APT7 Exhibition Report

Installation view of Somersault in sandalwood sky 2012 by Atul Dodiya / Commissioned for APT7 and the Queensland Art Gallery Collection / Purchased 2012. Queensland Art Gallery / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery Ruth McDougall, Curator, Pacific Art, delivers an APT7 floortalk in front of Untitled (from ‘Lounge Room Tribalism’ series) 2010 by Graham Fletcher, GOMA, December 2012 Works acquired from APT7 have greatly enhanced the Collection — 119 acquisitions of works by some 60 artists and artist groups from 15 countries, the equivalent of 40 per cent of works from the exhibition. aPt7 and tHe coLLection Over two decades, the depth of the Queensland Art Gallery Collection has grown substantially, providing the basis for major country‑based exhibitions such as ‘The China Project’ (2009) and ‘Unnerved: The New Zealand Project’ (2010), as well as cross‑ Collection exhibitions such as ‘21st Century: Art in the First Decade’ (2010). Works acquired from APT7 have greatly enhanced the Collection — 119 acquisitions of works by some 60 artists and artist groups from 15 countries, the equivalent of 40 per cent of works from the exhibition. These include commissioned works by Huang Yong Ping, Atul Dodiya, LN Tallur, Lorraine Connelly‑Northey and Tiffany Chung, as well as works from Papua New Guinea and Papua. Four Kids’ APT7 artist projects were also acquired. These acquisitions build on the substantial legacy of previous Triennials and continue the Gallery’s ongoing commitment to collecting, researching, exhibiting, publishing and interpreting the art of the Asia Pacific region. apt7 aCQuisitioN HigHLigHts • The major architectural structures commissioned from two cultural groups from the East Sepik in Papua New Guinea — Koromb (Spirit house) 2012 by Kwoma Arts and Korumbo (Spirit house) 2012 by Brikiti Cultural Group — are two of the most ambitious projects ever commissioned for an APT. These structures were augmented by the acquisition of a series of masks and performance objects from New Britain and the Sepik region, considerably expanding the Gallery’s holdings of art from Papua New Guinea. • The large‑scale commission for the Gallery’s Watermall of Ressort 2012 by one of China’s most influential senior artists, Huang Yong Ping, is an outstanding addition to the Gallery’s holdings of contemporary Chinese art. This acquisition was supported by funds from Tim Fairfax, am . • Somersault in sandalwood sky 2012, by Atul Dodiya, one of the leading figures in contemporary Indian art. This nine‑ part cabinet installation engages with the history of the Gallery’s exhibitions and collections, including the APT. Other Indian acquisitions include a large commissioned sculpture by LN Tallur and a video work by Neha Choksi. 73 apt7 aNd tHe CoLLeCtioN