Dangerously Modern

The Art Gallery of South Australia presents the major winter exhibition Dangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890–1940.

The first major exhibition to focus on the vital role of Australian women in the development of international modernism, Dangerously Modern explores the art and lives of fifty trailblazing artists. They belonged to an unprecedented wave of women journeying from Australia through Europe and beyond at the turn of the twentieth century, prevailing against centuries of social constraints to pursue international careers.

Featuring more than 200 works of art, Dangerously Modern invites you to embark on a journey of the senses. Artistic explorations of colour, light, form and movement offer moments of contemplation, love, loss and transcendence. Ranging from large public statements to private portrait miniatures, the featured works challenge preexisting notions of ambition and success. They also expand understandings of modern art movements such as realism, impressionism, post-impressionism, cubism and the emergence of abstraction.

Dangerously Modern is open daily 10am-5pm and until 9pm on the first friday of the month until 7 September 2025.

For more information and to purchase a ticket, visit the website.