Tuesday 10 June 2014

Enwezor on Sydney & Melbourne contemporary art scene

Curator Okwui Enwezor travelled to Melbourne and Sydney, checking out the scene and researching for the 2015 Venice Biennale
"I think this cross-section of practices, in a sense, describes the landscape of contemporary art – which means, rather than an Australian-ness of the work I see here, the key for me is the specific individual artist's own language"

"I'm excited about Australia on two levels – first of course, Fiona's work. We met and had a discussion of what she might be working on, but she was a bit cagey about it! Which is normal – it needs to be surprising," says Enwezor. "Second is the new pavilion. This is very exciting – it will be the first contemporary architecture in the Giardini since the South Korean pavilion. I'm looking forward to it. It's a very important milestone for Australia's presence in the Biennale."

 June 2014

Fiona Hall's Big Game Hunting was at dOCUMENTA(13)
Link to audio from ABC radio

Fiona Hall and Big Game Hunting
(photo Sophie Reid http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksandartsdaily/fiona-hall-image-1/4671784)

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