NZSL Week: B42040A1A1A

16 May. Free entry.

All welcome, no RSVP required.

Join us at The Physics Room for a guided introduction to Luke Willis Thompson's exhibition B42040A1A1A. The event will begin with a short introduction to the gallery and exhibition, followed by a screening of the films. After the screening, there will be an open discussion with time for questions and conversation, supported by a NZSL interpreterer.

This event is presented as part of New Zealand Sign Language Week, marking 20 years since the NZSL Act recognised New Zealand Sign Language as an official language of Aotearoa.

B42040A1A1A is a solo exhibition by Fijian New Zealand artist Luke Willis Thompson. The installation focuses on two major moving image artworks developed over the past three years, which each imagine a decolonial future for Aotearoa through the visual language of political theatre.

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.