Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific
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At a glance

Around 1 hour

More than 40 artists redraw the cultural map of the Asia-Pacific through First Nations knowledge, contemporary materials and radically different ideas of modernity.

Why go

A landmark V&A/QAGOMA collaboration foregrounding artists often underrepresented in European museum narratives.

You'll see

First Nations art · Contemporary Asian art · Sculpture · Photography · Installation · Craft · Indigenous knowledge

Pace of visit

High density and geographically broad. Don’t attempt to give every artist equal time.

Don't miss

The First Nations perspectives and works where inherited material traditions are transformed rather than preserved unchanged.

Artlovers Tip

Choose 5–7 artists to follow properly rather than treating the show as a geographical checklist.

Inside the exhibition

Key Movements

Contemporary Art

Description

The exhibition draws from the long history of the Asia Pacific Triennial to present artistic practices across an enormous region without pretending they form one coherent style. Indigenous knowledge, colonial histories, migration, belief and contemporary politics appear through painting, photography, installation and material practice. The strength lies precisely in its variety. It encourages visitors to understand “Asia-Pacific contemporary art” as many overlapping histories rather than one category.

More than 40 artists and creative practitioners are represented, including pioneering and emerging voices from Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

Exhibition

Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific

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