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

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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.

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Off the Wall: The life of lace

Intricate contemporary jewellery works on display at the Art Gallery of SA echo lace-making traditions dating back to the 17^th century, when it was rumoured wealthy men would mortgage entire estates to buy a lace collar or cuffs.

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Off the Wall: How Japanese art influenced the Impressionists

The inclusion of a series of 1830s and ’40s Japanese prints in the Art Gallery of SA’s Colours of Impressionism exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view the striking similarities in the work of artists separated by time, geography and culture.

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Off the Wall: Royal fever hits the gallery

Art is imitating life at the Art Gallery of South Australia with a new display of portraits and quirky caricatures of a ‘Windsor pair’ who, like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, were considered by some to be an unlikely match.

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Off the Wall: Australian Impressionists in France

Coinciding with the exhibition of French Impressionist masterpieces at the Art Gallery of SA is a display which shows how Australian artists – including the flamboyant Charles Conder – were immersed in the most radical developments in European art.