Artist Talk: Omar Musa

Hear from unique artist Omar Musa in an unbridled discussion of his solo exhibition, The Hurt Business. Join us as we close the exhibition with this discussion from one of our most acclaimed creative voices, 12pm Thursday 2 April.

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The Hurt Business is Omar Musa’s new exhibition of lithographs and woodcuts at Megalo Print Studio. “The Hurt Business” is a phrase used to describe boxing, but could equally refer to international politics – also an arena of sanctioned violence, triumphalism and competing forces. Whether it be the invasion of Venezuela, the genocide in Gaza, ICE agents in the streets of the US, or kill squads during the Philippines’ War On Drugs, Musa asks the question, “Who gets to sanction violence? And more importantly – who says stop?” 

About the artist.

Omar Musa (b. 1984) is a Bornean-Australian author, visual artist and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia. He has released four poetry books (including Killernova), five hip-hop records (including The Fullness), and received a standing ovation at TEDx Sydney at the Sydney Opera House.

His debut novel Here Come the Dogs was long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award and Miles Franklin Award and he was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year in 2015.  He has had several solo exhibitions, including All My Memories Are Mistranslations in 2024.