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26/6/2012

18th Biennale of Sydney

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Artistic Directors Catherine de Zegher and Gerald McMaster today unveiled the work of more than 100 artists from over 44 countries, presented at inner-city and harbourside locations across Sydney for the 18th Biennale of Sydney: all our relations.
Presented free to the public from 27 June until 16 September 2012, the Biennale of Sydney is Australia’s largest and most respected contemporary visual arts event, attracting more than half a million visitors in 2010.
Beginning with the two curators in dialogue, the curatorial premise all our relations provides a collaborative framework that allows conversations to extend to both artists and audiences. The collaboration between Artistic Directors Catherine de Zegher and Gerald McMaster is the first time in the Biennale’s 39-year history that an exhibition has been developed by a curatorial duo.
Exploring new ideas from unexpected voices around the world, the 18th Biennale of Sydney showcases more than 220 works by over 100 artists hailing from Australia, New Zealand, the Asia Pacific, the Americas, Europe, South Africa and the Middle East. Nearly half the artists have created works specifically for this exhibition, including many substantial collaborative installations.

Major venues for the 18th Biennale of Sydney are the Art Gallery of New South Wales; the newly redeveloped Museum of Contemporary Art Australia; World Heritage-listed former shipyard and prison, Cockatoo Island; and Pier 2/3 in Walsh Bay. For the first time, Redfern-based arts institution Carriageworks is a presenting partner.

Commenting on the curatorial concept of the 18th Biennale of Sydney, Co-Artistic Director Catherine de Zegher said: ‘all our relations concerns a global movement of art and thought that has been under the radar and now emerges as radical and dynamic, bringing forward significant change. From the collaborations and juxtapositions emerge powerful and wholly new ideas, a truly global proposal of what art is and what it does in society. The 18th Biennale of Sydney connects absolutely local issues, the most intimate meanings of place and time, with great currents of art and thought that are linking lives as though in conversation. This is the groundbreaking premise of all our relations.’
Co-Artistic Director Gerald McMaster added: ‘We’ve selected artists who often cross disciplinary boundaries, artists who enjoy collaborating and some who work with unusual media. Then there are those who look into the historical dimensions of their cultural heritage for new sources of inspiration, some who connect the spiritual with the aesthetic and others whose love of the natural world creates surprising countenance.’

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Marah Braye, Chief Executive Officer, said: ‘The substantial number of new works being created especially for this Biennale promises a very special experience. We look forward to growing our audiences and offering them some of the most exciting contemporary art in the world over the next three months.’
The 18th Biennale of Sydney will present an expanded education and public program throughout the course of the exhibition, including specially designed Art Lounges and Learning Zones on Cockatoo Island and Pier 2/3, as well as a range of artist talks, guided tours, special programs for kids and families and after-dark events. Teachers and schools will be catered for through dedicated publications and guided tours, comprehensive online resources, as well as special educator programs.
The 18th Biennale of Sydney will be presented from 27 June – 16 September 2012. For further information, please visit http://bos18.com

ABOUT THE BIENNALE OF SYDNEY

The Biennale of Sydney continues to play a central role in developing visual arts culture in Australia and connecting artists from around the world. Every two years, the Biennale of Sydney is presented free to the public over a twelve-week period. As the most exciting contemporary visual arts event in the Asia-Pacific region, the 18th Biennale of Sydney (2012) will celebrate the organisation’s 39th anniversary.
Alongside the Venice and São Paolo biennales and documenta, it is one of the longest running exhibitions of its kind and was the first biennale to be established in the Asia-Pacific region. Since its inception in 1973, the Biennale of Sydney has provided an international platform for innovative and challenging contemporary art, showcasing the work of more than 1500 artists from over 83 countries.
The Biennale of Sydney gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the many organisations and individuals that make the exhibition and its programs possible.

Major Venues
The Biennale of Sydney venues combine established and high-profile museums, dedicated contemporary art spaces, heritage sites and buildings. The 18th Biennale of Sydney will be presented at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Pier 2/3 and Cockatoo Island.

Presenting Partner Carriageworks is a presenting partner for the 18th Biennale of Sydney, the first time the multi-disciplinary arts institution has been included in the official program. Carriageworks will present the Australian premiere of a series of contemporary dance performances (11–15 September 2012), in addition to a site-specific installation throughout the duration of the exhibition.

ABOUT THE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS

Catherine de Zegher and Gerald McMaster have most recently collaborated at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, where they participated in the reinstallation of the Gallery’s collection in the renovated museum building by Frank Gehry. De Zegher and McMaster led the reinstallation of the European and Canadian galleries respectively. They have also worked together on the exhibition Draw & Tell: Lines of Transformation by Norval Morrisseau/Copper Thunderbird (2001) at The Drawing Center in New York.
Catherine de Zegher is a curator, writer, and editor. Until recently, she was Guest Curator, Department of Drawings, Museum of Modern Art, New York, where she co-organised On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century. De Zegher was Director of Exhibitions and Publications, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto and, for many years, was the Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Drawing Center, New York. Before working in North America, she was co-founder and Director of the Kanaal Art Foundation in Kortrijk, Belgium. In 1997, de Zegher was the Belgian Commissioner to the XLVII Venice Biennale and in 2013 she will be the Curator of the Australian Pavilion at Venice, exhibiting the work of artist Simryn Gill. Recently, de Zegher has been appointed as the next Artistic Director of the 5th Moscow Biennale.

Gerald McMaster is a curator, artist and writer, and since 2005 has been the Fredrik S. Eaton Curator, Canadian Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, where he recently curated Inuit Modern: The Esther and Samuel Sarick Collection. He was also a member of the curatorial team for the 2010 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche in Toronto. At the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, McMaster was the Director’s Special Assistant for Mall Exhibitions and Deputy Assistant Director for Cultural Resources. McMaster was also Curator, Canadian Museum of Civilization.

The 18th Biennale of Sydney will present an expanded education and public program throughout the course of the exhibition, including specially designed Art Lounges and Learning Zones on Cockatoo Island and Pier 2/3, as well as a range of artist talks, guided tours, special programs for kids and families and after-dark events. Teachers and schools will be catered for through dedicated publications and guided tours, comprehensive online resources, as well as special educator programs.

MEDIA CONTACTS
For more information please contact Jenny McVean at Sutton PR: Phone: +44 (0) 207 1833577 jenny@suttonpr.com

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