The Biennale of Sydney is an international festival of contemporary art, held every two years in Sydney, Australia. It is the largest and best-attended contemporary visual arts event in the country. Since 1973, the Biennale of Sydney has presented 16 critically acclaimed, popular and large-scale exhibitions featuring the work of over 1355 International and Australian artists.
History 1973–2010
The Biennale of Sydney has a rich history of promoting cultural exchange with Australia, championing free expression, new ideas and challenging the status quo. It was one of the first exhibitions to celebrate Australia's cultural and ethnic diversity; the first to show Indigenous art in an international context; and the first to focus on contemporary Asian art.
In 1973 the Biennale of Sydney held its first exhibition of 37 artists in the exhibition hall of the then newly opened Sydney Opera House.
- 1973, The Biennale of Sydney, Anthony Wintherbotham, Coordinator
- 1976, Recent International Forms in Art, Thomas G. McCullough, Artistic Director
- 1979, European Dialogue, Nick Waterlow, Artistic Director
- 1982, Vision in Disbelief, William Wright, Artistic Director
- 1984, Private Symbol: Social Metaphor, Leon Paroissien, Artistic Director
- 1986, Origins, Originality + Beyond, Nick Waterlow, Artistic Director
- 1988, From the Southern Cross: A View of World Art c1940 – 1988, Nick Waterlow, Artistic Director
- 1990, The Readymade Boomerang: Certain Relations in 20th Century Art, René Block, Artistic Director
- 1992/3, The Boundary Rider, Tony Bond, Artistic Director
- 1996, Jurassic Technologies Revenant, Dr Lynne Cooke, Artistic Director
- 1998, Every Day, Jonathan Watkins, Artistic Director
- 2000, International Selection Committee: Nick Waterlow (Chair), Fumio Nanjo, Louise Neri, Hetti Perkins, Sir Nicholas Serota, Robert Storr, Harald Szeemann.
- 2002, (The World May Be) Fantastic[1] Richard Grayson, Artistic Director
- 2004, On Reason and Emotion, Isabel Carlos, Curator
- 2006, Zones of Contact, Dr Charles Merewether, Artistic Director & Curator
- 2008, Revolutions - Forms That Turn, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Artistic Director
- 2010, THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE, Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age, David Elliott, Artistic Director, 17th Biennale of Sydney
[edit] 2002 Biennale
The 2002 Biennale of Sydney titled (The World May Be) Fantastic investigated 'artists and practices using fictions, narratives, invented methodologies, hypotheses, subjective belief systems, modellings, fakes and experiments as a means to make works.'. Writing in Art in America in October, 2002, Michael Duncan said of the exhibition that it "gave free rein to complex, often offbeat works predicated on alternate realities." Artists included: Mike Nelson, Chris Burden, Susan Hiller, Vito Acconci, Eleanor Antin, Henry Darger, Janet Cardiff and Rodney Graham. Richard Grayson was the Artistic Director.
[edit] 2004 Biennale
The 2004 Biennale of Sydney was held from 4 June - 15 August and titled On Reason and Emotion. It featured the work of 51 artists from 32 countries. Much of the exhibition was sited within Sydney’s major art museums and galleries, however a number of new projects were created for specific sites at outdoor locations within the city, such as the Royal Botanic GardensSydney Opera House. Isabel Carlos was the Curator. and the forecourt of the
[edit] 2006 Biennale
The 2006 Biennale of Sydney was held from 8 June - 27 August and titled Zones of Contact. It featured the work of 85 artists from 44 countries and was held across 16 diverse venues throughout Sydney including Pier 2/3, at Walsh Bay, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Dr Charles Merewether was the Artistic Director and Curator.
A record of 316,811 visits were recorded over all venues. The festival included a wide range of works and mediums including installation, sculpture, performance, video, sound, photography and painting. 53 artists created 80 new works specifically for the exhibition in response to the concept 'Zones of Contact'. The festival also featured three two-day symposia, over 50 talks, education programs and an 'Art Walk' along the harbour foreshore between principal exhibition venues.
[edit] 2008 Biennale
The 16th Biennale of Sydney, Revolutions – Forms That Turn, took place from 18 June – 7 September 2008 with leading international curator and writer Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev as Artistic Director. It achieved record visitation of 436,150 and featured 175 artists from 42 countries.
Cockatoo Island, a former prison and shipyard, was used as a major new venue and won the Biennale a Sydney Music, Arts and Culture (SMAC) Award. Other venues included; Art Gallery of NSW, Pier 2/3 at Walsh Bay, Museum of Contemporary Art, Artspace, Sydney Opera HouseRoyal Botanic Gardens. and the
[edit] 2010 Biennale
17th Biennale of Sydney
12 May – 1 August 2010
THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE
Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age
David Elliott, Artistic Director
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