Poetry Goes No Further Than Language Curator Floor Talk by Buxton Contemporary

The Poetry Goes No Further Than Language Curator Floor Talk offers a guided walkthrough of the exhibition exploring the emergence of conceptualism in late-1980s China. Exhibition curator Carol Yinghua Lu and Buxton Contemporary curator Annika Aitken discuss radical experiments by the New Measurement Group, Shanghai artist Qian Weikang, and new works by Melbourne artist Darcey Bella Arnold. This single-day event takes place on 2 May 2026 from 12:00 to 13:00 at Buxton Contemporary in Southbank, Melbourne. The talk, presented in English, provides insight into key ideas and artistic breakthroughs that redefined Chinese art. The exhibition, curated by Liu Ding and Carol Yinghua Lu, continues until 3 October 2026.