Brook Andrew named as Biennale of Sydney’s next Artistic Director
ArtsHub sat down with Brook Andrew on the eve of his Biennale appointment, and discovered what he meant when he described creating an exhibition that would sit at edges and dismantle black and white stereotypes.
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Brook Andrew. Photograph Trent Walter
Brook Andrew has been named Artistic Director of the 22nd Biennale of Sydney (BoS), which will be held in 2020. He is the first Indigenous Australian artist to be offered the role with one of the world’s oldest biennales.
He told ArtsHub: ‘I think the art world has always struggled with working with creatives, artists and cultures that are not necessarily at the centre. I am interested in creating a biennale where the feeling is uniquely at the edge.’
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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