The First Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

The Queensland Art Gallery wishes to thank the individuals and organisations who have assisted in many ways with the preparation of the Asia-Pacific Triennial and without whose help the project would not have been brought to successful completion. These individuals helped in numerous ways, some with this catalogue but others with other aspects of the project, including the Conference and visits by Triennial artists to Australian venues other than Brisbane. Advisers and selectors involved in the selection of works are separately acknowledged at the beginning of this catalogue. QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY STAFF All staff at the Queensland Art Gallery have worked on this project but the following deserve special mention for their role: Asia-Pacific Triennial Project Officer: Christine Clark; Administrative Assistant: Desley Bischoff; Corporate Sponsorship: Anna Roberts; Curatorial: Anne Kirker, Kirsty Grant ; Design : Elliott Murray ; Education (didactics, audiovisual documentaries, performance program, education kit and Conference): John Massy, Elizabeth Bates, David Burnett, Rhana Devenport, Julie Lloyd ; Exhibitions (Exhibition design): Joe Devilee, Andrew Clark, Workshop staff, installation team, Gallery Attendants; Library: Judy Gunning, Matthew Kassay, Catherine Pemble-Smith ; Marketing and Merchandise: Greg Roberts; Official Opening, Community Liaison and Hospitality: June Baker, Miriam Prystupa; Photography: Ray Fulton; Promotion : Cel·estine Doyle, Robert Heather; Publications (Book and Catalogue): Janet Hogan, Catherine Spedding; Regional Services: Robyn Bondfield ; Registration: Andrew Dudley, Simon Elliott (Coordinator of all transport arrangements). Executive Management Team: Doug Hall, Caroline Turner, William Fleming , Christopher Saines and Alan Wilson. PROJECTTEMPORARY STAFF Michael Barnett , Susan Bartlett , Cassie Cassingham, Victoria Cooper, Tania Farha, Suzanne Grano, Jeannie Henderson, Barbara Henson, Treena Hopewell, Andrew Jackson, Judy Kean, Damian Kelly, Rosemary Lancaster, Gail Neumann, Elizabeth O'Neil, Kym Rose, Jan Shaw, Amanda Thirsk. GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Advice and assistance: Mr David Ambrose (Assistant Secretary, Cultural Relations Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra); Dr Glen Barclay (University of Queensland) ; Ms Alison Carroll (Visual Arts Manager, Asialink, Melbourne); Dr John Clark (University of Sydney); Dr Robert Cribb (University of Queensland); Professor Hugh Dunn (former Australian Ambassador to China); Professor Ian Howard (Queensland College of Art); Mr Peter Lancaster (South-East Asia and the Pacific Program, Cultural Relations Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra); Professor Colin Mackerras (Griffith University, Brisbane); Mr Neil Manton (Director, South-East Asia and the Pacific Program, Cultural Relations Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra) ; Ms Claire Roberts (Powerhouse Museum, Sydney); Dr Martin Stuart-Fox (University ACKNOWLEDGMENTS of Queensland); Professor David Williams (Director, Canberra School of Art). Conference: Dr Russell Trood (Director, Centre for the Study of Australia-Asia Relations, Griffith University) and Ms Deirdre Koster (Secretary, Centre for the Study of Australia-Asia Relations, Griffith University), Documentary: Ms Jan McGrath (Manager, Television Queensland, ABC Television) and Mr Henry Prokop (Producer, ABC Television). Education kit: Mr Geoff Lacey and staff of the Queensland Department of Education. Transport and freight: Singapore Airlines, Mr Kei-Hin Lim (Manager), Mr David Austin (Senior Cargo Sales Representative). Visitors program: Ms Susan Abasa (Art Museums Association of Australia, Melbourne). COUNTRY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AUSTRALIA Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne for supplying Giuseppe Romeo's curriculum vitae; Utopia Art, Sydney for supplying the curriculum vitaes for Ada Bird Petyarre, Gloria Petyarre and Kathleen Petyarre; Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Me,lbourne for assistance with information on Judy Watson; Mori Gallery, Sydney for assistance with information on Judy Watson. Catalogue authors: Mr John Buckely, Melbourne; Ms Felicity Fenner (art critic, and Curator, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, The University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts, Sydney); Mr Doug Hall (Director, Queensland Art Gallery); Mr Christopher Hodges (Director, Utopia Art, Sydney); Mr Robert Nelson (Lecturer in History of Art & Design, Monash University, Melbourne); Ms Hetti Perkins (Curator, Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative, Art Gallery of New South Wales); Mr Rudolf Talmacs (art writer, Sydney); Ms Clare Williamson (Curator, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne). CHINA Ms Sally Anderson (Director, Australia-China Council); Mr Fu Fenghao (Division Chief, Shanghai Foreign Office); Mr Harry Genn (Australian Vice- Consul, Shanghai); Dr Walter Goode (Australian Consul General, Shanghai); Ms Cathryn Hlavka (Australia-China Council); Mr Nicholas Jose; Mrs Kate Mclean; Mr Murray Mclean (former Australian Consul General, Shanghai); Mr LiuJing Qi (Shanghai TV); Ms Claire Roberts (Curator, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney) for advice and translation of text; Mr Paul Sanda (Queensland- China Council); Ms Clare Williamson (Curator, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art , Melbourne); Mr Li Xu (Artist Research Department, Shanghai Art Museum). Chinese artist visits within Australia: Asia- Pacific Triennial, Brisbane; Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne; College of the Arts, Sydney; Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney. Catalogue author: Mr Li Xu (Researcher, Artist Research Department, Shanghai Art Museum). HONG KONG Mr Hiram To (artist); Charlotte Horstmann and Gerald Godfrey Ltd, Hong Kong for supplying 118 information on Irene Chou. Hong Kong artist visits within Australia: Asia-Pacific Triennial, Brisbane; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane; Queensland College of Art, Brisbane. Catalogue author: Ms Anne Kirker (Curator, Prints, Drawings & Photographs, Queensland Art Gallery). INDIA Ms Geeta Kapur (art critic, New Dehli); Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; University of Sydney (visit of Ms Kapur). INDONESIA Ms Stephanie Daly (Consul, Australian Consulate, Bali); Mr Michael Daly (Vice-Consul, Australian Consulate, Bali); Ms Jenni Dudley; Mr Philip Kitley (University of Southern Queensland); Dr Jennifer Lindsay (former Cultural Counsellor, Australian Embassy, Jakarta); Dr Elaine McKay (former Director, Australia-Indonesia Institute); Professor Moegiadi (Cultural Attache, Indonesian Embassy, Canberra); Ms Lee Choon Siauw (Cultural Counsellor, Australian Embassy, Jakarta); Professor Soedarso (Institute Seni Indonesia, Yogyakarta); Mr Jim Supangkat; Ms Watie Syamsu (Australian Embassy, Indonesia); Mr Andrew Tyler (Australia-Indonesia Institute); Ms Anne Virgo (Director, Canberra Contemporary Art Space). Indonesian artist visits within Australia: Asia-Pacific Triennial, Brisbane ; Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne; Canberra School of Art , Canberra; Queensland College of Art , Brisbane; Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra; Australian National University, Canberra; '1994 Adelaide Festival ', in collaboration with Art Gallery of South Australia , Adelaide; 24Hr Art/Northern Territory Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin; Australian Sculptural Triennial, Melbourne. Catalogue author: Mr Jim Supangkat (Art Consultant, Jakarta). JAPAN Ms Chiaki Ajioka (Sydney University) for translation of text; Miss Kazuko Aono (Assistant Curator, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo); Art Lab., Japan for supplying technical assistance to Miran Fukuda with the work Expanded sightseeing; Mr Takeshi Kanazawa (Chief Curator, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art); Ms Carol Lutfy (Hara Museum of Contemporary Art); Mr Hayato Ogo (Director General, The Japan Foundation, Sydney); Ms Seiko Ohno (Assistant Director, The Japan Foundation, Sydney) ; Satani Gallery, Tokyo for supplying information on Shigeo Toya; Ms Sachiko Tamai (The Australia-Japan Foundation) ; Ms Janet Tomi (Director, The Australia-Japan Foundation) ; Mr Terry White (Director, The Australia-Japan Foundation, Tokyo). Japanese artist visits within Australia: Asia-Pacific Triennial, Brisbane; Queensland College of Art, Brisbane; Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe. Catalogue authors: Mr Takeshi Kanazawa (Chief Curator, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art , Tokyo); Mr Tadashi Akatsu, for permission to use his article from Spirit of Paper: Life of Material. The Works of Tsuguo Yanai [exhibition catalogue], trans. Yoko Takei, Gallery aM, Tokyo, 1991 .