📣 25th Biennale of Sydney first details announced!
🗓 The Biennale of Sydney is excited to announce the 25th edition will take place from 14 March – 14 June 2026!
🎨 The Biennale of Sydney, in partnership with Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain (@fondationcartier) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce Johnson McLean (@brucejohnsonmclean) as the new Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain First Nations Curatorial Fellow.
💡 The Biennale of Sydney is returning to White Bay Power Station (@whitebaypowerstation), Sydney’s newest arts and cultural venue, after activating the heritage space in 2024 as the first event at the restored power station.
💃 The Biennale of Sydney and Inner West Council (@innerwestcouncil) have renewed their partnership for the 2026 edition, with a dedicated focus on activating White Bay Power Station as a dynamic cultural venue.
👀To learn more about the first details of the 25th Biennale of Sydney, visit the link in bio.
Mar 24
Watch now: “Revive and Resist”, directed by Kieran Satour, is a captivating 35-minute documentary that delves into the creative journeys of 14 of the most visionary First Nations artists from around the globe. As a Visionary Partner, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain (@fondationcartier) collaborated to commission these artists who crafted extraordinary works for the 24th Biennale of Sydney, ‘Ten Thousand Suns’, a groundbreaking exhibition curated by artistic directors Cosmin Costinaş (@cosmincostinas) and Inti Guerrero (@intiatawalpa). Central to this partnership was the establishment of the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain First Nations Curatorial Fellow, with celebrated artist and Kuku Yalanji man Tony Albert (@tonyalbert) appointed as the inaugural fellow. The documentary highlights the artists unique approaches, cultural legacies, and the profound storytelling embedded in their work, offering an intimate look at how these trailblazers challenge, inspire, and expand contemporary art.
Watch the documentary via the link in bio. The film is produced by Entropico in collaboration with GARUWA.
Mar 17
⭐ Join the Biennale of Sydney team! We are hiring a First Nations Assistant Curator.
🎨 The First Nations Assistant Curator will work closely with the Artistic Director and the Production & Exhibitions team to successfully deliver the 25th Biennale of Sydney (2026).
🔗 To learn more and apply, see link in bio. Applications close 5pm on Monday, 31 March 2025.
📸 Image credit: Doreen Chapman, Untitled, 2023. Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney and the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain with generous assistance from the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principle arts investment and advisory body. Courtesy the artist and Spinifex Hill Studio, South Hedland © Doreen Chapman and Spinifex Hill Studio. Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, White Bay Power Station. Photograph: Document Photography.
Mar 14
‘As an ephemeral platform for the art of its times, the Biennale of Sydney has always hidden its riches. That was obvious as soon as I embarked on the seemingly straightforward task of chronicling its first fifty years, diving into the archive, where the Biennale’s editions are pinned like butterflies in flight, and talking to those who had conceived, seen, taken part in or made them …’ —Brook Turner, author of Turbulence & Transcendence
Turbulence & Transcendence is a vivid account of the Biennale of Sydney’s first half-century with new insights, interviews and commentary. A limited print run of only 500 copies – secure yours now. $50 from every volume sold via the link in bio will be donated to the Biennale of Sydney. RRP: $299 AUD.
Mar 11
Happy Mardi Gras, Sydney!
With the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade set to take over tomorrow, we look back at the historical involvement the Biennale of Sydney had in last year’s parade.
The legacy of Malcolm Cole lives on through his twin brother, Robert Cole, who honoured him in the Parade, dressed in a replica Captain James Cook costume his brother wore in the 1988 Mardi Gras. This same image was then recreated by artist Dylan Mooney as a 13-metre-tall mural that towered over the Boiler House at White Bay Power Station.
Read/watch the feature by ABC Sydney which includes interviews with Robert Cole, Tony Albert and Dylan Mooney. Link in bio.
Image credit:
Rodney Junga-Williams as Sir Joesph Banks and Malcolm Cole as Captain Cook at the 1988 Mardi Gras parade. Photograph: William Yang.
Dylan Mooney, Robert Cole and Tony Albert at the 2024 Mardi Gras parade. Photograph: William Yang.
Left to right: Christopher Myers, Untitled, 2024. Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney with generous support from Terra Foundation for American Art and generous assistance from James Cohan, New York. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery © Christopher Myers. Dylan Mooney, Malcolm Cole – larger than life (detail), 2024. Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney and the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. Courtesy the artist and N.Smith Gallery © Dylan Mooney. Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, White Bay Power Station. Photograph: Document Photography.
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