A lifesize fibreglass sculpture, Kapa Haka (Whero) by Michael Parekowhai, stands in the V&A domed hall as a symbolic guardian for Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific. The exhibition is produced with QAGOMA in Brisbane and includes more than 70 works that have never been shown in the UK. Artists from 25 countries are represented, with works connected to decades of participation in QAGOMA’s Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. The show is part of a broader wave of Australian-to-international exhibitions, including collaborations and touring programs. V&A exhibition leadership describes the international presentation of these works as overdue, noting that responsibility to bring them has recently increased. The Asia Pacific Triennial began in 1993 and has attracted over four million visitors to QAGOMA.
"Standing on one side of the domed hall, across from the galleries dedicated to medieval and Renaissance European art, is a lifesize, fibreglass sculpture of a burly bouncer. The Maori nametag hanging from his belt loop suggests he has travelled a long way from home. This character, Kapa Haka (Whero) by Michael Parekowhai from Aotearoa New Zealand, is a symbolic guardian for the exhibition Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific."
"Produced in partnership with the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) in Brisbane, the show includes more than 70 works which have never before been exhibited in the UK, by artists from 25 countries who have featured through the decades in QAGOMA's Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT)."
"It's the latest in a recent wave of shows that have brought works from Australian galleries to international institutions. Last year, Tate Modern hosted Emily Kam Kngwarray in collaboration with the National Gallery of Australia, and the National Gallery of Victoria's exhibition The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art is now touring the US. Daniel Slater, director of exhibitions at the V&A, thinks these exhibitions are overdue."
"The responsibility has been on us to bring these incredible works here, he says, and until recently, we simply haven't. When it was established in 1993, the APT was the first major exhibition dedicated exclusively to contemporary art from Asia and the Pacific. Since then, it has drawn more than 4 million visitors to QAGOMA and been a launchpad for some of the biggest names in art"
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