Spectacular large-scale installations and compelling sitespecific and performance works feature in 'The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art' at GoMA (Gallery of Modern Art).
Contemporary art-as-big spectacle, indeed, some contemporary artworks rely on this initial effect of overwhelming you with its hugeness. You stand in front of this Goliath and are humbled.
A thousand doors and windows too
An atomic mushroom bomb
People holding flowers
In-flight (Project: Another Country) by Brisbane-based Filipino couple Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan is one of the works in APT6 that works effectively for both adult and child.
Visitors can create their own planes from whatever materials are on hand and add to the growing pile that’s both a fun activity and a critique on issues of migration.
And it will continue to grow. What the final results are – a mountain of a mess or simply a grand mountain — when the Triennial ends next April is, well, up in the air at the moment.
Calligraphy & study of buddhim onto living mushrooms
The exhibition presents 313 art works by more than 160 artists from over 25 countries. The cinema programs present 260 feature and short films by more than 120 filmmakers.
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