Tony Albert 'You Wreck Me' lenticular

Released in conjunction with his major survey show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and to celebrate NAIDOC week 50 years of Deadly,  this humorous yet pointed work forms apart of Albert’s You Wreck Me Series which uses parody to challenge Australia’s colonial heroes. 

A reimagining of Miley Cyrus’s Wrecking Ball music video, Albert appears painted up for ceremony, riding a suspended exercise ball as he demolishes Captain Cook monuments. Rather than a direct call to action, in You Wreck Me Albert embodies the role of the trickster, using humour and subversion to provoke reflection. As Albert says, “If you can’t laugh with me, at least have a laugh at me.”

Tony Albert: Not A Souvenir is on at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney until 19 October 2026