Thinking bigger: talking First Nations partnerships with Fondation Cartier
Fondation Cartier’s Hervé Chandès and artist Tony Albert talk about the role of trust when commissioning projects, and the importance of escalating visibility.
Tony Albert, working with Fondation Cartièr. Photo: Daniel Boud.
As the Biennale of Sydney settles into its 13-week run, some of the noise around its opening has started to settle beyond buzz – and to register as real impact.
Today, that centring has moved to celebrating the diversity and vibrancy of Indigenous cultures. The Fondation’s website states: ‘By presenting [First Nations] works, the Fondation Cartier is showcasing the vital connection linking these peoples to their territories, and to their age-old traditions of equality … inviting us to follow their example in rethinking new forms of earthly coexistence.’
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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