This Moment: Curator Floor Talk with Julie McLaren

Image credit: Pen Hung-Chih, The Deluge - Noah's Ark 2014, 3D printed ABS plastic. White Rabbit Collection, Sydney.

Join HOTA Gallery Senior Curator Julie McLaren on the opening day of This Moment: Highlights from the White Rabbit Collection of Chinese Contemporary Art for a roaming floor talk. Julie will share insights into her curatorial approach to developing the exhibition, revealing stories behind key works in the exhibition.

About the Exhibition

This Moment: Highlights from the White Rabbit Collection of Chinese Contemporary Art is a demonstration of art’s power to document change, challenge perception and connect across cultures. Capturing the energetic spirit of 21st-century China, this extraordinary exhibition features bold, experimental artworks produced over the last 25 years that reclaim history, interrogate authority and reflect profound social change. 

Fearlessly engaging with complex global themes and China’s tumultuous history, the artists featured in This Moment challenge prevailing perceptions of modern China. From mesmerising light installations to powerful video art and large-scale sculpture, the experiential artworks in This Moment command attention with sheer scale and striking visual intensity, leaving their mark on your psyche and your social feed.

Founded by philanthropist Judith Neilson in 2009, Sydney's White Rabbit Gallery showcases one of the world’s most significant private collections of Chinese contemporary art. Now in a Queensland exclusive, audiences can experience highlights from the collection at HOTA for free.

This Moment: Highlights from the White Rabbit Collection of Chinese Contemporary Art features more than 40 works by 26 artists with artworks spanning video, photography, painting, light-based installations and monumental sculpture. The exhibition includes works by leading artists such as Geng Xue, Guo Jian, LuYang, Peng Hung-Chih, Xu Zhen, Zhang Dali and Zhang Peili.