Diena Georgetti: The Civilisation of the Abstract – The Rocks, Sydney | 20 March, 2025 – 20 March 2026

Location: Ground floor – Level 1, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Tallawoladah, Gadigal Country, 140 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
Dates: Every day, 10am to 5pm
Thursday 20 March to Friday 20 March 2026

From 20 March 2025 (closed Tuesdays)

Cost: Free – Book tickets

Diena Georgetti (b. 1966, Mparntwe/Alice Springs) tackles this question head-on by using AI – the ability of machines to complete tasks usually requiring human intelligence – in the creation of her work.

Georgetti’s approach builds on her longstanding practice of borrowing and remixing diverse imagery and styles. She draws from analog sources, like magazines and catalogues, as well as the internet, creating collages that serve as the basis for her abstract paintings. Like an electronic musician, Georgetti samples, manipulates and recombines her found material until the original sources are barely discernible, creating new or unexpected meanings and associations.

Curated by Anna Davis.

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