Independent Collectors

22nd Biennale of Sydney

The 22nd Biennale of Sydney, NIRIN, lives on through a diverse virtual program to be launched soon, as well as this Online Exhibition in the meantime!

IBRAHIM MAHAMA, No Friend but the Mountains 2012-2020, 2020, charcoal jute sacks, sacks, metal tags and scrap metal tarpaulin, dimensions variable. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist; White Cube; and Apalazzo Gallery, Brescia. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
IBRAHIM MAHAMA, No Friend but the Mountains 2012-2020, 2020, charcoal jute sacks, sacks, metal tags and scrap metal tarpaulin, dimensions variable. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist; White Cube; and Apalazzo Gallery, Brescia. Photograph: Zan Wimberley

In spirit of our core value at Independent Collectors, of creating worldwide and easy public access to art (typically in private collections), we are thrilled to contribute to the Biennale of Sydney’s digital actions to remain open to the public, despite inevitable COVID-19 closures, only a week after it’s opening on March 14. Following is the official Media Statement from the BoS:

For nearly 50 years, the Biennale of Sydney has presented some of the most dynamic contemporary art from around the globe in iconic venues across Sydney.

This year’s exhibition, titled NIRIN and meaning ‘edge’ in Wiradjuri, is an artist- and First Nations-led biennale showcasing more than 700 artworks by 101 artists and collectives. A global platform for diverse cultures and perspectives, the Biennale unites people across the world, stimulating dialogue and inspiring change.

The COVID-19 pandemic and potential impact on the safety of our visitors, artists, staff and wider community remains our top priority. And so, in line with the latest advice from Government authorities, the Biennale of Sydney is closing its public exhibitions from Tuesday 24 March 2020 until further notice.

We will continue to adapt and innovate in the face of this global crisis. Our doors close across Sydney, and they will open online – for everyone, everywhere across the world. We remain steadfastly committed to the artists and communities we serve by moving to a digital program.

Working with long-time Biennale partner Google – and in a first for the Biennale of Sydney – audiences around the world will be able to engage with NIRIN on the Google Arts & Culture platform. Creating a virtual Biennale will bring the exhibition and programs to life through live content, virtual walk-throughs, podcasts, interactive Q&As, curated tours and artist takeovers.

At times like these, it is more important than ever that we find ways to connect, to help each other, listen, collaborate and heal – all core themes of NIRIN.

The Biennale remains artist-led and will allow our artists to lead the way in responding to the urgent social, political, and environmental issues we are facing today. We are shifting to digital programs, sharing more in coming weeks.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the physical exhibition when our Government authorities deem it safe to reopen. Until then, we encourage everyone to look after one another during this challenging time, and when you go looking for connections in isolation, engage online.

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Whilst the virtual launch of NIRIN is being prepared, this Online Exhibition shares documentation images and installation views from across Sydney to excite your curiosity in the meantime. Stay tuned to engage in this digital experience together from home!

Cockatoo Island

ANNA BOGHIGUIAN, The Uprooted, 2020, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ANNA BOGHIGUIAN, The Uprooted, 2020, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ANNA BOGHIGUIAN, The Uprooted, 2020, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ANNA BOGHIGUIAN, The Uprooted, 2020, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
TENNANT CREEK BRIO. Installation progress view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artists and Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
TENNANT CREEK BRIO. Installation progress view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artists and Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ANNA BOGHIGUIAN, The Uprooted, 2020, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ANNA BOGHIGUIAN, The Uprooted, 2020, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ArTREE NEPAL, Not less expensive than gold, 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view, detail (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artists. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ArTREE NEPAL, Not less expensive than gold, 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view, detail (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artists. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ArTREE NEPAL, Not less expensive than gold, 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view, detail (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artists. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ArTREE NEPAL, Not less expensive than gold, 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view, detail (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artists. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ArTREE NEPAL, Not less expensive than gold, 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view, detail (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artists. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ArTREE NEPAL, Not less expensive than gold, 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view, detail (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artists. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
MANUEL OCAMPO. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist and STATION, Australia. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
MANUEL OCAMPO. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist and STATION, Australia. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
JOSE DÁVILA, The Act of Perseverance, site specific mixed media installation with found materials from Cockatoo Island, dimensions variable. Installation progress view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist and König gallery. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
JOSE DÁVILA, The Act of Perseverance, site specific mixed media installation with found materials from Cockatoo Island, dimensions variable. Installation progress view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist and König gallery. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
JOSE DÁVILA, The Act of Perseverance, site specific mixed media installation with found materials from Cockatoo Island, dimensions variable. Installation progress view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist and König gallery. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
JOSE DÁVILA, The Act of Perseverance, site specific mixed media installation with found materials from Cockatoo Island, dimensions variable. Installation progress view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist and König gallery. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
JOSE DÁVILA, The Act of Perseverance, site specific mixed media installation with found materials from Cockatoo Island, dimensions variable. Installation progress view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist and König gallery. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
JOSE DÁVILA, The Act of Perseverance, site specific mixed media installation with found materials from Cockatoo Island, dimensions variable. Installation progress view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island. Courtesy the artist and König gallery. Photograph: Zan Wimberley

We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation; Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation; and the Dharawal, Bidiagal and Gamaygal people, on whose ancestral lands and waters NIRIN gathers. NIRIN is a safe place for people to honour mutual respect and the diversity of expression and thoughts that empower us all.

