Menagerie

Overview

It turns out that people were interested in sharing pictures of cats well before the internet. In this summer-long survey exhibition, ACCA are giving you the chance to stroll through the long and adorable history all kinds of animals in the art world. From December 13 until March 1, you can discover the duelling forest beasts of Mircea Cantor and the bizarre creatures that spill from the mind of Patricia Piccinini. This is an art nerd's version of a day at the zoo.

"Culture has [always] looked to animals to understand, describe and represent aspects of the self," says Artistic Director Juliana Engberg. "From animals we learn strategies of survival, mutual existence and use animals to express empathy." In this epic overview, ACCA is presenting this idea through the work of 34 artists from home and abroad. Far from mere Polaroids of the artists' dogs, Menagerie will feature pieces from Joseph Beuys, David Noonan, Ricky Swallow, and Anastasia Klose just to name a few.

As part of next year's Summersalt Outdoor Arts Festival, Klose will also be hosting an exciting extension to the exhibition as well. For the final two weeks of February, the ACCA forecourt will be completely transformed into an interactive dog park. See you there.