Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, June to 22 Oct 2023.

In the spirit of the Victorian novelist, a group of Australian and Irish artists present works rooted in Dickensian themes of exploitation, crime, abuse, and corruption—with a twist.

Sue Kneebone, Out of Flavour: Tasteless Desires from an Avaricious Empire, 2023.
Photos by Grant Hancock

Curated by Dr Mary Knights. Featured contemporary artists: Raymond Arnold & Rodney Croome, Christl Berg, Pat Brassington, Michelle Browne, Nicholas Folland, Keith Giles, Julie Gough, Fiona Hall, Ursula Halpin, Sandra Johnston, Sue Kneebone, Ricky Maynard, Mish Meijers & Tricky Walsh, Milan Milojevic, Brigita Ozolins, Effie Pryer, Yhonnie Scarce, Mary Scott, Tom Sloane, Heather B. Swann, Dominic Thorpe, Paul Zika

Funding support from the South Australian Government through Arts SA, and the Australian Government’s RISE Fund

Sue Kneebone, Out of Flavour: Tasteless Desires from an Avaricious Empire, 2023. Installation view. Photo by Rosie Hastie