10/11/2016
Sappers & Shrapnel: Art of the Trenches
Richard Lewer, born Hamilton, New Zealand 1970, The rotting bodies of men drowning in mud, the sweet stench of our death, my life is given, 2016, oil on epoxy coated steel, 4 x 1 m; © Richard Lewer, courtesy Hugo Michell Gallery and Sullivan + Strumpf, Sydney, Adelaide. photo: Andrew Curtis.
Sappers & Shrapnel: contemporary art and the art of the trenches opens Remembrance Day 2016
Friday 11 November - Friday 29 January, 2016
10am - 5pm daily.
South Australian Art Gallery
North Terrace, Adelaide
Sappers & Shrapnel is a contemporary art project inspired by the little-known and undervalued art form known as trench art. This term describes the objects made from the waste of warfare – objects crafted by soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war. Whether intended as trophies of war, souvenirs for those at home, or talismans for the battle ahead, trench art is an expression of our ineffable need to make art.
On Remembrance Day – the first day of the exhibition, Sappers & Shrapnel exhibition will observe a minutes silence at 11am followed by a free public program from 11am until 4pm below.
Contemporary art and conflict
Friday 11 November, 2016
11.30am - 12.30pm
Art Gallery of South Australia, Radford Auditorium
North Terrace, Adelaide
FREE
Join us for this important panel discussion about contemporary art and conflict. Panellists include Sappers & Shrapnel artist Ben Quilty, writer Richard Flanagan and Ralph Baydoun and Connie Lenneberg from World Vision.
Seating is limited; please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Please note When the Radford Auditorium reaches capacity or the event has commenced, no further entry is permitted. There will be a live feed to the Sculpture Courtyard for over-fill and late-comers.
This event is supported by an Auslan interpreter.
What does trench art have in common with art made today?
1pm-4pm
Hear from contemporary artists in the Sappers & Shrapnel exhibition as they share details about their work in the exhibition.
1.00pm Richard Lewer
1.30pm Fiona Hall
2.00pm Rene Kulitja
2.30pm Olga Cironis
3.00pm Alasdair McLuckie
3.30pm Sera Waters
Gallery 22-25
FREE
Hear from contemporary artists in the Sappers & Shrapnel exhibition as they share details about their work in the exhibition. Artists include Olga Cironis, Nicholas Folland, Fiona Hall, Richard Lewer, Alasdair McLuckie and Sera Waters.
Delve deeper into the exhibition with a copy of the exhibition publication featuring essays by Richard Flanagan, Genevieve Grieves, Ryan Johnston, Nicholas J Saunders, Lisa Slade and other authors.
Available in the Gallery Shop from 11 November.
Supported by the Australian Government’s Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund
Click here for more information
www.anzaccentenary.sa.gov.au
