Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 1993-94

I NTERNAT I ONAL PROGRAMS This capital-based fund was Papua New Guinea component. T h a i a r t i s t M o n t i e n B o o n m a and established by the Gallery, with Substantial ongoing support N a v i n R a w a n c h a i k u l , f r o m the F a c u l t y o f F i n e A r t s , C h i a n g Mai major donations from Japanese has been given by the Queensland U n i v e r s i t y , C h i a n g M a i installing companies, to support major Government which will allow the M o n t i e n ' s w o r k L o t u s s o u n d 1992. exhibitions. The companies Asia-Pacific Triennial project to T h i s w o r k w a s a c q u i r e d f o r The K e n n e t h a n d Y a s u k o M y e r Collection involved are Special Patron: continue in future years. o f C o n t e m p o r a r y A s i a n Art. Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd; Patrons: The Nikko Securities Co., Ltd, V i s i t i ng international The Meiji Mutual Life Insurance exhibitions Company and Nomura Australia In keeping with the Gallery's policy Limited; Members: Japan Travel of preparing and presenting Bureau (Aust) Pty Ltd and Hitachi important exhibitions of significant Australia Ltd. international artworks, the Gallery The project also received one presented three major f I of the largest grants ever made for international exhibitions in this a single project by the Visual financial year. These included Arts/Craft Board of the Australia 'Surrealism: Revolution by Night'; h .J Council, the Federal Government's 'Shell presents Van Gogh: His arts funding and advisory body. Sources, Genius and Influence The official international carrier and the groundbreaking was Singapore Airlines. 'Asia-Pacific Triennial ofJA Country-specific grants and Contemporary Art assistance have been received Opening in May 1993, from the Queen Elizabeth I Arts 'Surrealism ...' (organised by the Council of New Zealand; the Japan National Gallery of Australia) proved Foundation, Tokyo; the Australia- to be one of the most popular New Zealand Foundation; the exhibitions presented at the Australia-Indonesia Institute; Gallery. It attracted over 110 000 the Australia-China Council; the visitors, including more than 16 359 Australia-Korea Foundation; students in groups from schools --'. Australian High Commission, and tertiary institutions from - Malaysia; Australian High places as widespread as Armidale, Commission, Papua New Guinea, Emerald, Sarina, Proserpine and Australian Embassy, Mackay. Made possible by The Philippines; Australian High substantial sponsorship from Commission, Singapore; Australian Optus Communications, the Embassy, Thailand; and the exhibition drew a much younger Australian Embassy, Socialist audience than is generally Republic of Vietnam. attracted to 'blockbuster' Commercial country-specific exhibitions. A new section of the sponsorship was received from public has been introduced to Clarke and Kann, Lawyers, who the Gallery. sponsored the Japan component 'Shell presents Van Gogh: His of the exhibition; Corrs Chambers Sources, Genius and Influence' Westgarth, Solicitors, who also proved to be hugely popular sponsored the Malaysian with Queensland audiences. component; and Gadens Ridgeway, Organised by the National Gallery D e t a i l f r o m Fish 1993 b y S o u t h K o r e a n a r t i s t B u l Lee Lawyers, who sponsored the of Victoria in association with Art i n t h e A s i a - P a c i f i c Triennial. 15