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5 December 2009 – 5 April 2010 Gallery of Modern Art + Queensland Art Gallery. About APT. The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art is the only recurring exhibition of contemporary art of Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
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5 December 2009 – 5 April 2010 Gallery of Modern Art + Queensland Art Gallery
About APT • The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art is the only recurring exhibition of contemporary art of Asia, Australia and the Pacific. • APT6 incorporates Kids APT and Summer Festival, cinema program, regional Queensland programs, Up Late, public programs, education programs and resources. • 100 artists and filmmakers from 25 countries • First time: North Korea, Iran, Turkey, Tibet, Cambodia and Myanmar (Burma).
APT Attendance • APT 1 1993: 60 000 • APT 2 1996: 120 000 • APT 3 1999: 150 000 • APT 4 2002: 220 000 • APT 5 2006: 350 000 (QAG and GoMA)
Promised Lands 5 December 2009 – 5 April 2010
Promised Lands profiles cinematic and geopolitical relationships throughout the Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) across to West Asia and the Middle East (including Afghanistan, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Palestine and Turkey).
Promised Lands provides an opportunity to develop conversations that look to West Asia and the Middle East, encountering the intersecting countries, religions, cultures and histories that help inform our understanding of these evolving regions today and their future.
The Road to Jaffna Sri Lanka Cinema of Partition Bangladesh India Kashmir Pakistan The Tree of Life Afghanistan Iran Iraq Kurdistan Return of the Poet Armenia Turkey Eating my Heart Lebanon Israel Palestine
APT6 Kids Since APT3 in 1999, the APT has included a specially curated exhibition for children — ‘Kids’ APT’ — specially commissioned activities for children and families Summer Festival – last 2 weeks in January. Kids APT5 Summer Festival: 68,500 to QAG; 57,700 at GoMA; 5700 at regional Qld venues