On 2 and 3 April Bonhams is offering an important collection of Chinese textiles and official ceramics, the most comprehensive survey of later Chinese textiles to come to the market in Australia. It includes more than 40 formal and informal gowns, some attributed to the Empress Dowager Cixi’s wardrobe, and countless dress accessories including fan cases, purses, collars, hats, shoes, rank badges.
This presentation will introduce the work of Van Kinsbergen and investigate how his images shaped the visual identity of the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch colonial government engaged him as a ‘scientific photographer’ to document, amongst other things, Javanese antiquities.
Seventy artists, collectives and projects from more than 30 countries feature in the eleventh chapter of the flagship Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. The Curatorial Manager, Tarun Nagesh, will speak about the show before it closes on 5 th May.
Images of Peranakans from the dawn of photography to the present, expose the long and complex relationship between cameraman, camera and subject. The dynamic negotiations between these three principal elements produced diverse results.
Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre
Gill will discuss her encounters with recent initiatives in maintaining traditional village silk
weaving practices, particularly of the renowned weft hol (ikat), in Cambodia. The focus will
be on the individuals and NGOs who are at the forefront of this support. Gill will highlight
the continuity of techniques in both dyeing and weaving, despite rapid changes in society
and economic circumstances.
Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre
Sally Burdon of Asia Bookroom, Canberra, will discuss how seemingly modest artifacts such as pamphlets, personal papers, propaganda handouts and maps often reveal rich narratives and cultural insights. She will be showing select examples of the ephemeral material she handles while speaking on the philosophy that guides Asia Bookroom.
