The Sixth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

232 Venice Film Festival, 2009; Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2006. Emre Hüner b.1977 Istanbul, Turkey Lives and works in Istanbul Emre Hüner works in various media, including drawing, video, animation and site-specific installation. He studied at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, and the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, where he spent eight years before returning to Istanbul in 2007. Hüner crafts intricate and luminous drawings which are rendered with the colour and precision of miniature paintings. Interested in the intersection between systems of control and social structures, his work draws on historical and aesthetic sources, including classic European cinema, literature, scientific journals, medieval bestiaries, warfare, technology, medical practices and ideological regimes. Exhibitions (solo): Rodeo Gallery, Istanbul, 2009; BAS, Istanbul, 2007. Exhibitions (group): ‘The Generational: Younger than Jesus’, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, 2009; Manifesta 7, Trentino, Italy, 2008; 10th Istanbul Biennale, 2007. Raafat Ishak b.1967 Cairo, Egypt Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia Raafat Ishak’s practice is informed by his studies in architecture, his cultural heritage, and a beautifully muted graphic style. He roams freely among art historical antecedents, across centuries, cultures and within his own community for inspiration and consolidation. In 1990, he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting), Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, and in 2004 received a Graduate Diploma in Architecture (History and Conservation Practice), from the University of Melbourne. Exhibitions (solo): Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, 2009; Ocular Lab, Melbourne, 2007; Conical Gallery, Melbourne, 2003. Exhibitions (group): TarraWarra Biennial, Yarra Valley, Australia, 2006; Adelaide Biennial, Australia, 2006; ‘2004: Australian Culture Now’, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2004. Runa Islam b.1970 Dhaka, Bangladesh Lives and works in London, United Kingdom Runa Islam’s lyrical films reference the history and vocabulary of cinema. Working with Super-8 and 16mm film, Islam examines the mechanics of vision through installations which reveal the production context of filmmaking as a means of looking beyond the frame, and also highlighting the inherently illusory and magical nature of the medium. Between 2002 and 2004, she studied for a Master of Philosophy at the Royal College of Art, London. In 2008, she was a finalist in the Turner Prize at the Tate Britain, London. Exhibitions (solo): Shugo Arts, Tokyo, 2008; Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland, 2008; Serpentine Gallery, London, 2006. Exhibitions (group): ‘The Cinema Effect’, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC, United States, 2008; Manifesta 7, Trentino, Italy, 2008; ‘Brave New Worlds’, Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, United States, 2007. Ayaz Jokhio b.1978 Mehrabpur, Sindh, Pakistan Lives and works in Lahore, Pakistan Ayaz Jokhio’s meticulously produced paintings, drawings and installations use ironic humour and the relation between images and text as a means to question the definition of art and its role in the contemporary world. Beginning his career as a poet and cartoonist, Jokhio has also worked in film and documentary, and received his Bachelor of Fine Art from the National College of Arts, Lahore, in 2001. His works often involve a form of conceptual play with art history and the conventions of painting, such as inverting the hierarchy between art works and their labels on the gallery wall, or making large paintings of the backs of snapshot photographs. Exhibitions (solo): Grey Noise Gallery, Lahore, 2008, and 2009. Exhibitions (group): ‘Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan’, Asia Society, New York, 2009; ‘Drawn From Line’, Green Cardamom, London, 2008; National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2007. Takeshi Kitano b.1947 Tokyo, Japan Lives and works in Tokyo Director, actor, author, comedian, artist and cult television personality, Takeshi Kitano has forged an original and idiosyncratic film practice unique in contemporary cinema. Drawing on genre cinema and Japanese consumer culture, Kitano’s yakuza (Japanese mafia) films and self-reflexive comedies blend action cinema with a strong sense of the absurd in contemporary life. Beginning his career as a comic presenter on Japanese TV, his legendary alter ego, Beat Takeshi, is one of the most identifiable pop culture icons in Japan, and Kitano continues to appear on long-running television shows. Ang Lee b.1954 Pingtung, Taiwan Lives and works in Larchmont, United States Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Ang Lee has constructed a remarkably diverse filmography, ranging from period dramas and literary adaptations to martial arts epics and human dramas. Following his graduation from New York University, Lee’s first two films, Pushing Hands 1992 and The Wedding Banquet 1993, were based on the Chinese–American experience. Their success led to his return to Taiwan to make Eat Drink Man Woman 1995, and he has worked in both the United States and Asia ever since. The narratives of his deeply humanist films are characterised by notions of marginalisation and transformation in characters exploring their gender, sexual and cultural identity, and their filial and social duties. Mansudae Art Studio est.1959 Pyongyang, North Korea/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Co-organised By Nicholas Bonner (China/United Kingdom) and Suhanya Raffel (Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art, Queensland Art Gallery) Mansudae Art Studio artists commissioned for APT6: Choe Chang Ho b.1960 North Korea (DPRK) Choe Chang Ho b.1970 North Korea (DPRK) Han Guang Hun b.1976 North Korea (DPRK) Hong Jin Son b.1977 North Korea (DPRK) Im Hyok b.1965 North Korea (DPRK) Jang Hue Ro b.1954 North Korea (DPRK) Kang Yong Sam b.1956 North Korea (DPRK) Kim Hung IL b.1965 North Korea (DPRK) Kim Yong IL b.1971 North Korea (DPRK) Kim Yong Myong b.1977 North Korea (DPRK)