4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art fosters excellence and innovation in contemporary Asian and Australian culture through research, documentation, development, discussion and presentation of contemporary visual art. We believe that Asian cultural thinking will have an important impact on the future. 4A’s aim is to ensure contemporary visual art plays a central role in understanding [...]
Vertical Villages: Level Up is the second phase of the collaboration between ruangrupa ArtLab, Keg de Souza and 4A, presented at the 15th Jakarta Biennale 2013. Vertical Villages: Level Up is contextualised within the theme of the 15th Jakarta Biennale, ‘siasat’ – translated as ‘tactics’ – which unpacks the strategies individuals and communities apply to [...]
Beijing Silvermine – Thomas Sauvin from Emiland Guillerme on Vimeo. Beijing Silvermine is a unique photographic portrait of the Chinese capital and the life of its inhabitants in the decades following the Cultural Revolution. Since 2009 Beijing-based collector Thomas Sauvin has amassed, edited and archived more than half a million photographic negatives destined for [...]
The launch of the 4A A4 Fundraising Exhibition last night was extraordinary. By 5.30pm we had queues going around the building! Thanks to everyone especially our artists and Members who made it such a memorable evening, and of course to our extraordinary host Sunil Badami. Last night we sold 110 artworks, and so far our tally is [...]
The Board of 4A invites you to the launch of 4A A4 Opening: Thursday 7 November 2013 6.30pm – 8.30pm Members’ Exclusive Preview*: 5.30pm – 6.30pm Exhibition: 8-30 November 2013 Grace your walls with artworks by some of the leading Asian and Australian artists in the world, or snare a beautiful piece by a [...]
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art is an initiative of the Asian Australian Artists Association Inc. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its funding and advisory body; the NSW Government through Arts NSW and the City of Sydney. Champions: Kerr and Judith Neilson; Patrons: Daniel and Lyndell Droga; Geoff Ainsworth AM, Grasshopper Bar, Johnson Pilton Walker, John Lam-Po-Tang, Dr Gene Sherman AM and Brian Sherman AM, VisAsia, Adrian Williams; Benefactors: AMP Foundation; Andrew Cameron, ARNDT Fine Art, ARTCELL, Brooke and Steve Aitken, Richard Funston and Kiong Lee, Simon Mordant AO and Catriona Mordant, Vicky Olsson, Lisa Paulsen, Dr Dick Quan, Julia Champtaloup and Andrew Rothery, The Sky Foundation, Lucy Hughes Turnbull AO; Friends: Luisa Catanzaro, Ari and Lisa Droga, Choi Ropiha Fighera, Julian and Stephanie Grose, Tonee Holley Knowles and James Knowles, Annette Larkin, Akira and Tomoko Nakayama, Susan Nathan, The Sky Foundation, Becky Sparks and James Roland, Victoria Taylor, Anna Waldmann, Dr John Yu AC. Media Partner: Vault magazine
