Art Gallery Of South Australia

Dangerously Modern is a podcast from the Art Gallery of South Australia about the unprecedented wave of women artists who left a conservative Australia to pursue modern art in the early 20th century. Margaret Preston is a household name in Australian art, best known for her bold paintings and woodcuts of native wildflowers. But to achieve this level of visibility she had to inhabit a bullet-proof confidence and find a sense of freedom, away from the strictures of a Victorian society. In this episode, hear how she found freedom in an unlikely Irish rural setting, discovered modernism and, it’s speculated, pursued queer relationships. · Works and artists mentioned in this episode: Still life with teapot and daisies (1915) by Margaret Preston A view of the shore (1915) by Margaret Preston Girl sitting on a bed (1917-1918) by Edith Collier Bessie Davidson Gladys Reynell · This podcast is inspired by the exhibition Dangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890–1940 · Dangerously Modern is al