The notion of a contemporary art biennial as a site of refuge is appealing, if somewhat unexcepted, in our current climate. Biennials generally brim with curatorial concepts and statements, and often feature a near-overwhelming number of artworks. They are also spaces of social and political dialogue where commissioned artworks are presented to the public for the very first time. But perhaps the most memorable draw their visitors into spaces of interiority even as they engage in and contribute to contemporary debate.
This is what , the 18th Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, led by curator and museum director José Da Silva, promises to do: create a space that is “reflective and hopeful” and an experience that is “slower” and “less transactional.” follows Sebastian Goldspink’s critically acclaimed , 2022, a vibrant showing of work by renowned and emerging artists put
