17th Biennale of Sydney

Daniel Boud — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:40:21 +0000

Artist Roxy Paine's sculpture 'Neuron' sits in front of the MCA. I wonder how long till a child snaps a tendril off.

I went on a tour of the Biennale of Sydney on Tuesday, taking pictures for Time Out Sydney’s biennale coverage.

There’s so much on display i didn’t even see half of it. It spans lots of venues, but as usual, the highlight is Cockatoo Island which makes a lovely day trip on the harbour to browse some art.

Artist Kent Monkman with his painting 'The Death of Adonis'

A morbid sculpture by Jake and Dinos Chapman

What's a modern art show without fornicating cardboard figures?

Artist Newell Harry in front of his neon work at Pier 2/3. It's an anagram of 'The natives are restless'

Artist Brook Andrew sits on his 'Jumping Castle War Memorial'. It's a jumping castle that kids aren't allowed on. Only for over 16's.

Detail from a painting at the MCA. Love modern art.

Cai Guo-Qiang's 'Inopportune: Stage One' takes centre stage in the Turbine Hall on Cockatoo Island

Photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto

Choi Jeong Hwa's 'The unbearable lightness of being' in the Botanic Gardens. The NSW government must like this one as it so closely resembles their logo.

Peter Hennessey's 'My Hubble (the universe turned in on itself)' is a life size version of the Hubble telescope made of plywood

This isn't art, just the random old paraphernalia you spot around Cockatoo Island

Choi Jeong Hwa's 'Hubble Bubble' sits between the sails of the Opera House. The green colanders play havoc with your eyes. Choi told me the towers were intended to be 8 metres high, but customs withheld the colanders for 10 days, meaning the work had to be changed.

And then a couple of portraits that were done the month prior to Biennale at a bar in Woolloomooloo. First Korean artist Choi Jeong Hwa, then the artistic director of Biennale David Elliot.

Choi Jeong Hwa

David Elliot

16th Biennale of Sydney photos

Daniel Boud — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:47:48 +0000

Last week i had a tour of some of the works which form the Biennale of Sydney. Covering several venues, most notably Cockatoo Island, there’s over 180 works to see from now until the 7th September.

Above is Jill McKay, who along with three other ladies aged 80-plus continuously perform ‘God Save the Queen’ by the Sex Pistols. That’s my kind of art. It’s by an artist named Christoph Buchel.

Above is a sculpture titled Vitruvian Figure by Paul Pfeiffer. It’s a stadium with one million seats. It’s enormous.

I can’t work like this by Natascha Sadr Haghighian is made up of nails hammered in a wall at the MCA.

This is buckets of Mike Parr‘s urine.

Continuing the toilet theme is this “found art” credited to Vernon Ah Kee. It’s an old toilet block covered in offensive graffiti on Cockatoo Island.

News photographer Charlie Brewer shoots BUST(ED) by Julie Rrap. On a spot of trivia – Julie Rrap is Mike Parr’s sister and shares his surname but spelt backwards.

These large sails cover an expanse of Turbine Hall on Cockatoo Island. It’s a work by Jannis Kounellis.

This is George Bures Miller who has a sound installation titled The Murder of Crows on Pier 2/3. It’s well worth experiencing.

Romanian artists Lia and Dan Perjovschi have covered the Art Gallery of NSW in funny graffiti.

Check out some more Biennale of Sydney highlights and photos over at Time Out Sydney.

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