Partnerships redefine the 2016 Adelaide Biennial

Lisa Slade’s take on the Wunderkammer compounds the adage that everything old is new again, stamping a fresh brand on this 25-year old event that is based in partnerships.
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Lisa Slade curator of the 2016 Adelaide Biennial; Photo Nat Rogers, supplied

It has been 25 years since the first Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art was staged – now is a fitting time for re-visiting its model and taking greater ownership of its future says Lisa Slade, Curator of the 2016 exhibition and Assistant Director Artistic Programs of Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA).

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina