 Cockatoo Island returns as a major exhibition venue in 2010, building on the success of its inaugural use for the 16th Biennale of Sydney (2008). The venue will feature works by approximately 50 artists spread throughout the island's cavernous structures and open spaces, including many new site-specific works created directly in response to the location.David Elliott says: "Cockatoo Island is historically significant as both a prison and an industrial powerhouse; it offers a variety and vastness of space, which is a fantastic challenge and privilege for artists. It is one of the unique environments of Sydney and we will be filling it with art." |
 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. |
 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. |
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 In a country that has traditionally regarded distance as a disadvantage, this Biennale will celebrate distance by bringing together art from around the world. This presentation of primordial, timeless and challenging works will express the unique power of art as well as its creative richness. Program highlights include artist talks, performances, forums, film screenings, family events, guided tours and other special events, all FREE to the public. |
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 The 17th Biennale of Sydney directed by David Elliott and titled THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age will showcase new and recent works by Australian and international artists at Sydney's leading cultural institutions, contemporary art spaces and heritage sites. |
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Think: Sheds |
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Sydney Biennale in Waterfront Sheds
| Cockatoo Island returns as a major exhibition venue in 2010, building on the success of its inaugural use for the 16th Biennale of Sydney (2008). The venue will feature works by approximately 50 artists spread throughout the island's cavernous structures and open spaces, including many new site-specific works created directly in response to the location. David Elliott says: "Cockatoo Island is historically significant as both a prison and an industrial powerhouse; it offers a variety and vastness of space, which is a fantastic challenge and privilege for artists. It is one of the unique environments of Sydney and we will be filling it with art." |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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| In a country that has traditionally regarded distance as a disadvantage, this Biennale will celebrate distance by bringing together art from around the world. This presentation of primordial, timeless and challenging works will express the unique power of art as well as its creative richness. Program highlights include artist talks, performances, forums, film screenings, family events, guided tours and other special events, all FREE to the public. |
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| The 17th Biennale of Sydney directed by David Elliott and titled THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age will showcase new and recent works by Australian and international artists at Sydney's leading cultural institutions, contemporary art spaces and heritage sites. |
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Think: Sheds |
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