The China Project

289 Table with two legs on the wall 2005 Reassembled wooden table (Qing dynasty 1644–1911) / 115.5 x 95.2 x 120cm / Purchased 2006. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund Boomerang 2006 * Glass lustres, plated steel, electric cables, incandescent lamps / 700 x 860 x 290cm (irreg.) / Gift of the artist through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2007 Painted vases 2006 Synthetic polymer paint on ceramic (Neolithic period) / 14 pieces ranging from 17 x 21 x 21cm to 33.7 x 29 x 27cm / Purchased 2006. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund Kate Beynon Hong Kong/Australia b.1970 Baby 1999 Gouache and ink / 76 x 56.3cm / Purchased 1999 under the Contemporary Art Acquisition Program with funds from John Dimitriou Architects Pty Ltd through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Charm for the inside 1999 * Gouache and ink / 76 x 56.3cm / Purchased 1999 under the Contemporary Art Acquisition Program with funds from John Dimitriou Architects Pty Ltd through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Childbirth charm 1999 Gouache and ink / 76 x 56.3cm / Purchased 1999 under the Contemporary Art Acquisition Program with funds from John Dimitriou Architects Pty Ltd through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Expecting 1999 Gouache and ink / 76 x 56.3cm / Purchased 1999 under the Contemporary Art Acquisition Program with funds from John Dimitriou Architects Pty Ltd through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Huaiyun (pregnant) 1999 Gouache and ink / 76 x 56.3cm / Purchased 1999 under the Contemporary Art Acquisition Program with funds from John Dimitriou Architects Pty Ltd through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Cai Guo-Qiang China/Japan/United States b.1957 Dragon or Rainbow Serpent: A myth glorified or feared (drawings). Project for extraterrestrials no.26 1996 Spent gunpowder and Indian ink on Japanese paper / 9 drawings: 300 x 200cm (each); 300 x 1800cm (overall) / Purchased 1996 Nine dragon wall – Drawing for Dragon or Rainbow Serpent: A myth glorified or feared. Project for extraterrestrials no.26 1996 * Spent gunpowder on paper / 200 x 300cm / Gift of the artist 1996 Project proposals for ‘The Second Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ 1996 * Pen and ink on Chinese paper / 3 sheets: 30 x 44.5cm (each) / Gift of the artist 1996 Untitled 1996 * Photocopies of drawings, plans, trial gunpowder drawings and a map on paper / 26 photocopies: 21 x 29.7cm (each); 5 drawings: 21 x 29.7cm (each); 1 drawing: 31.8 x 21.5cm / Gift of the artist 1996 Working drawings for ‘Dragon or Rainbow Serpent: A myth glorified or feared’ 1996 * Pen and ink on Chinese paper / 7 sheets: 30 x 44.5cm (each) / Gift of the artist 1996 Chen Haiyan China b.1955 Dream 7 January 1998 1998 Woodblock print, ed. 6/30 / 40.3 x 40cm / Collection: Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts / Proposed for the Queensland Art Gallery Collection Dream 9 January 1998 (Meng – Touliang de ye zi [Dream – Transparent leaves]) 1998 Woodblock print, ed. 6/30 / 42 x 42cm / Collection: Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts / Proposed for the Queensland Art Gallery Collection Dream drumming 2004 Woodblock print, AP / 90.2 x 61.5cm / Collection: Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts / Proposed for the Queensland Art Gallery Collection Dream 28 February 2007 (Meng – Zhan qingting [Dream – Stuck dragonfly]) 2007 Woodblock print, AP / 91 x 61cm / Collection: Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts / Proposed for the Queensland Art Gallery Collection Dream 26 October 2007 (Meng – Ningjing de yuan [Dream – Quiet courtyard]) 2007 Woodblock print, AP / 93 x 61cm / Collection: Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts / Proposed for the Queensland Art Gallery Collection Chen Zhen China/France 1955–2000 Invocation of washing fire 1999 Timber frame, metal, sound, abacus beads, wooden chamber pots, red light globes, broken calculators, cash registers, computers and television sets / 300 x 240 x 240cm (approx.) / The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 1999 with funds from The Myer Foundation, a project of the Sidney Myer Centenary Celebration 1899–1999, through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Irene Chou Hong Kong/Australia b.1924 First landscape 1986 * Chinese ink on rice paper / 69.8 x 139.3cm / Gift of the artist through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2001 The universe is within our hearts I 1992 Chinese ink, synthetic polymer paint and metallic paint (gold) on oriental paper / 187 x 96cm / The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 1993 with funds from The Myer Foundation and Michael Simcha Baevski through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation The universe is within our hearts II 1992 Chinese ink, synthetic polymer paint and metallic paint (gold) on oriental paper / 185.5 x 95.5cm / Purchased 1997. John Darnell Bequest Ding Fang China b.1956 (Great Wall in top register) (from ‘City’ series) c.1984–85 Oil on linen / 48 x 66cm (framed) / Collection: Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts / Proposed for the Queensland Art Gallery Collection (Inside the fortress) (from ‘City’ series) c.1984–85 Oil on linen / 48 x 66cm (framed) / Collection: Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts / Proposed for the Queensland Art Gallery Collection Fang Lijun China b.1963 Pencil drawing no.1 1988 Pencil / 53.5 x 77.9cm / Gift of Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2007 980810 1998 Oil on canvas / 250 x 360cm / The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 2000 with funds from The Myer Foundation, a project of the Sidney Myer Centenary Celebration 1899–1999, through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Gu Wenda China 1925–2006 (Female nude) early 1980s * Oil on canvas / 86 x 68cm / Gift of Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2007 Lay down your arms ( Jiao qiang bu sha ) 1985 Oil on canvas / 199.7 x 146.5cm / Gift of Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2007 Gu Wenda China 1925–2006 Guo Zhonglian China b.1940 Night ambush c.1985 Oil on canvas / 181.1 x 141cm / Gift of Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2007