
Overview of the Australia at the Venice Biennale 2024 project
Australia Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
Artist | Archie Moore |
Curator | Ellie Buttrose |
Commissioner | Creative Australia |
Exhibition Dates | 20 April – 24 November 2024 |
Exhibition Title | kith and kin |
Artwork Credit | Artwork credit: kith and kin 2024 Ink on polyester, water, composite board, paint, aluminium, steel, pigment and clay crayon, methyl acetate 499.8 x 1588 x 1498cm Artwork courtesy of the artist and The Commercial |
Australian artists in the main exhibition
Esteemed First Nations artists, Marlene Gilson and Naminapu Maymuru-White , presented significant bodies of work as part of Foreigners Everywhere – Stranieri Ovunque, curated by Adriano Pedrosa.
Their presentation was supported by Creative Australia. Read the media release.
About kith and kin
‘kith and kin is a memorial dedicated to every living thing that has ever lived, it is a space for quiet reflection on the past, the present and the future’ Archie Moore
First Nations peoples of Australia are among the oldest continuous living cultures on earth; Archie Moore’s kith and kin affirms this by tracing the artist’s Kamilaroi and Bigambul relations over 65,000+ years. His choice of materials for this celestial map of names — fragile chalk on blackboard — addresses the insufficient dissemination of Indigenous histories.
The complexity of First Nations kinship systems exceeds the standard genealogical chart. Archie’s extensive drawing captures the common ancestors of all humans, emphasising our kinship responsibilities to each other. In a Kamilaroi understanding of time, past, present and future are co-present. By placing tens of thousands of years of kin on a single continuum, Archie enfolds audiences within the everywhen.
While many of the stories in kith and kin are specific to the artist’s family, they mirror narratives throughout the world. Through this lens Moore highlights our shared ancestry and humanity: through the interconnectedness of people, place and time.
On 20 April 2024, kith and kin received the prestigious Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the Venice Biennale. The work was later acquired by the Australian Government and gifted to the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) in Brisbane, in partnership with Tate, London.
Discover more about its journey at kithandkin.me.
Archie Moore / kith and kin 2024 / Australia Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024 / Photographer Andrea Rossetti / © the artist / Images courtesy of the artist and The Commercial

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Archie Moore / kith and kin 2024 / Australia Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024 / Photographer Andrea Rossetti / © the artist / Images courtesy of the artist and The Commercial
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Find out more about the artist Archie Moore and curator Ellie Buttrose and their presentation at the Venice Biennale 2024.
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