Program

20 Feb — 10 Mar 2025

Yayoi Kusama

Experience this ambitious world-premiere exhibition at NGV International, celebrating the illustrious career of iconic contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama.

FROCK A WHANAUNGATANGA

The Pacific Sisters

An awe-inspiring exhibition and workshop series by legendary Tagata Moana (People of the Pacific) art collective, the Pacific Sisters.

Shadows in Twin Cities: Watch Me Fly (바람을 만난 그림자)

JESSICA WILSON AND GIJONG YOO

A large-scale video installation takes place simultaneously on the screens of Federation Square and a civic location in Jeonju.

Post Show Q&As

Nightlife

Shadows in Twin Cities: Find My Shadow (그림자 숨바꼭질)

JESSICA WILSON AND GIJONG YOO

The shadows of children in Korea have flown across hemispheres. Can you find where they’ve landed?

Knowledge

Shadows in Twin Cities (쌍둥이 도시의 그림자들)

JESSICA WILSON AND GIJONG YOO

Shadows in Twin Cities brings together children from Jeonju (Korea) and Melbourne (Australia) in unusual conversations between each other and their city landscapes.

Shapeshifters

Phasmahammer (Justin Talplacido Shoulder), PANELIA (India), LỘC, MOWGLI and Tristan Jalleh

Shapeshifters is Asia TOPA’s sacred arena for performers and musicians who fluidly morph between bodies, cultures, space and time.

ARTIST TALK: MIDDLE OF A MOMENT

Aki Onda and Lawrence English

Join artist Aki Onda and Curator Lawrence English in conversation as they discuss the inspirations behind Middle of a Moment – Onda’s first survey of his installation work in

HOTBED: GAPU ŊUPAN (CHASING THE RAINBOW)

Rachael Wallis and Piya Talaliman

In the first part of this 2-hour workshop, the choreographers and dancers of Gapu Ngupan (Chasing the Rainbow) will explain the background of the traditional movements and gestures and give an experience of traditional movement from Yolngu and Paiwan cultures.

PREMIER ARTIST TALK: PULAU (ISLAND)

Melanie Lane, Jeff Khan and Amita Kirpalani

Dive into the relationship between visual art and contemporary dance in this conversation between celebrated choreographer Melanie Lane, Jeff Khan (Creative Director, Asia TOPA) and Amita Kirpalani (Curator of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria).

Electric Dreams: Workshop

Vijay Thillaimuthu

This workshop will empower participants to creatively explore electronic instruments for idea generation, be that musical or otherwise.

Bunjil Place x Asia TOPA Welcome Gathering

Sensing Dark Matter

Su Wenchi

Sensing Dark Matter is a VR experience merging art and physics, inviting viewers to explore a speculative universe where dark matter and its gravitational effects become perceptible.