Dušan Marek’s Equator (detail), 1948. See full artwork below.

Arts & Culture

Off the Wall: A puzzle picture

A two-sided painting described by an Adelaide critic in 1949 as a vacuous “puzzle picture” – one that would leave “spectators unmoved by any reaction except, ‘Why?’” – now has pride of place in the Art Gallery of SA’s Elder Wing.

Arts & Culture

Art that encourages new ways of seeing

A temporary display at the Art Gallery of SA highlights more than 100 recently acquired works – from a 10m-long drawing created in response to the Arab Spring, to a series of posters by Adelaide street artist Peter Drew.

Local

Kaurna concerns over planned Aboriginal art and culture gallery

South Australia’s three major cultural institutions say they support the Marshall Government’s mooted National Gallery for Aboriginal Art and Cultures at Lot Fourteen, despite Kaurna community concern over government consultation.

Adelaide Festival

Ben Quilty: Painting with purpose

Australian artist Ben Quilty’s paintings from life remind us that death is never far from our door, writes Lisa Slade, curator of a major survey exhibition of his work soon to open at the Art Gallery of SA as part of the Adelaide Festival.

Arts & Culture

The Herd to open Art Gallery's Quilty exhibition

Performing in Adelaide for the first time in six years, Sydney-based hip hop group The Herd will officially open the Art Gallery of SA’s Ben Quilty exhibition with a gig on the gallery forecourt on  March 1.