24th Biennale of Sydney: Ten Thousand Suns

The 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, proposes celebration as both a method and a source of joy, inspired by legacies of collective resistance and coming together to thrive in the face of injustice.

With the artistic direction led by Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero, the exhibition draws from multiple histories, voices, and perspectives, to explore connected thematic threads, from the celebration of First Nations technologies and knowledges, and the history of Islam in Australia, to Queer resilience, and the international expression of carnival. The exhibition also considers the atomic era, a concentrated time of climate alteration through human exploitation, within the context of today’s moment of climate emergency and a refusal to concede to an apocalyptic vision of the future. Ten Thousand Suns challenges Western fatalistic constructions of the apocalypse and embraces a necessary hopeful outlook around a possible future lived in joy, produced in common and shared widely. Under the gaze of Ten Thousand Suns, the 24th Biennale of Sydney stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative power of collective expression.

The 24th Biennale of Sydney will feature 96 artists and collectives from 50 countries and territories and is presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artspace, Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney, Sydney Opera House, UNSW Galleries and the White Bay Power Station. For more information about the Biennale participants, programs and other venues, visit the Biennale of Sydney website.