Legacy trumps a trend: APT8 and performance art

Tired of performance art? APT8 moves beyond the recent hype surrounding performance art and turns to the region for historical context and a sexy edge.
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Anida Yoeu Ali’s commissioned work Buddhist Bug Night series 1 (2015), detail of 2-channel video projection; supplied

Most would agree that performance art has been trending as the hot topic within the global curatorium of recent years. In the past 12 months alone, Australian audiences has been witness to 13 Rooms, Marina Abravomic: In Residence and 24 Frames Per Second.

Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) joins the ranks with its Asia Pacific Triennial (APT8) adopting a loose frame around performance and the body. The difference is that the APT has been doing this since it started in 1993.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina