Journey through a lost era of Australian history as TIME • RONE comes to AGWA

Internationally renowned multidisciplinary artist Rone is bringing his epic new installation, TIME • RONE, to the Art Gallery of Western Australia for a three-month season.

Opening to the public on Monday, July 1, TIME • RONE is an immersive art exhibition that takes visitors on a journey through time and into a lost era of Australian history.

It will be the first time in more than 20 years that AGWA will fully open its historical Centenary Galleries in a public exhibition.

“This will be the first time both floors of the Centenary Galleries have been open in almost twenty years,” said AGWA Director Colin Walker. “TIME is a dramatic and grand installation and certainly an unmissable experience of 2024.”

The exhibition will take over 12 rooms, on both floors, of the historic Centenary Galleries building, each hosting immersive installations with visuals supported by a soundscape created by composer Nick Batterham. Audiences to the Centenary Galleries will also enjoy expanded staging and a new room, exclusive to Perth.

“This exhibition breaks free from the confines of a traditional gallery model. TIME is more than an art exhibition. It is a journey and a daily performance,” said Walker.

Part immersive art installation and sensory engagement, TIME will also include immersive dinners, a Rone store and a fully designed Rone-inspired bar space where visitors can linger amongst the art and dive into the Rone experience through several imaginative offerings.

“TIME is an open-ended narrative,” said Rone. “There’s no right or wrong way to experience the space, just trails that I hope visitors will pick up. People make their own story, and every person will experience it differently.”

TIME • RONE opens to the public on Monday, July 1, for a three-month season at Centenary Galleries. For more info head to time-rone-agwa.com