Events
Thu, 7 May 2026
3:00PM
Beyond Biennale Time: The Asian Watercolour Confederation and minor Contemporaneities
Yvonne Low
Art historian Yvonne Low introduces the often overlooked history of society-based, medium-specific exhibition networks, an important parallel to the much-analysed biennale explosion of the 1980s and 1990s.
Thu, 14 May 2026
3:00PM
Queer Archives and Buddha Bodies
Aiden Magro and Ruihan Ma
Presentations by two art history PhD candidates. Aiden Magro introduces his research into Australia's queer "grassroots archivists”, while Ruihan Ma explores subjectivity and modernity in the work of contemporary Tibetan artist Gade.
Thu, 14 May 2026
6:00PM
Vision Machines: Ensembles
André Dao, Thao Phan, Gary Foley, Junior Major, and Worlds Only
The third event in our series on the way technology is changing what it means to see, co-presented with the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. This session explores the forces that vision machines serve, and how to resist them.
Wed, 20 May 2026
6:00PM
Inner Visions: Gender Liberation and the Human Potential Movement
Hil Malatino
A lecture on gender transition, sensory deprivation tanks, human-dolphin communication, and high-dose ketamine use.