The cycle of biennials, triennials and major blockbuster exhibitions is back in motion. Seeing familiar faces at openings, sipping wine and trying to navigate the crowd to see the actual artworks – it’s hard not to feel like everything is caught up in this one, massive jumble called the arts.
The crowd that gathered at TarraWarra took the significance of such events to heart, not only for the art, but also to celebrate communities and genuine relationships between people. It was a crowd that could sing ‘happy birthday’ to Eshrāghi, feel united against the struggles of our current age on the Trans Day of Visibility, and shed a tear as Senior Wurundjeri Elder, Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin AO, spoke of pride for First Nations people.
