The Adelaide Botanic Garden is being transformed like never before with the colourful, large-scale glass sculptures of Dale Chihuly. John Neylon looks at why Chihuly is considered one of the most important artists of the 21st century and what visitors can expect from his first major outdoor exhibition in Australia.
The last-ever exhibition in Paul Greenaway’s GAGPROJECTS features work by Deborah Paauwe – also one of the first artists to exhibit in the gallery. John Neylon takes a look at the SALA show and the gallery’s impact on the contemporary arts landscape.
Peace may seem elusive in some of the works in the 2024 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, writes John Neylon. Nonetheless, there is plenty to capture the interest and stir the emotions of a broad audience.
A fresh and comprehensive new narrative reveals how the Adelaide art scene post-World War II was an incubator of progressive ideas and talent, despite often being dismissed or disparaged in the wider mainstream history of Australian art.
Adelaide’s break with the past and embrace of the new is revealed in a Carrick Hill exhibition which celebrates risk-taking, innovation and play leading up to and during the heyday of mid-century modernism.
Crafting modernism offers an intriguing insight into the lifelong creative journey of South Australian potter Milton Moon, who was fuelled by a vision that married Zen philosophy with a determination to express a distinctly Australian sense of place.