10/09/2026
Ai Weiwei has been selected for the '2026 Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission' at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in Sydney.
Opening this September, Ai Weiwei will unveil a major new public artwork on the Tallawoladah Lawn, overlooking Warrane/Sydney Harbour. His new work is set to be one of the most thought-provoking and impactful public art statements presented in Australia in 2026. The commission continues the artist’s longstanding exploration of social, political and humanitarian questions through ambitious large-scale works.
Ai Weiwei
2026 Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission
25 September 2026 – May 2027
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney
Learn more information here: https://www.mca.com.au/exhibitions/ai-weiwei-2026-neil-balnaves-tallawoladah-lawn-commission/
Images: [1] Ai Weiwei, Law of the Journey, 2017, reinforced PVC with aluminium frame, Installation view, 21st Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island, 2018 Image courtesy and ©Ai Weiwei Studio, Photograph: Document Photography [2] Ai Weiwei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, 1995, Three gelatin silver prints, Image courtesy and ©Ai Weiwei Studio [3] Ai Weiwei, Sunflower Seeds, 2010, Image courtesy and ©Ai Weiwei Studio [4] Portrait of Ai Weiwei 2018, Image courtesy and © Ai Weiwei Studio