EXHIBITION
Free
20 September - 9 November 2025
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) in partnership with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, presents A Tear in the Fabric.
The idea of distortion represents a radical shift in aesthetic treatment and conceptual methodology which picks apart established rules which serve to dictate the status quo. For centuries, artists have twisted and transgressed formal boundaries to enact and depict cultural shifts.
A Tear in the Fabric presents new and existing works from nine Asian and Asian Australian artists who embrace distortion as a mode of disruption. It revolves around notions of aesthetic, material and conceptual interventions integrated into established forms of creative practice. Picking at the seams to make space for new narratives and artistic approaches, we see exploratory excursions into concepts of place, materiality, memory, identity and perception, manifesting in a diverse range of mediums.
Artists: Zico Albaiquni, Tiyan Baker, Allison Chhorn, Visaya Hoffie, Jenna Mayilema Lee, Khaled Sabsabi, Leyla Stevens, Ali Tahayori, Hirofumi Uchino.
Public Programs
Opening Night, Friday 19 September, 6pm
Artist and Curator Talk, Saturday 20 September, 11am
Talks and Tea, Wednesday 8 October, 10:30am
Exhibition Tours, Saturdays, 11am
Sunday Sketch Sessions, Sundays, 10am-2pm
Maker Space, daily during opening hours
I Spy Kids Trail, daily during opening hours
Group Visits, fees apply, contact brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au or call 02 6333 6555
Educational Visits, fees apply, contact brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au or call 02 6333 6555
Tailored experiences for your class group including pre-visit, in-gallery, and post-visit activities
Image: Allison Chhorn, Memory House, 2012–13, 35mm photograph. Courtesy the artist.
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4A Centre for Contemporary Art
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