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NGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama

6–10pm, Every Friday Night from 20 Dec–18 Apr

Exclusively yours after-hours, explore the largest exhibition of Yayoi Kusama’s work ever staged in Australia in a world-premiere exhibition featuring kaleidoscopic infinity mirror rooms, dancing pumpkins and immersive installations.

Experience the iconic work of Yayoi Kusama at night, alongside DJs, drinks and food.


Your ticket gives you after-hours entry to the Yayoi Kusama exhibition and NGV Friday Nights at NGV International, with unlimited entry to the exhibition from 6–10pm. Book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch

UP NEXT: Fri 6 Jun, 6–10pm

Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 and Tim Shiel

7pm, 8pm & 9pm
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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 and Tim Shiel’s collaborative project draws upon archival recordings of Mindy’s guzheng and reworks these into new compositions. The result is a unique and wonderful dive into the spaces that exist somewhere on the fringes of electronica, pop, avant-garde experimentation and classical Chinese tradition.

UPCOMING

Australian Art Orchestra
Fri 13 Jun, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Australian Art Orchestra

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

With an emphasis on improvisation, The Australian Art Orchestra explores the meeting points between disciplines and cultures and imagines new musical forms to reflect the energy and diversity of 21st century Australia.

Lisa Lerkenfeldt
Fri 20 Jun, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Lisa Lerkenfeldt

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Lisa Lerkenfeldt is a composer and performer known for her minimalist, electroacoustic music that combines piano, tape loops and ambient textures. Her work focuses on patience, restraint and immersive soundscapes.

WILD GLORIOSA
Fri 27 Jun, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Wild Gloriosa

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Wild Gloriosa creates music that is prayerful and seductive - a marriage of smooth and soulful influences sitting at the intersection of R&B, neo-soul and jazz.

Intermood
Fri 4 Jul, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Intermood

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Known for their heaving live performances, Intermood blends instrumental psychedelic jazz with high energy neo-disco.

Bumpy
Fri 11 Jul, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Bumpy

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Noongar artist Bumpy has a voice that ripples stars. Bumpy is a force. Her shimmering collection of R&B and neo-soul delicately reveals a singer of extraordinary ability.

Lisa Lerkenfeldt
Fri 18 Jul, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Lisa Lerkenfeldt

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Lisa Lerkenfeldt is a composer and performer known for her minimalist, electroacoustic music that combines piano, tape loops and ambient textures. Her work focuses on patience, restraint and immersive soundscapes.

Jonah Gabriel + Friends
Fri 25 Jul, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Jonah Gabriel + Friends

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Jonah Gabriel is an electronic musician, composer, and producer. His body of work is a masterclass in timing, building to moments of palpable tension and release, moving at a pace which is entirely its own.

Big Yawn
Fri 1 Aug, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Big Yawn

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Big Yawn is an electronic band known for their immersive and hypnotic sound. The quartet’s music fuses a wash of sweeping synthesisers, distorted vocals, drum machines and dub effects.

Wild Gloriosa
Fri 8 Aug, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Wild Gloriosa

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Wild Gloriosa creates music that is prayerful and seductive - a marriage of smooth and soulful influences sitting at the intersection of R&B, neo-soul and jazz.

Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 and Tim Shiel
Fri 15 Aug, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 and Tim Shiel

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 and Tim Shiel’s collaborative project draws upon archival recordings of Mindy’s guzheng and reworks these into new compositions. The result is a unique and wonderful dive into the spaces that exist somewhere on the fringes of electronica, pop, avant-garde experimentation and classical Chinese tradition.

Fia Fiell
Fri 22 Aug, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Fia Fiell

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Fia Fiell creates intricate, improvisatory and meditative sound worlds using multiple synthesisers. Her compositions blend lush, evolving melodies with ambient drones that flow organically and transcendentally.

Big Yawn
Fri 29 Aug, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Big Yawn

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Big Yawn is an electronic band known for their immersive and hypnotic sound. The quartet’s music fuses a wash of sweeping synthesisers, distorted vocals, drum machines and dub effects.

Jonah Gabriel + Friends
Fri 5 Sep, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Jonah Gabriel + Friends

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Jonah Gabriel is an electronic musician, composer, and producer. His body of work is a masterclass in timing, building to moments of palpable tension and release, moving at a pace which is entirely its own.

Fia Fiell
Fri 12 Sep, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Fia Fiell

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Fia Fiell creates intricate, improvisatory and meditative sound worlds using multiple synthesisers. Her compositions blend lush, evolving melodies with ambient drones that flow organically and transcendentally.

Bumpy
Fri 19 Sep, 6pm

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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Bumpy

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Noongar artist Bumpy has a voice that ripples stars. Bumpy is a force. Her shimmering collection of R&B and neo-soul delicately reveals a singer of extraordinary ability.

Intermood
Fri 26 Sep, 6pm

Book now
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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Intermood

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Known for their heaving live performances, Intermood blends instrumental psychedelic jazz with high energy neo-disco.

Wild Gloriosa
Fri 3 Oct, 6pm

Book now
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Cost Online: $45 A / $40 C / $37 M / $23 Ch
Door (Limited): $50 A / $45 C / $42 M / $29 Ch

Wild Gloriosa

7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Wild Gloriosa creates music that is prayerful and seductive - a marriage of smooth and soulful influences sitting at the intersection of R&B, neo-soul and jazz.

YAYOI KUSAMA, THE EXHIBITION

NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS MIXES

Skylab Radio have curated a bespoke playlist to soundtrack your Friday night. Explore 10 hours of Japanese music from all corners of the genre spectrum, including boogie, disco, early J-pop, city pop, synth-pop, and Shibuya-kei. All music tracks are from Japanese artists and composers.

BARS & DINING

SCHWEPPES

Cool down with ice-cold refreshments from Schweppes in Gallery Kitchen this Friday Night season.

MOËT & CHANDON CHAMPAGNE BAR

Start your weekend with Moët & Chandon, serving the distinguished Moët & Chandon Impérial Brut and Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial until late in the Great Hall.

HÄAGEN-DAZS ICE-CREAM CART

Visit the Häagen-Dazs ice-cream cart on the Terrace and enjoy the ice-cream of ice-creams.

FOUR PILLARS GIN BAR

The Four Pillars Gin bar is serving up cocktails and good times in the Great Hall. Enjoy a classic and refreshing G&T or try a Four Pillars original cocktail as the sun sets.

YERING STATION WINE BAR

The Yering Station wine bar returns to the Great Hall with a menu of fine wines from the Yarra Valley. Enjoy signature wine flights featuring a selection of three, for an extraordinary wine-tasting experience.

EVENT INFO

Access

The NGV welcomes everyone to Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama.

Yayoi Kusama is an immersive exhibition with high sensory experiences including immersive rooms and corridors, heavy patterning, and mirrors.
Some artworks and spaces may be disorientating or challenging for visitors with sensory sensitivities or vision impairments. The exhibition and all public areas are wheelchair accessible.

See access guide

Getting here

NGV Friday Nights is located at NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Your ticket gives you access between 6–10pm.

Getting to the NGV

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