The Venice Biennale and the Asia-Pacific in the Global Art World

This monograph uses the national pavilions of the Venice Biennale as a vehicle to examine the development of international contemporary art trends within the Asia-Pacific region including Australia, Japan and Korea, and sixteen additional national entities who have had less continuous participation in this global art event.

Autorentext

Stephen Naylor is a professor at James Cook University Australia and currently holds the position of chair, Academic Board.

Inhalt

Part 1: Overview

1. The Venice Biennale: a history of globalised contemporary art

Part 2: New Nations in the Venice Biennale

2. Australia seeks to find its space in Venice.

Getting into the Giardini di Castello - The early days

Greater alignment with the contemporary

The temporary Australian National Pavilion - Making do

Time for a new Australian National Pavilion?

The new pavilion

3. East meets West through the Ishibashi Foundation

4. ARKO and not so temporary Korean Pavilion

Part 3: Out of the Giardini

5. The Peoples Republic of China

6. This is not a National Pavilion

7. Beyond the Occidental

8. Art of the Pacific

Part 4: Conclusion