BEN QUILTY – INHABIT

Posted on 2011-03-14

Ben Quilty’s recent suite of paintings, Inhabit, 2010, demonstrate an important culmination in his work as it explores wider concepts of identity. Quilty, a distinguished portraitist, arrived at the multi-part epic in an attempt to reconcile his identity as a white Australian. Conceived as a self-portrait, Inhabit also acts as a collective national portrait and could arguably be considered a barometer of domestic sentiment as the Australian reconciliation movement progresses.

Exhibition runs through to June 16th, 2011

Art Gallery of South Australia
North Terrace
Adelaide
SA
5000

www.artgallery.sa.gov.au