The Latest Breaking News from the Museum of Contemporary Art

Ai Weiwei says his piece on war and peace

Overlooking Sydney Harbour, a bold work of 500 combat helmets by acclaimed artist Ai Weiwei sprawled across a lawn is exposing the human costs of war.

AAP · Sep 25

Noted Indigenous artist is takin' out the kitsch

Indigenous artist Tony Albert has launched the annual Aboriginalia Appeal to coincide with the opening of his solo exhibition Not a Souvenir.

AAP · May 21

‘I can use it, I can abuse it’: Tony Albert spent decades collecting racist ‘Aboriginalia’. Now he wants to turn yours into art

Not a Souvenir at the MCA highlights the commodification and misrepresentation of First Nations people – and invites the public to reckon with their complicity

The Guardian - AU · May 19

Venice row risks Aust's reputation, major gallery says

The Museum of Contemporary Art has become the first major gallery to publicly back the artistic team selected for Venice, then sensationally dumped.

AAP · Feb 21, 2025

Cash shortage forces major gallery to charge $20 entry

The Museum of Contemporary Art has long been free to the public, but it says a lack of government funding means it has to charge $20 entry fees.

AAP · Dec 18, 2024

Liberation of abstraction embraced in troubled times

Acclaimed US painter Julie Mehretu is holding her first exhibition in the southern hemisphere at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

AAP · Nov 27, 2024

Olafur Eliasson's new light sculptures illuminate Los Angeles

Olafur Eliasson's new exhibition, 'Open,' at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, includes 11 new pieces

Wallpaper · Oct 23, 2024

Giant Insta-worthy sculpture to bring art to the people

A sculpture by British artist Thomas J Price will be installed outside the Museum of Contemporary Art, so big it will be visible from across Sydney Harbour.

AAP · Oct 16, 2024

The photography of Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto captures uncertainty, ruin and empty splendour

In the work of Hiroshi Sugimoto, photography is a type of embalmment, a tactic of preservation, and an instrument of experimentation.

The Conversation · Aug 5, 2024

‘I make reality out of fantasy’: Hiroshi Sugimoto on fooling the world with his camera

As his survey opens in Sydney, the legendary photographer talks about using light and shadow to bring the dead back to life, and why he turned down a job from Bono

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2024