2016 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art
Magic Object
27 Feb - 15 May 2016
Michael Zavros, Australia, born 1974, The Phoenix, 2016, Brisbane, oil on canvas, 220.0 x 200.0 cm; James and Diana Ramsay Fund supported by Philip Bacon AM through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2016, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Courtesy the artist and Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, photo: Jon Linkins.
Curator: Dr Lisa Slade
Are artists the last magicians?
Drawing inspiration from the 'Wunderkammer', those rooms or cabinets of wonder dedicated to the display of magical objects, the 2016 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art champions the contemporary artist as conjuror.
With attendant meanings and manifestations, including contemporary artists' interests in the talismanic, in cultural rituals and material riddles, Magic Object offers the 'Wunderkammer' as a tool with which to both view the world and critique it.
Artists
Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Glenn Barkley, Chris Bond, Pepai Jangala Carroll, Tarryn Gill, Louise Haselton, Juz Kitson, Loongkoonan, Fiona McMonagle, Danie Mellor, Clare Milledge, Tom Moore, Nell, Ramesh Mario-Nithiyendran, Bluey Roberts, Kate Rohde, Gareth Sansom, Robyn Stacey, Garry Stewart and the Australian Dance Theatre, Jacqui Stockdale, Heather B. Swann, Hiromi Tango, Roy Wiggan, Tiger Yaltangki and Michael Zavros.
Are artists the last magicians?
Drawing inspiration from the 'Wunderkammer', those rooms or cabinets of wonder dedicated to the display of magical objects, the 2016 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art champions the contemporary artist as conjuror.
With attendant meanings and manifestations, including contemporary artists' interests in the talismanic, in cultural rituals and material riddles, Magic Object offers the 'Wunderkammer' as a tool with which to both view the world and critique it.
Artists
Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Glenn Barkley, Chris Bond, Pepai Jangala Carroll, Tarryn Gill, Louise Haselton, Juz Kitson, Loongkoonan, Fiona McMonagle, Danie Mellor, Clare Milledge, Tom Moore, Nell, Ramesh Mario-Nithiyendran, Bluey Roberts, Kate Rohde, Gareth Sansom, Robyn Stacey, Garry Stewart and the Australian Dance Theatre, Jacqui Stockdale, Heather B. Swann, Hiromi Tango, Roy Wiggan, Tiger Yaltangki and Michael Zavros.