ArtsHub sat down with Brook Andrew to unpack the motivations behind his selection of the first 33 artists for 2020 Biennale of Sydney, announced this week.
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First artists announced for 2020 Biennale of Sydney; L to R: Léuli Eshrãghi, Jo-Anne Birnie-Danzker (Director and CEO BOS) Kylie Kwong, Barbara McGrady, Gina Athena Ulysse, S J Norman, Lhola Amira, Tony Albert, Nicholas Galanin, Lisa Reihana, Brook Andrew (Artistic Director BOS 2020) Katarina Matiasek, Arthur Jafa, Latai Taumoepeau; image supplied.
NIRIN, the title of the 2020 Biennale of Sydney, is a Wiradjuri word meaning edge. It is a word that Artistic Director Brook Andrew – a First Nations man – grew up with; a word from his mother’s language.
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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