Join artist Luke D King for a tour of Yayoi Kusama in Auslan. Following the tour we welcome you to stay, connect with other Auslan users and enjoy the NGV Friday Nights event bars and dining. No English interpretation will be provided.
Presenter: Luke D King
Luke D King, a Deaf artist on Wurundjeri land, is a multidisciplinary creator with a VCA honours degree (2015). His art includes paper-based works focused on portraiture, dance, and performance, showcased at Tinning Street, Bus Projects, and Counihan Gallery. King has been involved in the 2018 Next Wave and All School LAB (2024). He advocates for Deaf artists and is a key figure in Naarm’s Deaf community. As a teacher, mentor, and consultant, he works with Arts House, Chunky Move, and Creative Victoria. He has also hosted several Auslan tours for NGV, AGNSW, Melbourne Museum, Heide Museum of Modern Art, and Geelong Art Gallery.
Exhibition: Yayoi Kusama
Curated by the NGV especially for Australian audiences, the exhibition Yayoi Kusama includes many works never-before-seen by local audiences as well as a diverse display of the artist’s popular immersive rooms, including the global unveiling of the artist’s most recent immersive infinity mirror room work.
Comprising nearly 200 works, the exhibition is the largest ever exhibition of the artist’s work in Australia and one of the most comprehensive retrospectives of the artist ever presented globally. Featuring painting, sculpture, collage, fashion, video and installation, the exhibition reveals the astonishing breadth of Kusama’s multidisciplinary practice.
This program is generously supported by donors who wish to be anonymous.