MEDIA RELEASE Monday 26 February 2018 21st Biennale of Sydney SYDNEY PREVIEW Wednesday 14 March Biennale of Sydney offers local residents, Sydney Preview, a free, full-day preview of its 21st edition featuring exclusive artist talks and access to six Biennale venues with extended opening hours Sydney, Australia: The Biennale of Sydney has invited residents of New South Wales to an advance full-day preview of its 21st edition offering a first look at the worK of 70 artists and artist collectives froM around the world across six Biennale venues on Wednesday, 14 March 2018, before the exhibition officially opens on 16 March. Residents who register to attend the free Sydney Preview event will be aMong the first to experience SUPERPOSITION: Equilibrium & Engagement curated by Artistic Director MaMi Kataoka. They will have the opportunity to engage with visiting international and Australian artists through a free prograM of artist talks during extended hours at the following Biennale venues: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artspace, Carriageworks, Cockatoo Island, MuseuM of ConteMporary Art Australia and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. MEDIA RELEASE Monday 26 February 2018 A nuMber of 21st Biennale of Sydney exhibiting artists will present free talks and perforMative readings about their work at Sydney Preview: • 10.00-11.00 am Carriageworks - Artist TalKs: Marco Fusinato (AUS), SeMiconductor (UK), Michael Stevenson (NZ) • 11.00 am AGNSW - Riet Wijnen, perforMative reading (Netherlands) • 1.30-2.30 pm AGNSW - Artist Talks: Eija-Liisa Ahtila (Finland), Marlene Gilson (AUS) • 3.00-4.00 pm Cockatoo Island - Artist Talks: Suzanne Lacy (USA), Kate Newby (NZ), Yasmin SMith (AUS) • 5.30-6.30 pm MCA - Artist Spotlight Talks: Marc Bauer (Switzerland), Jacob Kirkegaard (DenMark), Yarrenyty Arltere Artists (AUS) • 6.30-8.00 pm 4A Centre for ConteMporary Asian Art - SNACKCHAT: Participants froM Akira TakayaMa’s Our Songs - Sydney Kabuki Project Sydney Preview is the first event in a dynaMic three-Month prograM being presented as part of the 21st Biennale of Sydney including perforMances, artist talks, conversations, guided tours, workshops, after-hours events and access prograMs. Highlights of the public prograM include: Rayyane Tabet, Dear Mr Utzon, (Sydney Opera House), Oliver Beer, Composition for Tuning an Architectural Space (Sydney Opera House), Vietnam Exodus: Tiffany Chung in conversation with Mami Kataoka and Alexie Glass Kantor (Artspace), the Nick Waterlow OAM MeMorial Lecture: René Block AM, Propos about myself: AM I OR IS AUSTRALIA FAR AWA’ (Art Gallery of NSW), Artists in Conversation: Ciara Phillips, Svay Sareth and Haegue Yang (MCA), Francisco Camacho Herrera, Parallel Narratives – Workshop (Art Gallery of NSW), Biennale Archive Stories: A weekend of talks by renowned former Biennale Artistic Directors (Art Gallery of NSW), Art & Artists: Public Galleries Summit, Presented by Carriageworks and Regional and Public Galleries of NSW in association with MuseuMs & Galleries of NSW and the Biennale of Sydney (Carriageworks), Research SymposiuM, Make it New: Creating contemporary cultural material from collections and archives (Powerhouse MuseuM) and the MCA ARTBAR. View the full 21st Biennale of Sydney public prograM, froM 1 March, here: https://events.biennaleofsydney.art/publicprogram In 2018, the Biennale celebrates its 45th anniversary, Marking 21 exhibitions since 1973 that have showcased thought-provoking Australian and international art. FroM 16 March – 11 June, 70 artists and artist collectives froM 35 countries will present their worK at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artspace, Carriageworks, Cockatoo Island, MuseuM of ConteMporary Art Australia, Sydney Opera House and 4A Centre for ConteMporary Asian Art. -Ends- SYDNEY PREVIEW EVENT DETAILS • Access to the 21st Biennale of Sydney exhibition on 14 March 2018 is free with registration. NSW residents should register to attend at https://events.biennaleofsydney.art/sydneypreview • Please note that capacity for events is limited, registration is essential • Sydney Preview opening hours on Wednesday 14 March: Art Gallery of New South Wales (10 am–10 pM), Artspace (10 aM–9 pM), Carriageworks (10 aM–9 pM), Cockatoo Island (10 am–9 pM), MuseuM of ConteMporary Art (10 aM–9 pM); 4A Centre for Contemporary Art (11am-9pm). MEDIA RELEASE Monday 26 February 2018 MEDIA CONTACTS: For further inforMation and to request interviews please contact: Julia Barnes, [email protected] +61 402 678 589, Jasmine Hersee, [email protected] +61 406 649 393 or Kym Elphinstone, [email protected] +61 421 106 139. MEDIA IMAGES: https://drive.google.coM/open?id=1fUpaIVOGMZ1fCOKG6BMSQy627YDehJ88 21st BIENNALE OF SYDNEY KEY DATES • Media Preview: Tuesday 13 March 2018 (advance preview for registered Media) • Sydney Preview: Wednesday 14 March 2018 (advance preview for registered residents of NSW) • Public dates: Friday, 16 March until Monday, 11 June 2018 ABOUT THE 21st BIENNALE OF SYDNEY 2018 Marks the 45th anniversary of the Biennale of Sydney and its 21st edition. The Biennale of Sydney provides a platforM for art and ideas and is internationally recognised for coMMissioning and presenting innovative, thought-provoking art froM Australia and around the world. A leading international art event, the Biennale of Sydney has showcased the work of nearly 1,800 artists froM More than 100 countries. It has attracted over 4 Million visitors since its inception in 1973 and holds an iMportant place on both the national and international stage. The Biennale of Sydney is located on the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land and pay respect to Elders, both past and present. Image: Eija-Liisa Ahtila, POTENTIALITY FOR LOVE – MAHDOLLINEN RAKKAUS, 2018, angular video sculpture of 22 DIP LED modules, 4K/HD, 7:54 mins, looped, 614 x 384 x 15 cm, two research tables with attached ‘monitor Mirrors’, 4K/HD; 2:08 mins and 3:06 Mins, looped; 100 x 72 x 54 cM, vertical single channel projection, 4K/HD, 2:35 mins, looped; silent 440 x 250 cm (approx. image size). Cast: Jenny and Matleena Kuusniemi. Written and directed by Eija-Liisa Ahtila. CineMatography: Jussi Eerola; Wire FX: Reijo Kontio; 3D VFX: Jari HaKala; Editing: HeiKKi Kotsalo. Produced by Ilppo Pohjola. Copyright © Crystal Eye – KristallisilMä Oy, HelsinKi. CoMMissioned by Serlachius MuseuMs, Mänttä with support froM AVEK; the Biennale of Sydney; FraMe ConteMporary Art Finland; Alfred Kordelin Foundation; Marian GoodMan Gallery, New YorK, Paris and London; M-Museum; SES; and SKR. Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New YorK, Paris and London .