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Moxi,
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Yunnan Province |
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Yunnan Province |
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On the Road in Guangxi
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Jinggangshan,
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Ruijin,
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The 3rd Auckland Triennial
9 March 2007
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Welcome to the launch of the 3rd Auckland Triennial - New Zealand¡¯s premier international contemporary art event.
This multi-venue exhibition provides a window onto the world of contemporary art, creating a dialogue between local artists and their global counterparts.
Forty artists from over 20 countries present major works never seen before in New Zealand from diverse mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, video, installation, film, performance and international collaborative actions.
Big name stars like Turners Prize finalists Isaac Julien (UK), Phil Collins (UK) and Willie Doherty (Northern Ireland), Mona Hatoum (Palestine/UK), Fiona Hall (Australia), the Long March (China) and Carlos Garaicoa (Cuba) present works alongside nine New Zealanders including Shane Cotton, John Pule and Yuk King Tan. Renowned international curator Victoria Lynn says the 3rd Auckland Triennial will address the condition of turbulence. ¡°We live in turbulent times. Our cultural and political environment is complex and unpredictable. The artists in this exhibition engage with the emotional flux of their daily reality, responding to the ambient hopes and fears in our midst. They create aesthetic interventions - active, vital and alternative ways of looking at the world around us.¡±
¡°turbulence includes stories of ancestry and exile; journeys through literal and imagined spaces and reflections upon the fragility of existence and humanity¡¯s capacity for resistance and resilience,¡± she says. Auckland Art Gallery director Chris Saines says the Auckland Triennial gives the public access to some of the world¡¯s most innovative new art - without leaving the country.
¡°The Triennial puts Auckland on the map of the international arts community. It allows us to thematically drive the way social and political issues are explored by invited artists and sets the stage for a continuing dialogue between us and the rest of the world,¡± he says.
The 3rd Auckland Triennial coincides with AK07 and will be the Auckland Festival¡¯s key visual arts event.
The opening weekend includes a keynote address by prominent Cuban curator and writer Gerardo Mosquera and a must-see performance by Walid Raad¡¯s Atlas Group (Lebanon/NY).
Since the launch of the 1st Auckland Triennial Bright Paradise in 2001, this three-yearly event has shown 70 artists from 14 different countries, attracted over 30,000 visitors and received extensive international media coverage. The 2nd Auckland Triennial
Public/Private: Tumatanui/Tumataiti won Metro magazine¡¯s 2004 Exhibition of the Year award. turbulence 3rd Auckland Triennial is presented by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o T¨¡maki in partnership with ARTSPACE, The Gus Fisher Gallery, St Paul St Gallery and Academy Cinemas. The event opens on 9 March 2007 across all five venues. Closing dates are staggered:
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o T¨¡maki until 3 June 2007. All Day Pass: Adult $7,
Concession/Friends of the Festival $5, Friends of the Gallery $4, Under 5s free
ARTSPACE until 15 April 2007 ¨C free admission
The Gus Fisher Gallery until 28 April 2007 ¨C free admission
St Paul St Gallery until 21 April 2007 ¨C free admission
Academy Cinemas dates and prices to be announced
exhibition + symposium + publication + events + films + performances
www.aucklandtriennial.com
For more information contact:
Jennifer Dann
Communications Co-ordinator
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
Ph +64 9 307 7706
Mobile 027 290 6990
Major supporters:
 
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