detail: J.M.W. Turner, Peace – Burial at Sea, exhibited 1842. Photo: (c) Tate, 2013

Turner from the TATE

Discover J.M.W. Turner, Britain's visionary painter of light. Now showing until 19 May 2013.

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detail: Indonesia, Mask, 20th century, Kalimantan, wood, white, red and black trade paint, 29.5 x 34.0 x 12.5 cm; Gift of Peter Elliott through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Noble shadows

Explore the spiritual traditions of Indonesia and Indigenous Australia. Now showing until 1 December 2013.

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detail: Helen FULLER, born Adelaide 1949, Loose ends, 2006, Adelaide, synthetic polymer paint on Chinese paper, 99.5 x 50.5 cm (framed); Ed and Sue Tweddell Fund for South Australian Contemporary Art 2006

The mind's eye

Explore Australian abstract art. Now showing until 7 October 2013.

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detail: Gordon BENNETT, Australia, born Monto, Queensland, 1955. Fig.one (gulf), 1992, Epernay, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas. Möet & Chandon Art Acquisition Fund 1992 (c) Gordon Bennett

Keeping Places

Explore the role of works of art as keepers of culture. Now showing until 11 August 2013.

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detail :: Capriccio with ruins of the Roman Forum

Past Exhibitions

View the Gallery's past exhibitions here.

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HEARTLAND

Contemporary art from South Australia. Coming soon, 21 June to 8 September 2013.

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detail: Giles Bettison, Australia, born 1966, Vista 08#6, 2008, Adelaide, fused murrain glass, 30.0 x 35.0 x 7.5 cm; Maude Vizard-Wholohan Art Purchase Award 2008; Giles Bettison.

A Civilised thing to do

Part of the JamFactory's 40th anniversary. Now showing until 27 October 2013.

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detail: David Noonan, Untitled, 2012 London, 214.0 x 303.5 cm, Screenprint on linen collage, Roy and Marjory Edwards Bequest Fund 2012.

Unsettled

See recent acquisitions of contemporary Australian art. Now showing until 11 August 2013.

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detail: Japan, Shibayama cabinet, c.1880, Japan, inlaid wood, lacquer, ivory, mothe‑of‑pearl, gilt bronze, 208.0 x 140.0 x 60.0 cm; Gift of the beneficiaries of Agnes M.C. Rasp 1936

The perfect finish

See exquisite Asian lacquer ware from the Art Gallery and private collections. Now showing until 2 June 2013.

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detail: Nick Mitzevich, Director, Art Gallery of South Australia

2014 Adelaide Biennial

Art Gallery Director announced as Biennial Curator. Coming soon, opens March 2014.

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detail: Khai Liew, designer, Australia, born 1952, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, ceramist, Australia, born 1935, Gwyn [serving table], from the 'Collec+tors' series, 2010, Norwood, Adelaide, Queensland blackbean, kangaroo hide, waxed linen, porcelain, 106.0 x 152.0 x 47.0 cm; Gift of Michael Armitage, Susan Armitage, Philip Bacon AM, Colin and Robyn Cowan, Julian and Stephanie Grose, Andrew and Hiroko Gwinnett, Jim and Andrea Katsaros, Diana Laidlaw AM, Sonia Laidlaw, Macquarie Group Foundation, David McKee, Pam McKee, Jillian Russell, Peter and Mary Sutherland, Janet Worth and future donors to the Collec+ors Appeal through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2012. Photograph by Grant Hancock

Khai Liew Collec+ors

The exquisite Collec+ors suite of furniture. Now showing until 30 June 2013.

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detail: attributed to Thomas Rowlandson, Come live with me and be my love, c.1788, London, etching, hand coloured with watercolour, 31.5 x 22.4 cm (sheet, trimmed) ; Gift of Miss A Stone 1936

Max Klinger’s Intermezzi

Discover the etchings of this seventeenth century German artist. Now showing until 15 November.

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detail: India, Portrait of a holy man, late 18th - 19th century, possibly Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, paper, coloured pigments; Gift of Barrie and Judith Heaven

Islamic Art

Explores the rich history of artistic exchange between Chinese ceramic artists and the Muslim world. Now showing.

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