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The Red Queen is a character from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. She's a sinister mixture of power and futility: even as she doles out orders willy-nilly, she seems to lock herself in a weird and lonely prison of words: 'What's the French for fiddle-de-dee?' 
'Fiddle-de-dee's not English,' Alice replied gravely.
 'Who ever said it was?' said the Red Queen.
 Alice thought she saw a...   [more]

Opening: June 18th   6:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Anthropos-Bangkok is the first in a series of innovative and thought-provoking group exhibitions featuring 10 emerging artists from Thailand and Singapore: Kamolpan Chotvichai (Th), Genevieve Chua (Sg), Tada Hengsapkul (Th), Jeremy Hiah (Sg), Piyarat Piyapongwiwat (Th), Ana Prvacki (Sg), Sufian Hamri @ TR853-1(Sg), Tawan Wattuya (Th), Jason Wee (Sg), and Prasert Yodkaew (Th).   F...   [more]

Opening: June 1st   6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

AcA Main Gallery- Group exhibition of 15 local and national artists: Brad Benischek Steven Collier Lynda Frese Amy Guidry Kathryn Hunter Heather Ryan Kelley Sophie Lvoff Shawne Major Esko Mannikko James McGarrell Aaron McNamee Lavar Munroe Stephanie Patton Pat Phillips Jim Richard Amie Rogers Next opening reception June 8th, 6-9pm (in conjunction with Artwalk) Closing reception July 13th, 6-9pm   [more]

Opening: June 8th   6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

HEARTLAND is an exhibition of contemporary art from South Australia. It offers new ways of thinking about place, country and identity by presenting the evolving and sometimes unexpected visions of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal artists. The exhibition includes artists from Amata (Tjala Arts), Kate Breakey, Kim Buck, James Darling and Lesley Forwood, Wendy Fairclough, Stewart MacFarlane, Ian North...   [more]

Opening: June 21st   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The perfect finish: Three hundred years of lacquer art presents exquisite Asian lacquer ware from the Art Gallery and private Australian collections and includes works of art from Japan, China, Thailand and Burma. The difficult time-consuming technique of the lacquer making, using the sap of trees, has challenged Asian artists through the centuries to create luxurious objects of extraordinary beauty...   [more]

The term ‘keeping place’ describes a safe place for the protection of Aboriginal knowledge and culture. Drawn from the Gallery’s collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, this display recognises the role of works of art as keepers of culture. Each painting and sculpture on view is a living archive where both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people can learn about the diversity of Aborig...   [more]

Max Klinger was only twenty-four years old when he published the series of prints Intermezzi in 1881. The portfolio comprises twelve etchings, of which a selection is on display here. The title – a musical term for an interlude played between parts of a song or between the acts of a drama – is open to interpretation. Although the prints were published as a group, they do not appear to present...   [more]

Noble shadows explores the close parallels between the spiritual traditions of Indonesia and Indigenous Australia. From pre-historic times, the Indigenous arts of both countries have been a medium for expressing spirituality and reverence for ancestors. The display features a variety of objects in the medium of woodcarving, ceramics, bark painting and textiles. Among the highlights is a collection of...   [more]

The exquisite Collec+orssuite of furniture has been created by acclaimed designer Khai Liew in conjunction with eminent Australian artists Julie Blyfield, Kirsten Coelho, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Jessica Loughlin, Bruce Nuske and Prue Venables. Made in 2010 for that year’s SALA Festival, the suite was selected as the only Australian finalist in the international Designs of the Year awards held at the...   [more]

TALK Join Maria Zagala, Associate Curator of Prints, Drawing & Photographs in-conversation with artists Charles Robb, Ariel Hassan, Johnnie Dady and Simone Vinall in the exhibition. Tuesday 4 June 12.30 - 1.30 pm This display presents recent acquisitions of contemporary Australian art. The works explore a wide variety of concerns, although specific threads unite the display. One of these is a de...   [more]

Since the late 1950s a number of Australian artists have sought to give form to the intangible, seeking a visual language to express their deep inner thoughts and emotions. These artists are less interested in representing reality and more concerned with articulating their personal visions in abstract form. The mind’s eye brings together works of art from the Gallery’s collection that demonstrate a...   [more]

JamFactory is celebrating 40 years of craft and design with an exciting program of exhibitions and events across the city including a display at the Art Gallery of South Australia. A civilised thing to do provides a fascinating glimpse into the changing styles and prominent figures in Australian craft and design across four decades. See a curated selection from the 160 works acquired by the Art Gal...   [more]

Seit Beginn der 1970er Jahre zeigte das Lenbachhaus in seinen Ausstellungen wesentliche Tendenzen der internationalen zeitgenössischen Kunst, darunter Einzelpräsentationen von Gerhard Richter, Arnulf Rainer, Cy Twombly, Piero Manzoni und anderen. Die Ausstellungstätigkeit spiegelte sich in der Sammlung zuerst nur durch vereinzelte Ankäufe von internationaler Gegenwartskunst. Dazu gehören Arbeiten vo...   [more]

Im Februar 1976 installierte Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) im Münchner Kunstforum das Environment zeige deine Wunde (1974/75). Die Erwerbung der Arbeit für das Lenbachhaus im Jahr 1979 war Gegenstand einer öffentlich geführten Diskussion über den Wert von zeitgenössischer Kunst. Der Ankauf wurde als Provokation, aber auch als ein Aufbruch des Hauses in neue Dimensionen des Sammelns begriffen. Er...   [more]

Opening: May 20th   6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Das Lenbachhaus München besitzt die weltweit größte Sammlung zur Kunst des 'Blauen Reiter', einer der wichtigsten Künstlergruppen der Avantgarde zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland und Europa. Diesen Umstand verdankt das Museum in erster Linie der großzügigen Stiftung von Gabriele Münter, der Malerin und Lebensgefährtin von Wassily Kandinsky bis 1914. Anlässlich ihres 80. Gebur...   [more]

Die Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus eröffnete 1929 in der erweiterten ehemaligen Villa des Münchner Malerfürsten Franz von Lenbach (1836‒1904). Gesammelt und gezeigt wurden bis in die 1950er Jahre hauptsächlich Münchner Malerei des 19. und deutsche Kunst des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts. Dieser ursprüngliche Schwerpunkt bildet den historischen Kern der Sammlung zusammen mit der Kunst des â€...   [more]