Truc Truong, I Pray You Eat Cake, 2023, installation view, Primavera 2023: Young Australian Artists, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2023, toys, found objects, packaged food, synthetic polymer paint, fabric, wood, aluminum, stainless steel, electro mechanical components, dried pig trotters, dried chicken feet, tassels, rope, image courtesy and © the artist, photograph: Zan Wimberley.

Primavera is an annual exhibition for Australian artists aged 35 years and under. For Primavera: Young Australian Artists, Tiyan Baker, Christopher Bassi, Moorina Bonini, Nikki Lam, Sarah Poulgrain and True Truong investigate themes of protest, perseverance, identity and history. Curator Talia Smith asks: what are artists creating to challenge society’s prescribed structures, built by a select few to supposedly serve and protect us?

Through new and recent works in various media, including installation, video, painting, sculpture, mark-making and text, Primavera is an exhibition as call to action. Drawing on their lived experience, these early-career artists work to disrupt the dynamics of power and deliver compelling alternatives to the status quo.

A Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Museums & Galleries of NSW touring exhibition, curated by Talia Smith. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.

Opening night: 14 February, 6.00pm