First Fridays: Viva la Revolución

Celebrate Frida Kahlo's Feminist legacy and her contemporary relevance in a panel discussion with artist Fiona McMonagle and scholar Dr Hannah McCann. Enjoy performances from DJ Señorita and La Bomba and join us to launch John Kean's Dot Circle & Frame: The Making of Papunya Tula Art. Plus, AGSA_eat hosts La Popular Taqueria with a delicious Mexican pop-up.

5pm & 7pm
Guided Tours

Join a Gallery Guide for a tour of highlights in the collection
Meet at the Atrium Information Desk

5pm & 6.45pm
DJ Señorita

Move the night away with DJ Señorita. Founder of La Bomba, DJ Señorita joins us with a set of Latin-inspired music designed to elevate the festivities.
Courtyard

6pm
Book Launch - Dot, Circle & Frame: The Making of Papunya Tula Art by Dr John Kean

In 1971, at Papunya (210 kilometres west of Mparntwe), a revolutionary new form of cultural expression emerged. Among an exceptional cohort of ‘painting men’, Kaapa Tjampitjinpa, Tim Leura, Clifford Possum and Johnny Warangula stood out. Dot Circle and Frame reveals their role in making Australia’s most internationally significant artform. This ‘gang of four’, closely related artists, deployed their inherited iconography while exploring poetic possibilities offered by paint on canvas. This lavishly illustrated book draws on social history, visual anthropology, and formal art analysis to identify how the key innovations that informed contemporary desert art were realised. Dot Circle and Frame examines lived experience and totemic associations of the artists to show how a new vision of ceremony and Country was assembled. Dot Circle and Frame leads the reader toward a deeper understanding of this critical juncture, as four artists claimed a pivotal space in the history of art.

John will discuss how works on display in the South Australian Art Gallery are instrumental in the history of Papunya Tula painting.
Gallery 6

6.30pm
A ribbon around a bomb: Frida Kahlo and feminism

In light of Frida & Diego: Love & Revolution, we welcome Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne, Dr Hannah McCann, esteemed artist, Fiona McMonagle, Hispanic Women's Association of SA (HWASA) President, Patricia Rios, HWASA member, Jael Rojas and exhibition Curator, Tansy Curtin to discuss the feminist legacy that Frida Kahlo perpetuated throughout her career as well as the impact she left on contemporary art and culture.
Gallery 25. Exhibition ticket required

7.45pm
La Bomba

Close the night with La Bomba's traditional dancers as they showcase their authentic traditional Mexican outfits and incredible choreography. Share the dance floor with La Bomba or take in the spectacle with a glass of wine from our friends at Yalumba.

5-9pm
AGSA_eat

AGSA_eat is excited to host La popular taqueria with a Mexican pop-up introducing you to the flavours that were an important aspect of Frida’s life. Completely authentic and insanely delicious be transported straight to Mexico with the first bite.

From 5pm
Yalumba pop-up bar

Join our friends from Yalumba in the Courtyard to enjoy a glass of their limited-edition Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2017: A tribute to love and revolution, created in collaboration with ASGA and in celebration of Frida & Diego: Love & Revolution. Inspired by the iconic works of two of the most influential and loved artists of the twentieth century - Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, this exclusive label is an exploration of the intimate everyday stories of life and love.
Courtyard