On Moving Forward, Looking Back, and Side-Stepping What’s to Come
The first biennale I ever attended was the 18th Biennale of Sydney (BoS) in 2012. I was fifteen at the time, and up until then had only been exposed to historical art of the Western canon. As I slowly wandered around Cockatoo Island, I remember feeling so in awe that I felt this big tension […]
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Centrifugal Force: The Biennale of Sydney
As an Asian in Australia I have always been aware of the fissures and cracks in the colonial project of White Australia.
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NIRIN: 22nd Biennale of Sydney
With an emphasis on Indigeneity and First Nations people, BoS brings together 98 artists from 47 countries, with the majority being coloured, Indigenous, gay or identifying as non-binary.
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Mami Kataoka
In Issue 38, Michael Young spoke to spoke to Mami Kataoka following her appointment as Artistic Director of the 21st Biennale of Sydney
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The 21st Biennale of Sydney
The 21st Biennale of Sydney unites the work of seventy artists and art collectives from six continents.
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