Visual Art
A striking portrait recently unveiled at the Art Gallery of SA shines light on both a distinguished 19th-century female painter and the lavish fashions of the time.
Visual Art
What do a 17th-century painting of a Belgian cathedral and an Australian contemporary sound work about queer love have in common? More than you’d think.
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux’s sculpture Why be born a slave!, which has recently gone back on display at the Art Gallery of SA after extensive conservation work, is a difficult work for contemporary viewers. Curator Tansy Curtin explains the story behind it.
