⭐ 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, UNSW Galleries. 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.
Feb 28
Turbulence & Transcendence – Biennale of Sydney: The First 50 Years is OUT TODAY.
When the Biennale of Sydney was founded in 1973, it was one of only three such events in the world. It is now the longest-running biennale in the Asia-Pacific region, attracting over 600,000 visitors to each edition.
This history of its first fifty years chronicles the Biennale’s vision and ambition, stumbles and triumphs. It tells the story of half a century of ground-breaking art, and names hundreds of people who were involved in the making of the Biennale, with all their enthusiasms and creativity.
An extremely limited run of only 500 copies. Secure your copy now or risk missing out. $50 from every volume sold via the link will be donated to the Biennale of Sydney. RRP: $299 AUD. Link in bio.
Feb 25
⭐ Join the Biennale of Sydney team! We are hiring a Head of Corporate Services.
📈 The Head of Corporate Services will be an experienced senior manager creating and implementing the strategies that govern day-to-day operational activities of the Biennale. This involves overseeing finance, human resources, IT, risk, legal and compliance functions.
🔗 To learn more and apply, see link in bio.
📸 Image credit: Oliver Cameron & Elizabeth Jigalin, Sonant Traces, EDGE Festival Inner West at White Bay Power Station. Photograph: Fancy Boy Photography.
Feb 20
Last night was a wonderful celebration of the launch of ‘Turbulence and Transcendence: The First 50 Years’ by Brook Turner published by Black Inc., and commissioned by Anita and Luca Belgiorno-Nettis.
Turbulence & Transcendence is a landmark publication that captures the extraordinary history of Biennale of Sydney`s first 50 years, presented in a limited-edition volume of 500.
The vivid history of the Biennale of Sydney was brought to light by a compelling Q&A between author Brook Turner and Katrina Strickland, editor of Good Weekend magazine at Sydney Morning Herald, offering insight into some of the riveting tales across five decades of artistic ambition, transformation, and resilience, illuminating the people, ideas, and moments that have defined the Biennale’s journey.
You can still pre-order the book, set to release on Tuesday.
$50 from every volume sold via the link in bio will be donated to the Biennale of Sydney.
RRP: $299 AUD
Photography: Katje Ford
Feb 19
