KITH AND KIN | INSCRIBING A LIFE
Exhibition story
Two complementary displays — 'Archie Moore: kith and kin' and 'Inscribing a Life' — are in dialogue in GOMA's Galleries 3.3 & 3.4 (Marica Sourris and James C. Sourris AM Galleries) from September 2025 to October 2026.
Awarded the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at La Biennale de Venezia 2024, Archie Moore's kith and kin traces the artist’s Kamilaroi and Bigambul relations over 65,000+ years. Displayed adjacent to this major installation, 'Inscribing a Life' features artworks that grapple with the vast scale and the deep time of the universe.
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Feature image: Archie Moore with kith and kin (installation view, Australia Pavilion, Venice Biennale) 2024 / Presented to QAGOMA and Tate by Creative Australia on behalf of the Australian Government 2024 / © Archie Moore / Photograph: Andrea Rossetti / Image courtesy: The artist and The Commercial, Sydney
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On 20 April, the Jury of the 2024 Venice Biennale — comprising Jury President Julia Bryan-Wilson, Alia Swastika, Chika Okeke-Agulu, Elena Crippa and María Inés Rodríguez — awarded the Golden Lion for Best National Participation to Australia for kith and kin by artist Archie Moore, curator Ellie Buttrose and commissioner Creative Australia. This is the first time in the history of Venice Biennale that an Australian project has received the accolade.
Visit the Creative Australia kith and kin website.