On display from 30 November 2024, seventy artists, collectives and projects from more than 30 countries will feature in the eleventh chapter of the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) flagship exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art.
Artists including Dana Awartani, Brett Graham, D Harding, Mit Jai Inn, Kikik Kollektive, Saodat Ismailova, Dawn Ng, Yeung Tong Lung and Haus Yuriyal will continue the Asia Pacific Triennial’s commitment to representing the region’s most dynamic and exciting contemporary art.
QAGOMA Director Chris Saines CNZM said the much-anticipated Asia Pacific Triennial had showcased an evolving mix of the most important developments in contemporary art from across Australia, Asia and the Pacific for more than three decades.
“As we work towards presenting an exhibition of key works acquired by QAGOMA through the thirty-year Asia Pacific Triennial series at the V&A Museum, London in early 2026, we have reflected closely on the significant cultural impact of the Triennial regionally and globally,” said Mr Saines.
“As with previous Triennials, the eleventh chapter will be presented throughout both QAG and GOMA and include works produced across vast geographies and cultural contexts, offering audiences a multiplicity of experiences, perspectives and diverse approaches to both contemporary and community-based customary art practices.”
Over the past three years our specialist curatorial team, led by Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art, Tarun Nagesh, have shown an unrelenting commitment to on-the ground, in-country research in order to select artists who reflect a diverse and authentic cross-section of the region’s artistic production,” said Mr Saines.
Developed and researched by QAGOMA’s specialist Asian and Pacific curatorial team, with collaboration from co-curators and interlocutors in the region, this Triennial will feature over 500 artworks including major new commissions by artists Jasmine Togo-Brisby, Kawita Vatanajyankur, Truong Công Tùng, Paemanu Contemporary Art Collective, ‘Aunofo Havea Funaki and the Lepamahanga Women’s Group, Mele Kahalepuna Chun and Mai Nguyen-Long.
Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch said QAGOMA’s 11th Asia Pacific Triennial will provide extraordinary visual arts experiences for locals and visitors to the state and bolster Queensland’s global reputation as a leading cultural destination.
“From across the country and the Asia Pacific region, this exhibition brings together diverse artists and collectives to share unique stories through compelling and exciting work,” said Minister Enoch.
“The Queensland Government invests in QAGOMA to secure and deliver internationally significant art experiences through blockbuster funding including the home-grown Triennial series, with APT10 generating almost $14 million for the local economy.”
“As one of the nation’s leading cultural institutions, QAGOMA plays an important role in growing cultural tourism and building artists’ and artsworkers’ careers ahead of Brisbane 2032, when the eyes of the world will be on Queensland’s exceptional arts and culture,” said Minister Enoch.
Tarun Nagesh, Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art, QAGOMA said this Triennial would introduce four co-curated projects highlighting contemporary art from Nepal; the region of Mindanao in the Southern Philippines; the Arnarvon Islands in the Solomon Islands; and Torba Province of Vanuatu.
“Artists in the exhibition consider knowledge in its many forms, following thematic threads such as care for natural and urban environments, intergenerational experiences of migration and labour, and nuanced approaches to storytelling, materials and technique,” said Mr Nagesh.
“For the first time in the series, this Triennial will include artists and works from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Timor-Leste and Uzbekistan.”
The Triennial will be on display from 30 November 2024 to 27 April 2025. For more information, visit: www.qagoma.qld.gov.au for details.
Image: Dawn Ng, Singapore b.1982, WATERFALL VIII (still), 2023, 4K video: 16:9 (landscape) and 9:16 (portrait), 27:06 minutes – courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf © Dawn Ng