• IMAGE: Tacita Dean, The Wreck of Hope, 2022, installation view, Bourse de Commerce-Pinault Collection,2023, chalk on Blackboard, image courtesy Pinault Collection, © Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Niney et Marca Architectes, agence Pierre-Antoine Gatier, photograph: Aurélien Mole)

October, 2023, Sydney, Australia - Genesis Motors Australia is pleased to announce the continuation of its partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia) to support the highly anticipated 2023-2024 Sydney International Art Series exhibition by acclaimed contemporary artist Tacita Dean.

Opening to the public on 8 December 2023, Tacita Dean’s MCA Australia exhibition will be the largest presentation of the artist’s work in the Southern Hemisphere. The major exhibition will bring together film installations, drawings and photography created over the past five years in Berlin, Los Angeles and Japan.

Considered one of the most important living artists of our times, Dean is renowned for her singular poetic vision that speaks to time, memory and storytelling. This comprehensive exhibition will offer a unique opportunity to encounter Dean’s distinctive works.

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Director, Suzanne Cotter said,“The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia is delighted to continue its partnership with Genesis, with whom we share a deep and sustained commitment to the importance of art and artists in the world. This is an exciting time for the MCA Australia as we present Tacita Dean’s acclaimed artworks to the Australian public.”

Head of Genesis Motors Australia, Connal Yan echoed Cotter’s enthusiasm by emphasizing the significance of cultivating a shared appreciation for the arts as a part of its renowned Sydney International Art Series.

“Genesis is pleased to extend our partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and honoured to support Tacita Dean’s significant exhibition in the upcoming summer season.

The multi-year MCA Australia partnership is a highly respected chapter in Genesis Motors’ longstanding global engagement with the arts; a commitment that stems from the brand’s belief that inspiration is the greatest luxury of all. All around the world, Genesis continues to deliver original experiences through art and culture for its owners, driven by its passion to make a positive difference in the communities it serves.

This exciting announcement extends the successful 2022-2023 partnership between Genesis and the MCA Australia, which supported the presentation of internationally renowned artist, Do Ho Suh’s phenomenal large-scale sculptures and architectural installations throughout the Museum. The major survey exhibition featured emblematic works that addressed the often-complex relationships between the body, memory and space.

For further information about the Genesis MCA Australia partnership, please contact:

• Olivia Raftos
• BLACK Communications
• M: 0404 216 532
• E: olivia@blackcommunications.com.au

• About Genesis
• Genesis is a global luxury automotive brand that delivers the highest standards of performance, design, safety and innovation while looking towards a more sustainable future. Genesis designs customer experiences that go beyond products, embodying audacious, progressive and distinctly Korean characteristics within its unique ‘Athletic Elegance’ design identity. With a growing range of luxury models - including the G80, G70, GV60, GV70, and GV80 - Genesis aims to lead the age of electrification by focusing on a dual electrification strategy involving fuel-cell and battery EVs, starting with its G80 and GV60 electric models. Genesis has stated its commitment to becoming a 100% zero-emission vehicle brand by 2030 and to pursuing carbon neutrality by 2035. Since its initial launch in Korea, Genesis has emerged in key global markets including North America, Europe, China, Australia, Russia, and the Middle East, establishing a strong relationship with customers around the world. Please visit the official website at https://www.genesis.com.

• About the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia)
• The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia) is Australia’s leading museum of contemporary art, dedicated to presenting, collecting, and engaging with the art of our time. Located on the edge of Sydney Harbour, at Tallawoladah, the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, MCA Australia provides a vital platform for contemporary art and ideas in Australia and beyond. MCA Australia makes contemporary art and ideas widely accessible through its exhibitions, public engagement, learning, access, and social impact programs. The Museum’s Collection, including over 4,600 artworks, is the only public collection in Australia dedicated exclusively to contemporary art. Over a third of the Collection is represented by works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land and waters upon which MCA Australia stand.

• About the artist: Tacita Dean
• Since the early 1990s, Tacita Dean has exhibited widely in exhibitions and biennales internationally. Her work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions at major institutions including Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (2022); J Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA (2022); Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland (2021); Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland (2020); Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark (2019); Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal (2019); Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria (2018); New Museum, New York, USA (2012); Tate Modern, London, UK (2011); and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA (2007). In 2018, the artist presented concurrent solo exhibitions at the Royal Academy, the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery in London.

Dean was commissioned to create the set design and costumes for a new ballet, The Dante Project. A collaboration with the Royal Ballet’s choreographer Wayne McGregor and conductor-composer Thomas Adès, the ballet was presented at the Royal Opera House, London in October 2021 and the Palais Garnier, Paris in May 2023.

Dean was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1998 and she has been the recipient of numerous prizes including the Sixth Benesse Prize at the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005, the Hugo Boss Prize at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2006, and the Kurt Schwitters Prize in 2009. Dean was elected to the Royal Academy in 2008. In 2011, Dean was commissioned to produce the monumental work FILM for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, London. In 2014–15 she was the Artist in Residence at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles.