Ben Quilty - Inhabit

The Art Gallery of South Australia is always quite impressive considering the smaller city that supports it (unlike the NGA, NGV and Gallery of NSW which have a lot of funding).
I went for a walk through the gallery on Sunday. There weren't any major exhibitions on, but there was a gallery wtih Ben Quilty's latest works, entitled Inhabit.

Quilty is regarded very highly in the Australian portraiture scene, and this set of works explores the Australian national identity, and the problems faced with the changes since the arrival of Captain Cook, right through to the current reconciliation movement.

I enjoyed the 16 paintings, though the gallery doens't take too long. The custom birdcage in the center is particularly impressive.

Ben Quilty - Inhabit

Ben Quilty - Inhabit