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Report 18Th Biennale of Sydney 18TH BIENNALE OF SYDNEY 27 JUNE - 16 SEPT 2012 REPORT Contents A bout the Biennale of Sydney 2 Messages of Support 3 Chairman’s Message 4 CEO’s Report 5 Highlights 7 Art Gallery of New South Wales 12 Museum of Contemporary Art Australia 18 Pier 2/3 24 BENEFACTORS Cockatoo Island 26 Carriageworks 34 Artist Performances and Participatory Projects 36 Opening Week 38 Events and Public Programs 40 2 Biennale Bar @ Pier 2/3 44 Resources 46 Publications and Merchandise 48 Attendance and Audience Research 50 Media and Publicity 52 Marketing Campaign 54 Partners 56 Operations 60 Revenue and Expenditure 61 Artists 62 Official Guests 63 Board and Staff 64 Crew, Interns and Volunteers 65 Supporters and Project Support 66 Cultural Funding 69 Front cover Peter Robinson Gravitas Lite, 2012 Installation view of the 18th Biennale of Sydney (2012) at Cockatoo Island Courtesy the artist; Sutton Gallery, Melbourne; Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland; and Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington This project was made possible with generous assistance from ART50 Trust; Kriselle Baker and Richard Douglas; The Bijou Collection; Jane and Mike Browne; Caffe L’affare; Chartwell Trust; Sarah and Warren Couillault; Sue Crockford Gallery; Kate Darrow; Dean Endowment Trust; Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland; Alison Ewing; Jo Ferrier and Roger Wall; Dame Jenny Gibbs; Susan and Michael Harte; Keitha and Connel McLaren; Peter McLeavey; Garth O’Brien; Random Art Group; David and Lisa Roberton; Irene Sutton, Sutton Gallery; and Miriam van Wezel and Pete Bossley Inside front cover Philip Beesley Hylozoic Series: Sibyl, 2012 Installation view of the 18th Biennale of Sydney (2012) at Cockatoo Island Courtesy the artist Project team: Jonathan Tyrrell, Eric Bury, Martin Correa, Brandon DeHart, Susanne Eeg, Andrea Ling, Elena Moliotsias, Anne Paxton, Anne Sewell, Kristie Taylor, Mingyi Zhou, in collaboration with Rob Gorbet, Rachel Armstrong, Martin Hanczyc and Mark-David Hosale This project was made possible with assistance from the Canadian Friends of the 18th Biennale of Sydney About the Biennale of Sydney Messages of Support ABOUT THE BIENNALE OF The Biennale of Sydney is The inaugural Biennale of Sydney was The Biennale’s exhibitions, education The Hon Simon Crean MP The Hon George Souris MP Clover Moore SYDNEY staged in 1973 to provide an international and public programs, artists’ residencies a non-profit organisation Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Lord Mayor of Sydney showcase for contemporary art. Its aim and publications act as a cultural Development and Local Government Hospitality and Racing that presents Australia’ʼs was to develop and present a program catalyst by encouraging innovation, The dramatic increase in visitors to th largest and most exciting that challenged traditional thinking and experimentation and the communication Minister for the Arts Minister for the Arts the 18 Biennale of Sydney not only 3 2 encouraged new levels of enthusiasm for of ideas. demonstrates the city’s increasingly As part of the international calendar of The Biennale of Sydney continues to T contemporary visual arts innovative creative expression. The enthusiastic interest in contemporary R great contemporary visual arts expos, deliver a large and exciting contemporary 18th Biennale of Sydney, which celebrated public art but is also a strong endorsement event. Held every two the Biennale of Sydney brings artists and visual arts event, with a reputation for the organisation’s 39th anniversary, of our support for Australia’s leading audiences together to experience some of showcasing innovative and pioneering years, the Biennale presents attracted more than 665,000 visits. international visual arts festival. the most compelling art in the world. artworks. This year more than 665,000 a three-month exhibition, The Biennale of Sydney was the fourth people visited the exhibition during its I congratulate the curators, artists, SUPPO ES OF Congratulations to the 18th Biennale of G recurring contemporary art exhibition three-month run across five Sydney organisers, board, staff and volunteers with an accompanying Sydney (2012) team. A record 665,000 to be established on the international venues – the biggest attendance in for doubling visitor numbers over the ESSA Australian and overseas visitors attended M program of artist talks, calendar – after Venice (1895), São Paulo the event’s 39-year history. past three biennales and achieving a the 18th Biennale, rivalling the exhibitions (1951) and documenta (1955) - and quickly 29 per cent increase since 2010. performances, forums, of São Paulo, Lyon, Istanbul and Shanghai. The 18th Biennale of Sydney showcased achieved international recognition and works by more than 100 artists from This success provides convincing family events, guided tours critical acclaim. Today, it ranks as one of Attracting new audiences as well as loyal around the world, of which almost evidence that Sydney residents and the world’s leading international festivals followers, the 18th Biennale of Sydney and other special events, half were