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A Chinese dragon in a wet underground car park.
26 May - 6 Jun

Golden Square

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  • Art

Golden Square is RISING's swirling vortex of contemporary art from Australia and abroad – a concrete temple to big ideas.

Starting on the car park roof you’ll take in a Blade Runner-esque skyline lit up by building-sized projections. Grab a cocktail from Fancy Free’s pop-up bar – Melbourne’s impressively pedigreed travelling bar crew (The Black Pearl, Leonardo’s Pizza Palace) – before navigating new commissions from major Australian contemporary artists, including underfoot murals and melting columns of frozen lake water. You’ll then head down through the carpark’s lower levels exhibiting video, performance and sculptural works.

In its first year, Golden Square’s curatorial theme, Inland Tides, examines migration, colonisation, technology, consumerism and an environment in flux. Celestial bodies move aquatic swells, fresh water meets salt, minerals are deposited, and information exchanged. By the time you reach street level, the world’s going to look different.

Dates and times

Date Times
Wed 26 May
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Thu 27 May
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Fri 28 May
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Sat 29 May
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Sun 30 May
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Mon 31 May
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Tue 1 Jun
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Wed 2 Jun
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Thu 3 Jun
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Fri 4 Jun
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Sat 5 Jun
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am
Sun 6 Jun
  • 6pm - 12am 6:00pm - 12:00am

Location

Entry from Lt Bourke Street
Golden Square Parking Pty Ltd
217 Lonsdale St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

From $23 to $32

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9662 4242
  • email address: ticketing@rising.melbourne
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