when: 25 June 2026 - 08 November 2026 | venue: White Rabbit Gallery | cost: Free | address: 30 Balfour Street, Chippendale NSW 2008 | website: https://www.whiterabbitcollection.org
published: 26 Jun 2026, 5 min read
As ancient as human civilisation itself, the power of myth is embedded within our cultural DNA. Passed down through millennia in traditions and tales, myths have inspired artists, writers, and thinkers from all walks of life.
Yet in today's technology-driven age of uncertainty, what role can myth still play? Drawing from the viral Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong (2024)-a contemporary retelling of the classic novel Journey to the West-the exhibition Black Myth explores the dark side of myth in our modern world.
Widely regarded as a masterpiece of Chinese literature, Journey to the West is an epic populated by spirits, demons, mythical beasts, gods, and immortals. It follows the monk Tang Sanzang and his three unlikely disciples-the mischievous Monkey King Sun Wukong, the indulgent Zhu Bajie, and the steadfast Sha Wujing- on a perilous pilgrimage from China to India in search of sacred Buddhist scriptures.
Echoing this spiritual quest, Black Myth explores the concept of the journey in all its forms-from physical travel to time travel, from internal odysseys to cosmic voyages. Each layer of the exhibition delves deeper into distinctly Chinese visions of transformation and transcendence.
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As ancient as human civilisation itself, the power of myth is embedded within our cultural DNA. Passed down through millennia in traditions and tales, myths have inspired artists, writers, and thinkers from all walks of life.
Yet in today's technology-driven age of uncertainty, what role can myth still play? Drawing from the viral Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong (2024)-a contemporary retelling of the classic novel Journey to the West-the exhibition Black Myth explores the dark side of myth in our modern world.
Widely regarded as a masterpiece of Chinese literature, Journey to the West is an epic populated by spirits, demons, mythical beasts, gods, and immortals. It follows the monk Tang Sanzang and his three unlikely disciples-the mischievous Monkey King Sun Wukong, the indulgent Zhu Bajie, and the steadfast Sha Wujing- on a perilous pilgrimage from China to India in search of sacred Buddhist scriptures.
Echoing this spiritual quest, Black Myth explores the concept of the journey in all its forms-from physical travel to time travel, from internal odysseys to cosmic voyages. Each layer of the exhibition delves deeper into distinctly Chinese visions of transformation and transcendence.
Go see Black Myth 2026.
Black Myth 2026 is on 25 June 2026 - 08 November 2026. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Chippendale. Call 02 8399 2867 for details. Visit their website at https://www.whiterabbitcollection.org.
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