created specifically for the visitors want to view work that is not of contemporary art and continues to be showcased 220 works by more than exhibition. Venues included those only imaginative and beautiful, but also all FREE to the public. recognised for showcasing the freshest 100 artists from 44 countries. Sydney of historical significance to Sydney: challenging, provocative, confronting and most provocative art from Australia Harbour provided an enviable backdrop Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour a and inspiring. Presenting a successful and around the world. to showcase artworks by Australians former convict prison and shipyard, only Biennale contributes to Sydney’s and raise their profile both at home Our charter is to provide fresh curatorial accessible by boat and Pier 2/3 at Walsh reputation as a leading global city – and abroad. perspective and independent artistic Bay, a disused historic wharf nestled under one that is progressive and tolerant. vision, and to act as a counterbalance I would especially like to thank the many the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The quality The City of Sydney looks forward to to traditional institutionally driven artists who made themselves available of the artworks and the spread across five working with 19th Biennale curator programs, exhibitions and publications. to speak at some of the 130 free programs intriguing Sydney venues enabled visitors Juliana Engberg not only to build on and events. To hear directly from artists to discover why major events such as the Since its inception, the Biennale of this success but to develop a permanent about their ideas and inspiration adds Biennale contribute to Sydney’s mantle Sydney has showcased the work of nearly legacy work. a wonderful dimension to this much as the cultural capital of Australia. 1600 artists from over 100 countries. In anticipated exhibition. Australia, it is the only free festival of The Biennale’s enduring popularity any scale, offering free programs, free The Australian Government is proud to with audiences is testimony to the New educational resources and, where possible, support the Biennale of Sydney through its South Wales Government’s commitment free transport. arts funding body, the Australia Council, as to major events, which attract local, well as through its Visual Arts and Crafts interstate and overseas visitors to the city Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, and make an important contribution to State and Territory Governments. the New South Wales economy. My thanks to the Artistic Directors of the I congratulate the Biennale of Sydney on 18th Biennale, Catherine de Zegher and presenting an inspiring and vibrant event. Gerald McMaster, and to the many people As the organisation looks to celebrating behind the scenes, who made the its 40th anniversary in 2013, I am pleased 18th Biennale of Sydney: all our to see the Biennale of Sydney continue to relations such an artistic and critical present innovative exhibitions that engage success. the people of New South Wales, Australia and the world. Chairman’s Message CEO’s Report C HAI RM an’s The nature of contemporary art is as As with every Biennale, the exhibition’s As we look to celebrating the 40th in five beautiful venues. With more artists It is a pleasure to extend sincere M experiment: to explore that which is scale is a hallmark of the event, as are the anniversary of the Biennale of Sydney, working on site over longer periods of appreciation to the dedicated Board and ESSA contemporary. The Biennale of Sydney’s free access and resources, and a public I am proud to report that the 18th edition time to create their projects, the staff of the Biennale of Sydney, along th G challenge is to be true to that mission. program that helps open the exhibition has been the best attended exhibition 18 Biennale of Sydney continued with the installation crew and legion of E up to all. to date. Visitation doubled over the past the trend of previous exhibitions by generous volunteers, without whom none 5 As one of the oldest biennales, we have 4 three editions, to more than 665,000. presenting a significant number of new of this would be possible. long championed international cultural Realising such ambitions would be T These swelling attendances bear witness artworks created especially for the R exchange through contemporary art from impossible if it were not for our staff, led We look forward to welcoming you to the to the ever-growing appeal of this Biennale, together with many works that th around the world. by our CEO Marah Braye, and the backing 19 Biennale of Sydney in 2014, curated EPO internationally renowned festival on were seen for the first time in Australia. R provided by our generous partners – by Juliana Engberg; it promises to be all our relations stands as our first its home ground, and to an increasing government (federal, state and city), Our exhibition and public programs are an absorbing, exciting and Eo’s Biennale to put global dialogue into its appetite for contemporary art around C international funding agencies, venue presented free, thanks to grants from inspiring adventure.
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