Table Poem

A person holds an open book and a pen with words written on pieces of paper on a table

Inspired by Qian Weikang’s ‘Ladder Poem’, we invite gallery visitors to create their own automated poems from falling notes. Connect to the themes of the exhibition Poetry goes no further than language through this literary experiment that laid the path for the artist’s working methods, which simultaneously questioned the foundations of art itself.  

Free, all are welcome. 

Poetry goes no further than language traces the contemporary turn in Chinese art through the emergence of conceptualism and the work of Beijing artist collective New Measurement Group (1988–1995). 

Event Details

26 May – 3 October 2026, 11am – 5pm 

Free, drop in

Access

Buxton Contemporary is fully wheelchair accessible. Find detailed information about building access and available resources on our Visit page. Please contact the gallery at buxton-contemporary@unimelb.edu.au or on 03 9035 9339 if you have any questions or would like to request an accommodation.

Buxton Contemporary acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which we work, learn and create, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong peoples, and the wider Kulin Nations. We acknowledge their continuing care for Country and recognise that Australia’s First Peoples art and cultural practices have thrived here for millenia.