APT 2002 Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, Australia : Report

LECTURES ‘APT 2002’ by Rhana Devenport, Senior Project Officer, Asia-Pacific Triennial, Queensland Art Gallery. Wednesday 2 October, 10.30–11.30am; Lecture Theatre Untitled lecture by Lee Mingwei, whose work Writing the unspoken 1999 was exhibited in the ‘Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’, on his practice. Wednesday 30 October, 10.30–11.30am; Lecture Theatre ‘Asian Art in APT 2002’ by Suhanya Raffel, Head of Asian Art, Queensland Art Gallery. Wednesday 6 November, 10.30–11.30am; Lecture Theatre ‘Australian Art in APT 2002’ by Julie Ewington, Head of Australian Art, Queensland Art Gallery. Presented by the Australian Centre of Asia- Pacific Art. Wednesday 4 December, 10.30–11.30am; Lecture Theatre ‘The Human Touch: Curating the APT’ by Lynne Seear, Assistant Director (Curatorial and Collection Development), QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY. Presented by the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art. Friday 6 December, 10.30–11.30am; Lecture Theatre ‘Pasifika Divas: Performance in Contemporary Pacific Culture’ by Maud Page, Associate Curator, Contemporary Pacific Art, Queensland Art Gallery. Presented by the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art. Wednesday 11 December, 10.30–11.30am; Lecture Theatre ‘Space: The Final Frontier — Exhibition Design for Audiences at APT 2002 and Beyond’ by Andrew Clark, Assistant Director (Public Programs), Queensland Art Gallery. Presented by the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art. Friday 13 December, 10.30–11.30am; Lecture Theatre GUIDED TOURS Free guided tours of APT 2002 were conducted daily (2.00pm weekdays and 3.00pm weekends) by Queensland Art Gallery Volunteer Guides throughout the exhibition. AUSLAN INTERPRETED TOURS FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED VISITORS ‘Asian artists in APT 2002’ 3.00pm Sunday 29 September ‘Australian and Pacific artists in APT 2002’ 3.00pm Sunday 24 November PERFORMANCES Elision 3.00–4.00pm Sunday 29 September; Gallery 5 Elision is Australia's premier new music ensemble. The group has developed innovative projects that combine Western and Asian traditions. Nashi 3.00–4.00pm Sunday 27 October; Gallery 5 Carl Rathus and Stuart Ransom of Nashi (a shakuhachi duo) performed both Zen and modern compositions. Polytoxic 12.00 noon Saturday 9 November; Watermall Dance performance by local group Polytoxic, featuring contemporary Samoan dancers Efeso Fa’anana and Lisa Fa’alafi. Ancestral Plane 12.00 noon – 1.00pm Saturday 14 December Stephen Rosenberg 3.00–4.00pm Sunday 26 January Accomplished musician Stephen Rosenberg performed selections from his broad and eclectic repertoire on a variety of instruments including the shakuhachi (the Zen flute of Japan), guitar, the conch shell and the goat horn. Gallery 5 135