The Sixth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

234 Exhibitions (solo): Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, 2008; The Asia Society, New York, 2008; Kunstmuseum Luzern, Switzerland, 2007. Exhibitions (group): Gwangju Biennale, Korea, 2006; 51st Biennale of Venice, 2005; Biennale of Sydney, 2002. Sopheap Pich b.1971 Battambang, Cambodia Lives and works in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Working with the ubiquitous Cambodian materials of rattan and bamboo, Sopheap Pich’s poetic and tightly realised works connect to traditional craft and avant-garde sculpture, reflecting Pich’s upbringing and current experience in Cambodia, as well as his years living and studying in the United States. He completed a Masters of Fine Art in painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1999, after being awarded a Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting) in 1995 from the University of Massachusetts. He returned to live and work in Phnom Penh in 2003, when he established the Saklapel artist group with Leang Seckon and Chat Piersath. Exhibitions (solo): Tyler Rollins Fine Art, New York, 2009; Gallery H, Bangkok, 2007; Sala Art Space, Phnom Penh, 2007. Exhibitions (group): The 4th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Japan, 2009; ‘Forever Until Now’, 10 Chancery Lane, Hong Kong, 2009; ‘Strategies fromWithin’, Ke Center, Shanghai, 2008. Manit Sriwanichpoom b.1961 Bangkok, Thailand Lives and works in Bangkok Manit Sriwanichpoom’s photographs are renowned for their witty and provocative commentary on Thai life and culture. He received a Bachelor of Art (Visual Art) from Srinakharinvirot University, Bangkok, in 1984, and has also worked as a commercial photographer and social activist, producing the political documentary Citizen Juling 2008 with Ing K and Kraisak Choonhavan. Ongoing strands of Sriwanichpoom’s work include street photography and portraiture, as well as his ‘Pink Man’ series, depicting an archetypal, alienated consumer travelling the globe. Exhibitions (solo): Place M, Tokyo, 2008; Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, 2008. Exhibitions (group): ‘Thermocline of Art: New Asian Waves’, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2007; Gwangju Biennale, Korea, 2006; Thai Pavilion, 50th Biennale of Venice, 2003. Svay Ken 1933–2008 Takeo Province/Phnom Penh, Cambodia Svay Ken is considered a senior figure in Cambodian contemporary art, and his paintings provide a unique and detailed document of Cambodian society and its transformations over the past 60 years. Svay took up painting to support his family in 1993, just prior to retiring from his job as a porter at the Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh. He later set up his own gallery near Wat Phnom in the centre of the city, painting every day until his death in 2008. Exhibitions (solo): Bophana Audiovisual Resource Centre, Phnom Penh, 2008; Reyum Institute of Art and Culture, Phnom Penh, 2001. Exhibitions (group): ‘Forever Until Now: Contemporary Art from Cambodia’, 10 Chancery Lane, Hong Kong, 2009; 1st Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial, Japan, 1999. Tun Win Aung and Wah Nu Tun Win Aung b.1975 Yalutt, Myanmar Wah Nu b.1977 Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar Live and work in Yangon Tun Win Aung and Wah Nu are an artist couple who maintain a studio in Yangon, Myanmar. Both work in a range of media, including painting, installation, performance and video. Tun Win Aung’s multimedia installations and performances are often produced specifically for outdoor sites, responding to local histories and environments, while Wah Nu’s paintings and video works use colour and symbolism to create dreamlike, wistful impressions of her surroundings. They both graduated from the University of Culture, Yangon, Myanmar, in 1994 — Wah Nu with a Bachelor of Art (Music), and Tun Win Aung a Bachelor of Art (Sculpture). Tun Win Aung : Exhibitions (solo): Lokanat Art Galleries, Yangon, 2001, 1999. Exhibitions (group): ‘Contemporary Art from Myanmar’, Gallery Old Firehouse, Bad Aibling, Germany, 2009; ‘Off the Record #2’, Shimbashi Station, Tokyo, 2007; 11th Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2004; 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Japan, 2002. Wah Nu : Exhibitions (solo): Art U-Room, Tokyo, 2008, 2005; Lokanat Art Galleries, Yangon, 2004. Exhibitions (group): ‘Contemporary Art from Myanmar’, Gallery Old Firehouse, Bad Aibling, Germany, 2009; ‘Off the Record #2’, Shimbashi Station, Tokyo, 2007; 3rd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Japan, 2005; 11th Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2004. Vandy Rattana b.1980 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Lives and works in Phnom Penh Vandy Rattana participated in foundation education at the Pannasastra University of Cambodia, and is a self-taught photographer who has also worked as a photojournalist. He is active in the development of contemporary art and photography in Cambodia, and is one of the five founders of Stiev Selepak, which set up Sa Sa Gallery in Phnom Penh in 2008, the country’s first artist-run space. Vandy’s choice of subject matter reflects his daily experience, and his photographs are known for their strong composition, compelling narrative, and subtle commentary on Cambodian life and culture. Exhibitions (group): ‘Forever Until Now: Contemporary Art from Cambodia’, 10 Chancery Lane, Hong Kong, 2009; ‘Strategies from Within’, Ke Center, Shanghai, 2008; ‘Another Asia’, 13th Noorderlicht International Photofestival, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, 2006. Tracey Moffatt b.1960 Brisbane, Australia Lives and works in New York, United States; and the Sunshine Coast, Australia One of Australia’s most prominent artists, Tracey Moffatt works in photography, video and film. She graduated from the Queensland College of Art’s Film and Video course in 1982 and, since her first solo exhibition in 1989, has maintained a high profile as one of the key Australian artists exploring issues of identity and gender, especially in relation to Aboriginal Australia. Exhibitions: (solo): Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 2008; Location One, New York, 2008; Stills Gallery, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2006; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada, 2005; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2003–04. Exhibitions: (group): Biennale of Sydney, 2008; Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, 2008; Liverpool Biennial, United Kingdom, 2008; Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2007; Sharjah Biennial, United Arab Emirates, 2005. Farhad Moshiri Shiraz, Iran Lives and works in Tehran, Iran Farhad Moshiri is one of Iran’s most internationally visible artists, due in part to his deft, humorous and visually seductive examinations of popular culture and the modern world. From 1981, he studied art and film at the California Institute of the Arts, United States, and was awarded a Master of Fine Art in 1984. Returning to Iran, his works after this time focused on painting and mixed-