Tim Burns – The Kinetic Moments
The first solo exhibition in a state art gallery by internationally acclaimed, Western Australian-born artist, Tim Burns.
When:
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Location:
The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, 6000
Tickets:
Free
Overview
The first solo exhibition in a state art gallery by internationally acclaimed, WA-born artist, Tim Burns.
Spanning his six-decade career, this exhibition showcases Burns’s unique contributions to the fields of performance, video and conceptual art, his formative role in experimental filmmaking and his talents as a painter.
The exhibition includes paintings, works on paper, artist’s books, films, video, ephemera and archival material, with more than 35 works by the artist and collaborators from major Australian public and private collections on display.
From original performance documentation, to paintings completed as recently as 2025, the exhibition charts Burns’s development from a radical artist into an artistic force majeure.
Images - Tim Burns Self Portrait as a Mine Site 2025. Courtesy of the Artist. © Tim Burns. Tim Burns Poster: Exploding sandhill January 1974. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Purchased 1975. Image supplied courtesy NGA. © Tim Burns.
Spanning his six-decade career, this exhibition showcases Burns’s unique contributions to the fields of performance, video and conceptual art, his formative role in experimental filmmaking and his talents as a painter.
The exhibition includes paintings, works on paper, artist’s books, films, video, ephemera and archival material, with more than 35 works by the artist and collaborators from major Australian public and private collections on display.
From original performance documentation, to paintings completed as recently as 2025, the exhibition charts Burns’s development from a radical artist into an artistic force majeure.
Images - Tim Burns Self Portrait as a Mine Site 2025. Courtesy of the Artist. © Tim Burns. Tim Burns Poster: Exploding sandhill January 1974. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Purchased 1975. Image supplied courtesy NGA. © Tim Burns.
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