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2006 Adelaide Biennial
of Australian Art21st Century Modern
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March - 7 May 2006
Free admission |
Vanila Netto
Metal Skelter 2006-06
digital print mounted on aluminium
80.0 x 87.4 cm Courtesy of the artist and Sherman Galleries, Sydney |
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Media Release |
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Adelaide Festival website |
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| about the
exhibition |
A large
survey of current Australian art inspired by modernism, this Biennial registers a shift
away from the melancholic collapse of certainty that underpinned post-modern art. Artists
respond to the collaborative, experimental or utopian spirit of modern art movements, give
a digital twist to modern forms, pay homage to modern artists and revive childhood
encounters with modern design across its multidisciplinary forms.
Artists include Brook Andrew, James
Angus, Frank Bauer, Janet Burchill & Jennifer McCamley, Domenico de Clario, Debra
Dawes, A.D.S. Donaldson, Gareth Donnelly, Diena Georgetti , Shane Haseman, Rafaat Ishak,
Narelle Jubelin, Anne-Marie May, John Meade, Arlo Mountford, Vanila Netto, John Nixon,
Rose Nolan, Robert Owen, Andrew Petrusevics, Scott Redford, Jackie Redgate, Robert Rooney,
David Rosetzky, Slave (Kain Picken, Rob McKenzie, Nick Selenitsch and Christopher L G
Hill, with contributions from Lizzy Newman, Mikala Dwyer and Grant Stevens), Daniel von
Sturmer and Anne Wallace.
To complement the Biennial exhibition,
the Art Gallery of South Australia will present an exhibition of modernist art and design
from its collection, including works by Roland Wakelin, Ralph Balson, Grace Crowley,
Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack, Margaret Wirth, Frances Burke, Clement Meadmore, Stanislaus
Ostoja-Kotkowski and many others (gallery 6). Additionally the Francis Bacon Triptych,
on loan from the National Gallery of Australia will be on display for the period 24
February – 2 April. (gallery 16) |
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| tours |
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Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays at 2 pm |
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| floor talks by artists |
A series of
free talks by artists whose work features in the 2006 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art:
21st Century Modern, curated by Linda Michael. These talks take place in the exhibition
and will offer engaging and illuminating insights into contemporary art practice. Free
admission
Saturday 4 March
11 am Domenico De Clario
Perth-based Domenico de Clario was born in Italy and migrated to Australia in 1956. Since
1966 he has held more than 120 solo exhibitions and presented site-specific performances
in museums and galleries worldwide.
12 noon Brook Andrew
Brook Andrew is a Melbourne-based conceptual artist who works across mediums, from photography to neon to screenprints. He has held
solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney, and participated in numerous group
exhibitions internationally.
1 pm Shane Haseman
Sydney-based artist Shane Haseman is also doctoral candidate in art history at the
University of Sydney. He has exhibited in artist-run galleries throughout Sydney, with
shows also in Melbourne and Brisbane, and recently in Tihuana, Mexico.
2 pm Anne Marie May
Anne-Marie May is a Melbourne-based artist who has exhibited widely in Australia since
1989. Her recent one-person exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art merged influences
from art, architecture and living for several years in Alice Springs.
3 pm Rob McKenzie / SLAVE
With Nick Selenitsch, Christopher L. G. Hill and
Kain Picken, Melbourne-based Rob McKenzie founded the collaborative group Slave, and has
exhibited in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. He publishes Slave magazine and has
written for numerous art magazines.
11 am Vanila Netto
Vanila Netto is based in Sydney, and has exhibited in Spain, China and the United States,
as well as in Australia. She creates photographic scenarios inspired by pop art, low-tech
materials, science fiction, architecture and design.
12 noon A.D.S. Donaldson
A.D.S. Donaldson has had more than 40 one-person exhibitions throughout Australia and
Europe. Based in Sydney, he is currently undertaking a doctorate on the subject of
Australian modernist expatriate artist Mary Webb.
