Turbulence & Transcendence – Biennale of Sydney: The First 50 Years by Brook Turner is out next week, on 25 February. It is a history of the Biennale’s vision and ambition, stumbles and triumphs.
Published by Black Inc., and commissioned by Anita and Luca Belgiorno-Nettis. At over 400 pages, elegantly bound in Italian cloth and printed on premium paper in Italy, this book is a work of art.
$50 from every volume sold via the link will be donated to the Biennale of Sydney.
A limited run of only 500 copies – pre-order now to avoid missing out. RRP: $299 AUD. Link in bio.
Feb 18

🎉 Congratulations to Khaled Sabsabi, Biennale of Sydney Board member and artist, and Michael Dagostino, director of Chau Chak Wing Museum, who have been announced as the artistic team to represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
🤝 The 61st La Biennale di Venezia international art exhibition will see the two collaborate for the Australian Pavilion in a project that “hopes to build empathy and connection between all people”.
📖 You can read more about the collaboration via the link in bio.
📸 Image credit: Michael Dagostino and Khaled Sabsabi. Photograph: Anna Kucera.
Feb 10

📣 Opening today, Sharjah Biennial 16 (@sharjahart) unfolds under the theme to carry—an open-ended and multivocal proposition that invites audiences to reflect on movement, memory, and inheritance. Curated by five distinct voices, the Biennial explores the weight of what we carry across geographies and time, whether in moments of transition, displacement, survival, or stillness.
🤲 The curatorial projects within to carry serve as collective wayfinding, fostering dialogue on change and its ritualistic, societal, and technological implications. Through residencies, workshops, writing, sonic experiences, and collaborative production, the Biennial embraces diverse methodologies that encourage critical conversations and artistic experimentation. From intimate narratives to bold polyphonic installations, Sharjah Biennial 16 offers a dynamic platform for storytelling across cultures, perspectives, and generations.
📖 You can learn more about the Sharjah Biennial via the link in bio.
Feb 6

Happy Lunar New Year! May the Year of the Snake bring you wisdom, success, and transformation! 🐍✨
As we welcome the Year of the Snake, we also look back on past celebrations of the zodiac. Last year, Andrew Thomas Huang’s ‘The Beast of Jade Mountain: Queen Mother of the West (西王母), 2023–2024’ featured the tiger, symbolising nobility and fearlessness, existing in the space between the divine, the animal and the human. 🐅✨
📣 To stay updated on all the exciting news from the Biennale of Sydney this year, sign up to receive our monthly e-news via the link in bio.
Image: Front to back: Andrew Thomas Huang, The Beast of Jade Mountain: Queen Mother of the West (西王母), 2023-2024. Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney with generous support from Terra Foundation for American Art. Courtesy the artist © Andrew Thomas Huang. Nikau Hindin, Eboni Fifita-Laufilitoga-Maka Fungamapitoa, Hina Puamohala Kneubuhl Kihalaupoe, Hinatea Colombani, Kesaia Biuvanua, Rongomai Grbic-Hoskins, Aumoana, 2023-24. Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney and the Fondation Cartier our l’art contemporain with generous support from Creative New Zealand. Courtesy the artists © the artists. Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, White Bay Power Station. Photograph: Document Photography.
Jan 29

⭐ Join the Biennale of Sydney team! We are hiring a Finance Manager (parental leave contract).
📣 The Finance Manager will be a hands-on finance professional with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate and timely financial information for a range of audience
🔗 To learn more and apply, visit the link in bio.
📸 Image: Pink Regenesis of the Curse by Ryuichi Fujimura and WeiZen Ho, EDGE Festival Inner West at White Bay Power Station. Photograph: Fancy Boy Photography.
Jan 28

PRE-ORDER NOW: Turbulence & Transcendence – Biennale of Sydney: The First 50 Years by Brook Turner, published by Black Inc., and commissioned by Anita and Luca Belgiorno-Nettis. A vivid account of the Biennale of Sydney’s first half-century in a sumptuous, limited-edition volume with new insights, interviews and commentary. Out 25 February.
$50 from every volume sold via the link in bio will be donated to the Biennale of Sydney.
A limited run of 500 copies. Pre-order now to avoid missing out. RRP: $299 AUD. Link in bio.
Jan 20
