18 April to 18 April
11:00am-12.30pm
Artist Talk: Luke Willis Thompson
Luke Willis Thompson, Whakamoemoeā, 2024 (still), 35mm film transferred to 4k video (black and white, silent), duration: 12 mins. Courtesy of the artist, Coastal Signs, Auckland, and Galerie Nagel Draxler, Cologne/Berlin.
18 April to 18 April. Free entry.
On the opening weekend of B42040A1A1A, join us in the gallery for a conversation between artist Ilish Thomas and curator James Tapsell-Kururangi.
All welcome, no RSVP needed.
Luke Willis Thompson is a Fijian (Rukua, Yageta) New Zealand artist. He studied at the Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt am Main 2013-2015, and the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland 2006-10.
Recent exhibitions include: Luke Willis Thompson | B42040A1A1A, Te Wai Ngutu Kākā Gallery, Auckland (2015-2016); 15th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, 2025-2026; Yes, Germany voted in favor of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) when it was adopted by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007, Galerie Nagel Draxler Kabinett, Berlin (2025); Sharjah Biennial 16, Old Al Diwan Al Amiri, Al Hamriyah, Sharjah; Mouvement des Malades, Michael Lett, 2024; Hysterical Strength, GAMeC, Bergamo (2019), _Human, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel (2018); Luke Willis Thompson, Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington (2018); Field Guide, Remai Modern, Saskatoon (2017); autoportrait, Hopkinson Mossman, Auckland (2017); Luke Willis Thompson, Chisenhale Gallery, London (2017); Cemetery of Uniforms and Liveries, Galerie Nagel Draxler, Berlin (2016); Misadventure, Institute of Modern Art (IMA), Brisbane (2016); Sucu Mate/Born Dead, Hopkinson Mossman, Auckland (2016) and nicht mehr, nicht minder als der Sugar, Reisebürogalerie, Cologne; New Museum Triennial, New York, 2015; The 5th Auckland Triennial, 2013