Robert McFARLANE, Australia, born 1942, Women waiting at an Adelaide bus stop, 1976, Adelaide, pigment print on paper, 23.0 x 15.0 cm (image). South Australian Government Grant 2009. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. © Robert McFarlane, Courtesy of Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney.

Bon Scott backstage in Atlanta, Georgia, Charles Perkins going home from University, Lionel Rose at his press conference, President Johnson and Prime Minister Holt at Canberra airport, Hippies and working girls in Kings Cross, Women waiting at an Adelaide bus stop …

Candid moments of Australian life from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, captured by some of Australia’s most renowned photographers, go on display in Candid Camera – a fascinating new photographic exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Curated by Julie Robinson, the Art Gallery’s Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs, Candid Camera: Australian Photography 1950s – 1970s includes more than 80 documentary images by photographers including Max Dupain, David Moore, Jeff Carter, Robert McFarlane, Mervyn Bishop, Rennie Ellis, Carol Jerrems and Roger Scott. These photographers have been great observers, capturing memorable images in Australia and abroad of people at leisure or engaged in everyday activities – images which appear unposed, spontaneous, or with their subjects captured unaware. The photographs on display encompass social rituals, beach culture, protest movements, Indigenous issues, migration, youth subcultures, work, leisure, music, people, travel and humour. They range from images of the famous – such as Prime Ministers, boxing champion Lionel Rose, musicians Bon Scott and Daddy Cool – to those of ordinary people. Says Julie Robinson, “The photographs in Candid Camera epitomise life during the 50s, 60s and 70s and resonate with spontaneity, humour and humanity.” Robinson explains, “Even the anonymous people seem familiar to us as a result of these photographs, like David Moore’s European migrants arriving in Sydney, Rennie Ellis’s Cosmetics salesgirl, Toorak Rd, the two youths exiting ghost train ride in Roger Scott’s photograph or the unidentified women waiting at an Adelaide bus stop, in Robert McFarlane’s photograph”. Many of these photographs have only been recently acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia and this exhibition will provide the first opportunity for audiences to view them displayed together. Special events programmed to complement the exhibition include an in-depth talk by Candid Camera photographer, Robert McFarlane; floor talks by Julie Robinson and Adelaide photo-media artist and lecturer Mark Kimber; a START at the Gallery family day where children can create their own photo-portrait and take special tours of the exhibition; an after-dark DEPARTURE event in the exhibition for art-lovers aged under 40; and free screenings of classic 1970s Australian films. Candid Camera is proudly sponsored by Carlton United Breweries.

EXHIBITION CURATED BY Julie Robinson, Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs, Art Gallery of South Australia ON VIEW Art Gallery of South Australia North Terrace Adelaide SEASON Friday 28 May – Sunday 1 August 2010 OPENING HOURS Daily 10am to 5pm (last admissions 4.30pm) TICKETS Adults $10 | Concession $8 | Art Gallery Members $6 | Under-16 Free Joint-tickets to see Candid Camera and Reflections of the Lotus: Art from Thailand, Burma, Cambodia & Laos on the same day: Adults $15 | Concession $12 | Art Gallery Members $9 Purchase tickets at the door or online: www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/events GUIDED TOURS Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays at 1pm (free with exhibition entry) Book a private group tour, phone: 08 8207 7578 IN THE BOOKSHOP Illustrated exhibition booklet, individual and boxed set exhibition greeting cards available Tel: 08 8207 7029 www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/shop PUBLIC INFORMATION Tel: 08 8207 7000 Online: www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/exhibitions

MEDIA CONTACTS Miranda Starke Young 08 8207 7032 or 0409 919 510 StarkeYoung.Miranda@artgallery.sa.gov.au Heidi Chamberlain 08 8207 7554 or 0421 818 776 Chamberlain.Heidi@artgallery.sa.gov.au MEDIA IMAGES A selection of images is available for media use for news and review from: http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/agsa/home/Media_Centre/Candid_Camera/index.html

SPECIAL EVENTS ARTIST TALK – ROBERT McFARLANE Sunday 27 June 12 noon Join Adelaide-born documentary photographer and Candid Camera artist Robert McFarlane for a lively look at Candid Camera. Presented free with exhibition entry. EXHIBITION FLOOR TALKS All talks are held in the exhibition and are offered free with exhibition entry. Tuesday 8 June 12.45 pm & Tuesday 20 July 12.45 pm Julie Robinson, Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs and Curator of Candid Camera Tuesday 13 July 12.45 pm Mark Kimber, artist and Senior Lecturer in Photography & New Media at the University of South Australia, speaks about some of his favourite works in Candid Camera. START AT THE GALLERY Sunday 4 July 12noon – 3pm Free family fun at the Gallery, presented by the Balnaves Foundation. Come and be inspired by our Candid Camera exhibition and enjoy free art and craft, children’s tours, storytelling, and music. DEPARTURE Friday 11 June 6–10 pm SOLD OUT! Especially for art-lovers in their 20s and 30s, take a close-up look at Candid Camera: Australian Photography 1950s–1970s after dark. Presented by BankSA. More information at www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/departure

AUSLAN TOUR Sunday 6 June 1 pm Auslan guided tours are free of charge for deaf and hearing impaired patrons. Concession entry fees apply to exhibitions. Meet your Guide at the ticketing desk. For more information, telephone 8207 7065 (voice) or email agsainformation@artgallery.sa.gov.au AUSTRALIAN FILM PROGRAM Classic and lesser-known Australian films from the 1960s and 70s screened free in the Radford Auditorium: Saturday 5 June 2 pm They’re a Weird Mob 1966 (Rated: G) 107 minutes Saturday 19 June 2 pm The Adventures of Barry McKenzie 1972. (Rated: M) 94 minutes Saturday 3 July 2 pm Mouth to Mouth 1978 (Rated: M) 92 minutes Saturday 12 June & Saturday 17 July 2 pm Girl in the Mirror: A portrait of Carol Jerrems 2005 (Rated: M) 55 minutes.