27 February – 2 May 2010
The flagship visual arts event of the Adelaide Festival of Arts, the
2010 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Before & After Science assembles 22 of the
nation’s most innovative and exciting contemporary artists and artist groups, to present a wondrous
and unsettling vision of our world, where mystery and the unknowable wrestle with order and reason.
Inspired by the concepts of alchemy and transformation, independent Melbourne curators Sarah
Tutton and Charlotte Day have selected cutting-edge new works which, through their use of media,
theme or narrative, change the humble into the precious, the old into new, and the mundane into the
magical.
Installation and sculpture using traditional and non-traditional materials feature strongly
alongside collage, film and painting to create an extraordinary exhibition experience. Many works
are being displayed for the first time in this exhibition and all have been created since the 2008
Adelaide Festival.
The
2010 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art is presented by the Art Gallery of South
Australia and the Adelaide Festival with generous assistance from Australia Council for the Arts.
It is also supported by the Gallery’s DEPARTURE program for people in their 20s and 30s.
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The 2010 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments. |
The 2010 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. |
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James Morrison, Worm blood dripping (detail) 2009–10m, papier mache and ink, 198 x 82 cm.
Courtesy the Artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney. Photo: Simon Hewson.
