One hundred years after his death, this major exhibition pairs the work of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) with more than 200 modern and contemporary works by national and international artists that speak of the human condition and form. The exhibition includes key Rodin works from across Australia including the Art Gallery’s significant collection of 20 bronze sculptures. Artists including Tony Albert, Louise Bourgeois, Polly Borland, William Kentridge, Bill Henson, Rosemary Laing, Pat Brassington, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Mike Parr and Lindy Lee among others will be on show.
Rosemary Laing, a dozen useless actions for grieving blondes #2, 2009, C-type photograph Gift of anonymous donors through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2016. Donated through the Australian Cultural Gifts Program Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Courtesy the artist and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
Auguste Rodin (France, 1840-1917), Andrieu d’Andres, monumental, 1886 (Coubertin Foundry, cast 1985), Paris, bronze, William Bowmore AO OBE Collection. Gift of the South Australian Government, assisted by the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 1996, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Art Gallery of South Australia
4 March to 2 July, 2017
South Australia
