From carcasses to ‘westie car culture’: scenes from the 2022 Adelaide biennial

Under the title Free/State, artists are examining and celebrating the concept of freedom, in works that touch on Covid lockdowns, detention centres and souped-up muscle cars

The Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Australia’s longest running survey of contemporary art, has opened for 2022 – but under a shroud of sadness.

The recent deaths of one of the exhibition’s key artists, Hossein Valamanesh, and the biennial’s principal sponsor, Neil Balnaves, have permeated the atmosphere: both men died suddenly in the lead-up to the 37th Adelaide festival, Valamanesh in January and Balnaves in mid-February.

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