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APT3 Audience
Survey: Summary
of Results
Over97%enjo~dtheexhibition.
Almost 30% attended APT3 more
thantwice.
Over
77%
were
very
likely or
extremely likely to recommend
the
APT
to others.
Over
76% considered the new
technology aspects ofAPT3 were
important.
36%ofvisitorsparticipated in
the Kids'APT and 99%thoughtit
was a good inclusion.
57% lived in Brisbane, 12% were
from regional Queensland, 15%
from interstate and 16%from
overseas.
98.5%believed
it
important for
theGallerytoexhibitcontemporary
art of the Asia-Pacific.
Critics' Comments
One of the hottest contemporary
arteventsaround.Withthe
Triennial, Queensland Art Gallery
hasreconceiveditselfasa
museumforthe21stcentury.
... ThisTriennialisabouthighly
creative,sometimescombustible,
WcffSOfsurvivingthe present.
Nicholas Jose,
'Art
to the Power
of
Three', The
Bulletin,
1
Sept.
1999
Years ago the Queensland Art
Gallery came up with a concept
whichwastomaterialiseintothe
mostimportantartisticeventinthis
partoftheworld.ltwascalledthe
Asia-Pacific Triennial of
ContemporaryArtand itbecame
the ultimate showcase for artists in
the region to get together every
three years and display their work
and share cultural experiences.
The Virtual Triennial not only
expandsthescopeforthe
exhibition,butallowsimmediate
onlineparticipationbyaudiences
aroundtheworld.Thismakesthe
Asia-Pacific Triennial a truly global
event
Chotlmont Yonrum,
Bangkok
Post,
6 Jan. 2000
Thisisoneofthesassiestfestivals
ofseriousartontheworldcultural
calendar ... Formany,APTcan lay
claimtobeingAustralia'smost
genuinely international art
exhibition.
Bruce James, The Sydney
Morning Herald,
4 May 1999
APT3 is a truly global, multicultural
event from our region that tells us
storiesaboutourregionwhile
entertaining us on agrand scale.
TheAPT3 seems to be something
ofatriumphofthehumanspirit –
abovepolitics,ideologyand
geography.
Phil Brown, 'Building Bridges',
Brisbane News,
Sept. 1999
ltisavisual,intellectualand
emotional rollercoaster. ...Universal
experiencesareofferedupfor
contemptation,butnotinatrite
way ... Weseereinventionof
traditions,meaningfuldialogues
aboutpoliticsorthepersonal,life
anddeathissues,andinteraction
with communities ... In nine years
theTriennialhascreatedadynamic
interchangeofideas,experimentation
andmomentum ...Thereislittle
doubt that this is Australia's best
contemporary exhibition.
Louise Martin-Chew,
The
Australian,
18 Sept. 1999
Here isa great agglomeration of
art,whichbreatheshumour,
compassion,outrageandcalmin
equalmeasure.lcouldspenddays
wandering happily among its
umpteenexhibits. lthoughtfora
moment I was dreaming.
GIies Auty,
The Australian,
25
Sept.1999
Whileinstallations,performance
art,andsculptureprovidesomeof
themostcolourfulandpoignant
momentsoftheTriennial,themore
traditional mediums of painting,
works on paper and photography
also contribute to the prevailing
aura of delight being experienced
bymanyvisitorstothisthesison
thedynamicandchangingnature
ofculturesandsocietiesinthe
Asia-PaClfic region.
Roger Taylor,
AsianArt News,
Nov. / Dec. 1999
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