Monster Theatres
The 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art celebrates a thirty-year milestone with ‘Monster Theatres’, curated by Leigh Robb, who is also Art Gallery of South Australia’s (AGSA) first Curator of Contemporary Art. The title draws from the Latin monere (a warning), and monstrare (to make visible), gesturing toward the multiple meanings of ‘theatre.’ Featuring multicultural artists across all artforms, the exhibition spans AGSA and Adelaide Botanic Gardens, transposing inside-outside narratives.
Looking to artists as a starting point, Robb began by speaking with previous exhibitors about their perspectives, including Fiona Hall – whose 1990 Biennial experience was a pivotal moment. It allowed Hall to completely change artforms and
