18th Biennale of Sydney: all our relations

MCA - Museum of Contemporary Art

Wednesday 27 June 2012 to Sunday 16 September 2012
As a major venue partner, the MCA will present works from the 18th Biennale of Sydney: all our relations across two levels of the new Museum. Curated by Artistic Directors, Catherine de Zegher and Gerald McMaster, ‘all our relations’ will focus on inclusionary art practices of generative thinking such as collaboration, conversation and compassion.

Working from a collaborative framework, ‘all our relations’ will be a departure from previous Biennale of Sydney exhibitions – the theme will increasingly become apparent through the process rather than being imposed on artists and audiences at the beginning. Since 1973, the Biennale of Sydney has explored varying terrains and broken new ground in each edition. The 18th Biennale of Sydney seeks to continue this history of pioneering. Major venues for the 18th Biennale of Sydney include the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the MCA , Pier 2/3 and Cockatoo Island.

Location

MCA - Museum of Contemporary Art
140 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney Harbour foreshore at West Circular Quay
The Rocks Precinct
New South Wales
Australia
Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano Neon
© All rights reserved 18th Biennale of Sydney: all our relations 2010 Australia
Single-channel HD video Image courtesy Anna Schwartz Gallery
Courtesy the artist and Lombard-Freid Projects, New York. Photograph: Anita Kan
The Mending Project
© All rights reserved Lee Mingwei 2009 Australia
Mixed media, dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and China Art Projects, Beijing
Two-Headed Snake
© All rights reserved Liu Zhuoquan 2011 Australia
Glass bottles, mineral pigments, dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney. Photograph: Joseph Brady
Light Painting
© All rights reserved Nyapanyapa Yunupingu 2010 Australia
Animated white paint pen on 110 acetates, dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and GALLERY HYUNDAI, Seoul
Translated Vase-The moon
© All rights reserved Yeesookyung 2008 Australia
Ceramic shards, epoxy, 24k gold, 64 x 64 x 64 cm