Tate Modern to acquire ‘spectacular’ artwork charting indigenous Australian families over 65,000 years – Southwark News

Tate Modern will acquire a ‘spectacular’ artwork mapping 2,400 indigenous Australian generations across 65,000 years. 

Kith and Kin by Archie Moore is a vast chalk-drawn genealogical chart.  The piece represents the expansiveness of First Nations Australian history, while speaking to the universality of the human family. 

Moore, who has Kamilaroi, Bigambul and British, won a Golden Lion award for Best National Participation at the 2024 La Biennale de Venezia. 

On the news of the acquisition, Archie Moore said: “I am so grateful for this generous donation that enables kith and kin to be seen both in Australia and overseas, in the near and distant future.”

Tate Director Maria Balshaw said: “Archie Moore’s kith and kin is both highly personal and political, and it offers a powerful meditation on humanity’s interconnections stretching back into deep time. 

Sharing this great work with QAGOMA also reflects the ever-stronger ties between Tate and our fellow art museums in Australia.”