1 pm Daniel von Sturmer
Video artist Daniel von Sturmer lives in Melbourne. His work has been included in
significant group exhibitions such as the Biennale of Sydney and the inaugural Walters
Prize at Auckland City Art Gallery, both in 2004.
Tuesday
7 March
12.45
pm Linda Michael
Linda Michael, Curator of 21st Century Modern, speaks about selected
works. Free
Friday 10 March
12.45pm
Frank Bauer
South Australian artist, Frank Bauer, works as a goldsmith, lighting designer and
kinetic sculptor. In this talk he speaks about his series of works, Lichtbild (010,
016, 023, yellow, 021), on display in the exhibition and the language of early
Modernism.
Friday
17 March
12.45
pm Andrew Petrusevics
South Australian artist, Andrew Petrusevics, speaks about Laminex Maleviches and ethink
on display in the exhibition 21st Century Modern. Free
Tuesday
2 May
12.45
pm John Neylon
Writer, curator and art critic, John Neylon, speaks about selected works in the
exhibition.
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| free public lectures |
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Sunday 5
March
Artists Week Event
2.30 - 4.30pm MODERNISM REVISITED
Free Public Forum. Venue: Elder Hall. Free admission
The
forum Modernism Revisited will explore the current interest in modern ideas and
forms. What is the nature of today’s more open approach to art of the 20th
century? Is modernist art enjoying a resurgence? How is it transformed in today’s
art? Artists from the Biennial will discuss their work and its relationship to modern art,
while critics and thinkers will provide a context by discussing the recent revival of
interest in, and re-evaluation of, modernism.
Panel members: Convenor: Christopher Menz
(Director, Art Gallery of South Australia), Dr Ann Stephen (art historian & curator,
Powerhouse Museum), Dr Rex Butler (Lecturer, Media Studies & Art History, University
of Queensland), Vanila Netto (NSW based artist) and Andrew Petrusevics (SA artist)
Monday 6
March
Artist Week Event
3.30
pm – 5.30 pm INDELIBLE VIDEO
Panel Discussion. Venue: Elder Hall. Free.
Video
has proven to be a resilient medium preferred by many contemporary artists. Video artists
discuss their processes for creating work and why video is their chosen medium.
Panel members: Convenor: David Broker (arts writer, radio presenter, Deputy Director of
the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane), Guy Ben-Ner (New York based artist), Chris Kraus
(author and critic), Astrid Mania (Berlin based writer and curator), Daniel von Sturmer
(Melbourne based artist)
Tuesday
7 March
Artist Week Event
3.30
pm – 5.30 pm FROM IDEA TO OBJECT
Panel Discussion. Free. Venue: Elder Hall. Details overleaf
In many respects artists act as a social and cultural barometer. In the face of
challenging and confronting local and global events, how are artists, theorists and
thinkers responding to the current political and cultural scene both in Australia and at
the broader global level? Convenor: Cath Kenneally with artists, Brook Andrew, Fiona Hall,
Shuddabrata Sengupta and lecturer Nikos Papastergiadis.
Tuesday 21 March
Free Public Lecture
6.30 pm ART WITHOUT ART
Peter Townsend Art Monthly
Lecture presented by Andrew Brighton
Napier Lecture Theatre 102, 1st floor Napier Building, The University of Adelaide
Admission: Free
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lecture will characterise three British artists working at different times in the
twentieth century: Wyndham Lewis 1882-1957, Francis Bacon 1909-1992 and Sarah Lucas 1962
to the present. It will argue that they made art in a culture that did not believe in art.
Andrew
Brighton, is an art historian and former Head of Events at the Tate Modern; he has
published widely in journals and magazines including Studio International and Art Monthly;
and he is the author of Francis Bacon, Princeton University Press, 2001.
