The 19th Biennale of Sydney: You Imagine What You Desire

Douglas Gordon, Phantom, 2011 (video still) Copyright © Studio lost but found; Rufus Wainwright; and VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn (2013)

Juliana Engberg, Artistic Director of the 19th Biennale of Sydney: You Imagine What You Desire has unveiled details of the exhibition at an event at the Sydney Opera House today.  The event will be presented at four major venues across Sydney from 21 March – 9 June 2014 and features more than 100 artists and 200 artworks. The major venues for 2014 are the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Art Gallery of NSW, Cockatoo Island and the newly expanded spaces at Carriageworks. In addition to those major venues, in the 19th Biennale of Sydney will present works at Artspace and several performance projects throughout Sydney’s CBD. 

Sydney Architecture Festival presents Pearls of Granville

The annual Sydney Architecture Festival returns this November, with more than 70 events taking place across the city. One of the highlights is set to be the Pearls of Granville event: a guided mini-bus tour of the western Sydney suburb of Granville, taking in its unique architecture and rich social history. The event promises a journey through the vibrant multi-cultural suburb of Granville, noting high and low points in history and the occasional infamy. The Festival runs from 1 - 10 November 2013.