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4A Papers

Established in 2016, 4A Papers is an online journal that captures the currency of ideas and movements in Australia and the Asia region.

From critical essays, reviews, and dialogues to hypertexts, travelogues, and experimental proses, 4A Papers chronicles the cultural transformers of our time. As a commissioning platform, 4A Papers has profiled over 70 artists, cultural workers, photographers, curators, academics, performers, producers, and researchers.

Issue 10

Featuring: Matt Chun, Green Papaya Art Projects, Leora Joy Jones, Hugh Hudson, Annette An-Jen Liu, Hugh Hudson. Editor: Mariam Arcilla.

Yumi Umiumare, Butoh Residential workshop in Wimmera, Victoria, 2018

Issue 9

Featuring: Eunice Andrada, Vladislav Sludskiy, Mohamad Faizuan Bin Mat, Luise Guest, Reina Takeuchi, Mikala Tai. Editor: Mariam Arcilla.

A dark-skinned Polyneasian person with black braids wearing a purple and orange floral vest holds up two green ferns that cover half their face

Issue 8

Ft: Winnie Siulolovao Dunn, Léuli Eshrāghi, Enoch Mailangi, Mitiana Arbon, Talia Smith, Robert Henningham. Ed: Mikala Tai, José Da Silva, Sue Acret.

Digital illustration of layers of mobile phone screens and Windows XP pop-up windows.

Issue 7

Featuring: John Clark, Micheal Do, Soo-Min Shim, Anushka Rajendran, Justine Youssef, Sumugan Sivanesan. Editor: Pedro de Almeida.

A female-presenting Han Chinese figure with dark-red dyed hair and a bright red shift dress stands in front of four printed canvases in an art gallery, looking towards the camera with a relaxed expression.

Issue 6

Ft: Lleah Amy Smith, Mikala Tai, Tian Zhang, Eugene Yiu Nam Cheung, Annie Jael Kwan, Alex Burchmore, Anabelle Lacroix, Sue Acret. Ed: Pedro de Almeida

A male-presenting figure with long curly hair touches a wall painting which is comprised of textured brown brushstrokes.

Issue 5

Featuring: Bridie Moran, Conor Bateman, Tess Maunder, Alam Khorshed, Meera Menezes, Nur Shkembi and Micheal Do. Editor: Pedro de Almeida.

A muscular figure in a black floor-length halter dress sitting in an ornate armchair with their hands over their face and their head taped in a beige fabric. They are facing a floor-length mirror, with the words "Chapitre 5: Saison d'incendie" projected in blue behind them.

Issue 4

Featuring: Aziz Sohail, Judy Annear, Eric Bridgeman, Mitiana Arbon, Con Gerakaris, Mikala Tai. Editor: Pedro de Almeida.

A figure wearing a sparkly red burqa stands with a placard that reads, 'Nasty WOMAN', while an art fair crowd walks around them.

Issue 3

Ft: Ella Mudie, Harriet Reid, Kate Warren, Yasmin Tambiah, Anida Yoeu, Micheal Do, Shivanjani Lal and Lauren Carroll Harris. Editor: Pedro de Almeida.

A row of branches with a projection of a woman standing in a red-lit space.

Issue 2

Ft: Con Gerakaris, Helen Grace, Aastha Chauhan, Isabelle Hore-Thorburn, Chantal Wong & Sampson Wong, Sophia Cai, Léuli Eshrāghi. Ed: Pedro de Almeida.

Flatlay view of two hands holding a calligraphy brush, drawing Chinese characters on a white sheet of paper.

Issue 1

Featuring: Alana Hunt, Hyun Lee, John von Sturmer, Mikala Tai, Minerva Inwald, Chun Yin Rainbow Chan, Joanna Bayndrian. Editor: Pedro de Almeida.

In 2022, 4A Papers will be supported by Sue Acret and James Roth. Join our mailing list for updates on 4A programs and updates.