Archie Moore and Ellie Buttrose on the making of kith and kin

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Join artist Archie Moore and curator Ellie Buttrose for a discussion about the making of kith and kin

1 Macarthur St

Join artist Archie Moore and curator Ellie Buttrose for a discussion about the making of kith and kin, Moore's work in the Australia Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale, which won the Golden Lion for Best National Pavilion. kith and kin is a celebration of First Nations sovereignty and kinship and also functions as a memorial to First Nations people whose lives were cut short while in police custody. In this discussion, Buttrose and Moore offer insights into the proposal process, archival research, exhibition design and the installation of the artwork.This event is presented by Monash Art Lectures (Monash University Museum of Art and Monash Fine Art) and will be opened by N'Arweet Professor Carolyn Briggs AM, Senior Boonwurrung Elder and Professor in Practice-Led Research in Wominjeka Djeembana Indigenous Research Lab at Monash University, and Dr Peta Clancy, Associate Dean Indigenous Monash Art Design and Architecture and a Yorta Yorta/Bangerang artist. Location: Lower Plaza, 1 Macarthur Street, East Melbourne (near Treasury Gardens, on the corner of Spring Street and Macarthur Street)Accessibility: The Auditorium is equipped with audio loop technology and is wheelchair accessible. The event will be Auslan interpreted. Image: kith and kin, the 60th Venice Biennale. Image courtesy of Archie Moore and The Commercial. Photo: Andrea Rossetti

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