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.