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Push / Pull — *Shan Michael’s studio*, 2025, (detail). Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photograph: Sam Roberts.

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

Group Exhibition

Push / Pull

Antony Abrraciavento, Emiko Artemis, Stephen Atkinson, Troy-Anthony Baylis, Alycia Bennett, Matt Huppatz & Adam Birchmore (Adam & Steve), Jingwei Bu, Patrick William Carter, Luna Chan, Allison Chhorn, Dr Dylan Crismani, Amber Cronin, Paul Gazzola, Alex Grant, Sasha Grbich, Dominic Guerrera, Aidan Hughes, Heidi Kenyon, Kirsty Martinsen, Monte Masi, VNS Matrix, Shan Michaels, Ariella Napoli, Alexandra Nitschke, Chris Reid, Tikari Rigney, Yasemin Sabuncu, Fiona Salmon, Gabriella Smart, Trudy Tandberg, Sione Teumohenga, Sarah Tickle, Shirley Wu, Jake Yang, Shenshen Zheng, and Students from South Australian School for the Visually Impaired.

3 May—28 June

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

Lion Arts Factory, North Terrace, Adelaide SA, Australia

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Taja Vaetoru on tradition and intuition

Taja Vaetoru’s debut solo exhibition Idol, now showing .M Contemporary, explores their Polynesian ancestry, questions of tradition and worship, and how to intersect the past with the present.

Sally Gearon

Preview

Unity and reciprocity with Mimili Maku Arts

With works from Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin, Betty Pumani and Robert Fielding, Aboriginal-owned Mimili Maku Arts’ first exhibition with Ames Yavuz is an opportunity to celebrate the milestone of their 20 year anniversary, as well as the ways of working that are integral to the centre and Aṉangu culture.

Jo Higgins

News

The 2025 Archibald Prize finalists have been announced

The finalist portraits in the biggest Australian art award of the year have been announced, alongside the winner of The Packing Room Prize: Abdul Abdullah for his portrait of fellow artist Jason Phu.

Art Guide Australia

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Another side of the story

A new exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery takes us deeper into the life of the often-mythologised artist Frida Kahlo, through her personal photographs, clothing and objects, borrowed from Casa Azul, Kahlo’s house museum in Mexico.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

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Joan Ross and the past imperfect

Joan Ross has long used her multidisciplinary practice to challenge the enduring legacy of colonialism in Australia. Her latest exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery shows significant works from throughout her career alongside key pieces from the NPG collection.

Sally Gearon

Feature

How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism

It feels like everything is slowly but surely being affected by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). And like every other disruptive technology before it, AI is having both positive and negative outcomes for society. One of these negative outcomes is the very specific, yet very real cultural harm posed to Australia’s Indigenous populations.

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

Group Exhibition

Push / Pull

3 May—28 June

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

Suggested Reading

Taja Vaetoru on tradition and intuition

Sally Gearon

Unity and reciprocity with Mimili Maku Arts

Jo Higgins

The 2025 Archibald Prize finalists have been announced

Art Guide Australia

Another side of the story

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Joan Ross and the past imperfect

Sally Gearon

How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism

The Conversation

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Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

Group Exhibition

Push / Pull

3 May—28 June

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

Suggested Reading

Taja Vaetoru on tradition and intuition

Sally Gearon

Unity and reciprocity with Mimili Maku Arts

Jo Higgins

The 2025 Archibald Prize finalists have been announced

Art Guide Australia

Another side of the story

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Joan Ross and the past imperfect

Sally Gearon

How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism

The Conversation

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