ASIA-PACI F I C TRI ENN IAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART. 1999' OVERVI EW 'Beyond the Future', the central theme for the Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT3}, explores the current art of Asia and the Pacific. Publ ished in conj unction with APT3, this is essential read ing for all those interested in contemporary art and culture. Beyond the Future was the most recent add ition to the series of APT publ ications. This un ique collection of original essays by lead ing Australian and international scholars explores the d iversity and dynamism of contemporary art in " the region . Painting, installation , video, new media and innovations within trad itions are addressed . The publ ication includes 280 pages and over 340 illustrations. The cover illustration was comm issioned by the Gallery from APT3 participating artist Guan Wei and was developed from his APT3 work Feng Shui, 1 999. 1 1 7 commissioned essays by 85 writers d iscuss the work of 77 artists from 20 countries through illustrated texts . An additional 40 essays explore contemporary Asia-Pacific art and the past decade of vigorous cultu ral practice . Details of artworks, selected artists' statements, informative artist biographies and a bibliography are also included . With over 70 ful l-page colour illustrations, this exciting and important publication makes a significant contribution to cross-cultural d ialogue and to understanding the vibrant contemporary art of Asia and the Pacific. Artists featured are from China (including Hong Kong), India , I ndonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, New Caledon ia, New Zealand , N iue, Papua New Gu inea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand , Vietnam , Wal l is and Futuna Islands, and Australia. 6,000 copies were printed and were distributed by: QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY GALLERY STORE PO Box 3686 South Brisbane Queensland 4 1 0 1 Australia Tel : 6 1 (0) 7 3840 7290 Fax: 61 (0) 7 3840 7 1 49 Email : GalleryStore@qcc.ql d . gov.au and : THAMES & HUDSON (Austral ia) Pty Ltd 1 1 Central Boulevard Portside Business Park Port Melbourne Victoria 3207 Australia 22