Presented
in collaboratively by The Art Gallery of South Australia and The University of Adelaide
Art & Heritage Collections and the Graduate Program in Art History. |
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| members' events |
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| contemporary collectors |
Friday 3
March
4.45
pm
Private Exhibition Viewing with the Curator
Preview of 2006 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: 21st Century Modern
the with Curator. Be the first in town to experience this amazing exhibition! CC members
only. Bookings: call Edwina (08) 8207 7572 |
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| friends of the art gallery
of south australia |
Saturday
4 March
10 am – 1.30 pm
Friends Festival Gallery Crawl A
The Gallery Crawl is now a firm tradition. Included in this crawl is a range of
galleries – and there's another crawl on on March 9th. Full details will be available
from the Friends Office from early February. Both Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Bank
Festival of Arts exhibitions will be on the itinerary.
Bookings and details: call Yvonne on (08) 8207 7050
Tickets: $42; Members $38 for each crawl
Thursday
9 March
10 am – 1.30 pm
Friends Festival Gallery Crawl B
The Gallery Crawl is now a firm tradition. Included
in this crawl is a range of galleries. Full details will be available from the Friends
Office from early February. Both Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts
exhibitions will be on the itinerary.
Bookings and details: call Yvonne on (08) 8207 7050
Tickets: $42; Members $38 for each crawl
Thursday
20 April
5.45pm
Dancing with Vespas
Join Adelaide art critic and author John
Neylon in an informal after hours workshop in the 2006 Adelaide Biennial of Australian
Art, designed to open up ways of scooting with ease around new and challenging art
forms. Wine and a little sustenance to start.
Tickets: $40; Members $35.
Bookings: call Yvonne on 8207 7050
Sunday
30 April
9.30am
Vespas on Toast
Rev up your Sunday morning with breakfast in the Gallery Restaurant before Adelaide art
critic and author John Neylon, has you changing the gears and tuning into new art forms
and ideas in the 2006 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art. Delicious!
Tickets: $38; Members $32
Bookings: call Yvonne on 8207 7050 |
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| for families and children |
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| family
drop in days |
Free
family drop-in-day activities on the 4th Sunday of each month, 12 noon – 3 pm.
Suitable for children aged 5-10, accompanied by parent/carer. Enjoy the free art and
craft activities. Families (2 adults + children) receive discount to the exhibition on the
day ($20). |
Sunday 26 March
Express
yourself
Make you own exciting collage.Sunday 30 April
Colour Revolution
Discover new, exciting and zany colours to paint a work of art. |
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| BANKSA
school holiday program |
Monday 24 – Friday 28 April
Modern Masters
Welcome to the colourful,
exciting, mixed up and zany world of modern art!
See the exhibition first and get inspired to create your own modern masterpiece.
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Suitable for
children aged 5-10 years, accompanied by parent/carerOne hour sessions at 10.30 am, 12
noon & 1.30 pm.
Cost is $5 per child, pay on arrival.
Bookings essential: telephone (08) 8207 7005
Location:
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Don’t forget our special children’s tour on the 2nd
and 4th Sunday’s of the month at 2pm.
Meet at the North Terrace entrance. For more information telephone: (08) 8207 7005 |
Sundays
12 & 26 March
Festival
time!
Adelaide is enjoying this special month when we celebrate the Adelaide Bank
Festival of Arts. If you love festivals, meet Agents RC and Betty Mc at the North Terrace
entrance at 2 pm sharp. We will have our own celebration! |
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| schools program |
Teacher Briefing
Monday 6 March 4.30 - 6 pm
Education Pack
Download the education pack 
Interpretative sessions
Education Officer & Education Guides interpretation sessions: duration: 30 minutes
Bookings
Telephone
(08) 8207 7033, facsimile (08) 8207 7070
Admission
Free |
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| art
gallery bookshop |
A catalogue will
accompany this stunning exhibition Price to be advised.
Enquiries telephone: (08) 8207
7029 |
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Assisted
by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory
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