‘Beyond the self: Contemporary portraiture from Asia’ explores the representation of the self in current South and Southeast Asian visual art practice, providing a deeper understanding of the contemporary cultures of our regional neighbours. Bringing together painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, installation and media works, ‘Beyond the self’ looks at the transformative possibility of portraiture from the early 2000s to the present, created by artists from Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.
Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
Until September 30, 2012
South Australia
Alwar Balasubramaniam, Gravity (detail), 2008, fibreglass and acrylic, 193 x 182.9 x 45.7cm
Courtesy the artist and Talwar Gallery, New York and New Delhi
