March 21, 2007

New Asian-Pacific Art

Surveying art across Asia, Australia, and the Pacific, this year's Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art brings intriguing contemporary works — often incorporating traditional techniques — to Brisbane, Australia. Among the highlights are Japanese artist Yuken Teruya, who cuts delicate trees from shopping bags, and the Long March Project, a Chinese group that reinterprets Mao's famous march. Our media pick is Apichatpong Weerasethakul's film Mysterious Object at Noon, a fragmented narrative set in rural Thailand, and within our coverage of current exhibitions, we recommend Rachel Harrison's off-kilter assemblages in New York and Allora & Calzadilla's politically charged videos in London.