Australia at the Venice Biennale
A Century of Contemporary Art
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Australia at the Venice Biennale
A Century of Contemporary Art
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A Century of Contemporary Art
A Century of Contemporary Art
The Drawing Room: Australia at the Venice Biennale
For decades, the Venice Biennale has seen Australia's top artists given a chance to present their work on the world stage. But it turns out that our history with the festival stretches back to its earliest years, in the late 19th Century.
ABC Radio NationalWhat Really Happened in Venice
Australia's participation at the Venice Biennale has a chequered history, and this splendidly produced book is the first comprehensive account of this history with an invaluable appendix that lists and illustrates many of this country's exhibits.
The Canberra TimesBarbed wire and bare bums: how Australian art came of age
In the same year that the US unleashed the cutting-edge works of Mark Rothko onto the Venice Biennale’s celebration of contemporary art, Australia fronted up with landscapes that were already more than 50 years old. It was 1958 and Arthur Streeton had been dead for 15 years; of his 14 paintings exhibited, the most recent was 51 years old.
The Sydney Morning HeraldAUSTRALIA AT THE VENICE BIENNALE : A CENTURY OF CONTEMPORARY ART BY KERRY GARDNER
Kerry Gardner is chair of Australia at the Venice Biennale and a documentary filmmaker with a passion for art history and museum practice. She was Deputy Chair of Heide Museum of Modern Art, and a Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. She also works as a global champion for gender equality with the Global Fund for Women. She was awarded an Order of Australia in 2018 for contributions to the culture, environment and equality sectors.
Sydney Arts Guide