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Swimming in a sea of surrealism

Dusan and Voitre Marek created a stir when their ‘weird art’ was first displayed in Adelaide. Now the pioneering surrealist artists are being celebrated in a new exhibition at the Art Gallery of SA that shows the diversity of their work and incorporates heartfelt human stories.

Southwest Contemporary: An art space with street swagger

Possibly the ‘coolest kid’ on the Adelaide gallery block right now, Southwest Contemporary is an independent art space where the work of talented experienced and emerging artists is being shown side-by-side.

Clarice Beckett: The present moment, at the AGSA, tracks the artist's gaze, responding to the nuances of light and the specifics of locations. Photo: Saul Steed

The right tone: seeing the world in a different light

A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia invites viewers to spend a day in the life of Clarice Beckett, a significant Australian painter who disappeared from the art history narrative for 35 years.