Art Gallery of South Australia Presents Two Australian Premieres

In early 2017 the Art Gallery of South Australia will present two Australian premieres, exclusively to Adelaide.

Versus Rodin: Rodin's revolution in major new exhibition 'In reality there is not a muscle of the body which does not express the inner variations of feeling. All speak of joy or of sorrow, of enthusiasm or of despair, of serenity or of madness.'Auguste Rodin, 1912 Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917) revolutionised sculpture and the representation of the human body. In March 2017 the Art Gallery of South Australia presents an Australian first. Versus Rodin: Bodies across space and time, brings the work of Rodin into dialogue with over 100 modern and contemporary works of art, 100 years since the artist's death. Regarded today as the artist who ignited an artistic revolution that changed the direction of sculpture, Rodin's legacy - his expressive vision, his rejection of narrative and embrace of p

The Art Gallery of South Australia presents the Australian premiere of RED, the directorial debut of del Kathryn Barton, one of Australia's leading figurative painters, into short filM. Starring Cate Blanchett with Australian actor Alex Russell and Sydney Dance Company's Charmene Yap, RED is a surrealist cinematic offering and a savage tale of female power inspired by the mating rituals of the Australian Red Back Spider.

del Kathryn Barton explains 'This brutal chronicle spoke to me of the poetics of female power as an inherent and indeed, elemental force in the universe. By intercutting human protagonists with extraordinary macro footage, RED has evolved into what I now consider to be an uncompromising celebration of female power.'