Opening Day Celebrations for the Year of the Snake

Shed old skins and embrace transformation to start the Year of Snake 🐍
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with 4A on Friday, 24 January, 6–8pm, as 4A marks the Year of Snake with two exhibitions.

Antivenom: Year of the Snake
Guided by the Snake’s wisdom and intuition, Antivenom: Year of the Snake showcases Asian-Australian, Australian, and Indigenous artists transforming harm into healing. Bold works on identity, gender, and the migrant experience embody resilience and renewal. Opening night features Red Rey, activating Owen Leong’s artwork with a powerful performance and a DJ set infused with Filipinx and queer club culture.

ANTIVENOM: VERMIN @ 4A LAB

Featuring artist Lia Tabrah, VERMIN reimagines the invasive cane toad as sustainable luxury fashion, spotlighting Indigenous-led efforts in the Torres Strait Islands to restore balance to native ecosystems.

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Antivenom: Year of the Snake
ANTIVENOM: VERMIN

24 January - 2 March 2025

4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
4A LAB

Artists:
Kirtika Kain @kirtika.kain
Owen Leong @owen_leong
Mai Nguyen-Long @mainguyenlong owen_leong
M Sunflower @msunflowerartist
Emil Cañita @babydilfx

Lia Tabrah @vermin_the_label @ottbyliat

Image: Owen Leong, WORSHIP PLEASURE, 2024, cotton, bleach, silk, steel, bronze finger hooks;Photo: Owen Leong. Courtesy of the artist