Philippe Parreno
November 21, 2026 – April 27, 2027 | Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney
Installation view, Philippe Parreno, Gropius Bau, Berlin, 2018, image courtesy of the artist, photograph: © Andrea Rosetti
Enter a world shaped by immersive environments, unpredictable atmospheres and ever-evolving scenes. Philippe Parreno is a pivotal figure of contemporary art, describing himself not as an artist, but as an ‘exhibition producer’ – orchestrating places and spaces that think, respond and unfold over time.
Drawing on the timeless presence of the moon as our constant companion through life, Philippe Parreno: 5 Moons will celebrate how the MCA – and its iconic Warrane/Sydney Harbour location – waxes and wanes over five months.
Parreno brings the museum alive across multiple floors in a dynamic, scripted production that mixes and merges film, audio, installation, objects, text, drawing and advanced technologies, including AI and robotics, to create an experience that is never the same twice.
Philippe Parreno: 5 Moons is curated by Suzanne Cotter, Anna Davis and Tim Riley Walsh.
The exhibition is supported by the NSW Government through Destination NSW.