22nd Biennale of Sydney

“No problems .. it runs till 9 .. might be the last gathering we go to for a while?” my friend Kate said to me in a text, when I told her I might not make it to Cockatoo Island for last night’s event held there for the Biennale of Sydney.

After a week at work dealt mostly planning and action around COVID-19 (aka Coronovirus), I was feeling a little tired. In the end, when I got home, and was still dealing with some emails, I decided I didn’t have the energy or the headspace.

And besides, I’d already been out to two other events: Wednesday night at Artspace, and Thursday night at the National Art School. These are my favourite works from those events.

Artspace

*This work by Ibrahim Mahama is awesome in many ways, including the smell. “It smells like a freshly oiled Drizabone, or one of the camp stretchers we had as a child.*

*I really loved this work by Tennant Creek Brio, where they’ve taken discarded poker machines from the local club, and have turned them into works of art.*

National Art School

*A beautiful work by Tony Albert greets you, as you enter the NAS.*

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