22ND BIENNALE OF SYDNEY

Museum of Contemporary Art

Progress installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2020. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Progress installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2020. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ZANELE MUHOLI, Ayanda & Nhlanhla Moremi’s wedding, 2015, single-channel digital video, 11:50 mins. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. Courtesy the artist; Stevenson, Cape Town/Johannesburg; and Yancey Richardson, New York. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ZANELE MUHOLI, Ayanda & Nhlanhla Moremi’s wedding, 2015, single-channel digital video, 11:50 mins. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. Courtesy the artist; Stevenson, Cape Town/Johannesburg; and Yancey Richardson, New York. Photograph: Zan Wimberley

Campbelltown Arts Centre

BARABARA MCGRADY. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
BARABARA MCGRADY. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
BARABARA MCGRADY. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
BARABARA MCGRADY. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) at Campbelltown Arts Centre. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) at Campbelltown Arts Centre. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ADRIAN STIMSON. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ADRIAN STIMSON. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) at Campbelltown Arts Centre. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) at Campbelltown Arts Centre. Photograph: Zan Wimberley

National Art School

TONY ALBERT, Brothers (The Prodigal Son), 2020, glass, lead, photographic decal, steel, stone. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
TONY ALBERT, Brothers (The Prodigal Son), 2020, glass, lead, photographic decal, steel, stone. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
TERESA MARGOLLES, Untitled, 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
TERESA MARGOLLES, Untitled, 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
TERESA MARGOLLES, Untitled, 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
TERESA MARGOLLES, Untitled, 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich. Photograph: Zan Wimberley

In urgent times of shifting boundaries and conflicts between humanity, nature and spirituality, we desperately need to alter our actions to catch up with expedient change and show respect for ancient cultures. Now is a potent time to heal and feel the rush and tension of new futuristic possibilities.

BROOK ANDREW, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

HANNAH CATHERINE JONES, Owed to Diaspora(s), 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
HANNAH CATHERINE JONES, Owed to Diaspora(s), 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ANDREW REWALD and RANDY LEE CUTLER. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artists; Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney; and Christine Myerscough. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ANDREW REWALD and RANDY LEE CUTLER. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artists; Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney; and Christine Myerscough. Photograph: Zan Wimberley

Artspace

IBRAHIM MAHAMA, A Grain of Wheat, 2015-18, mixed media. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Artspace. Courtesy the artist and White Cube, London / Hong Kong. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
IBRAHIM MAHAMA, A Grain of Wheat, 2015-18, mixed media. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Artspace. Courtesy the artist and White Cube, London / Hong Kong. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
FÁTIMA RODRIGO GONZALES, Sabado Gigante (Gigantic Saturday), 2020, MDF, steel, acrylic sheet, enamel paint, LED. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Artspace. Courtesy the artist and 80m2 Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
FÁTIMA RODRIGO GONZALES, Sabado Gigante (Gigantic Saturday), 2020, MDF, steel, acrylic sheet, enamel paint, LED. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Artspace. Courtesy the artist and 80m2 Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima. Photograph: Zan Wimberley

Art Gallery of New South Wales

KUNMANARA MUMU MIKE WILLIAMS, Kulilaya munu nintiriwa (Listen and learn), 2020, installation of UV cured flat-bed prints on hand finished untreated canvas with alterations in paint, ink and tea; suspended from spears made by kulata (spearbush) and mulga, malu, pulyku (kangaroo tendon) and kiti (mulga leaf resin), dimensions variable. Installation view, detail (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy Mimili Maku Arts. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
KUNMANARA MUMU MIKE WILLIAMS, Kulilaya munu nintiriwa (Listen and learn), 2020, installation of UV cured flat-bed prints on hand finished untreated canvas with alterations in paint, ink and tea; suspended from spears made by kulata (spearbush) and mulga, malu, pulyku (kangaroo tendon) and kiti (mulga leaf resin), dimensions variable. Installation view, detail (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy Mimili Maku Arts. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) photographed in the Grand Courts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) photographed in the Grand Courts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
JOËL ANDRIANOMEARISOA. Installation view (2020) photographed in the Grand Courts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
JOËL ANDRIANOMEARISOA. Installation view (2020) photographed in the Grand Courts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ROSANA PAULINO. Installation view (2020) photographed in the Grand Courts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
ROSANA PAULINO. Installation view (2020) photographed in the Grand Courts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) photographed in the Grand Courts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Installation view (2020) photographed in the Grand Courts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley

Australia (16)

White Rabbit

Judith Neilso’s collection is located in an old factory in Sydney’s industrial district.

JAHM – Justin Art House Museum

Given its spacious and unorthodox design, the JAHM looks more like a public exhibition venue than a private residence.

Lyon Housemuseum

A 40-minute tram ride from Melbourne takes you to this unique hybrid space

ARNDT Collection

Tiffany Wood and Matthias Arndt aim to collect works that create disturbance

The Elliott Eyes Collection

In the Victorian townhouse of the Elliot Eyes Collection, art fills every available wall and corner. Interview with Gordon Elliott.

Observance & Turbulent Water

Two Exhibitions at the University of Melbourne’s Buxton Contemporary

Palmer Sculpture Landscape

Greg Johns has created a symbiotic relationship between art and the ancient landscape of South Australia

Get Nude With Art and Stuart Ringholt

Buxton Contemporary has a new artistic support project, ‘Light Source commissions’, launched with Stuart Ringholt’s “Looking at a painting without clothes on in the safety of your own home”.

Bauhaus Now!

The Buxton Contemporary, shares "Bauhaus Now!" with a range of contemporary experiments inspired by the Bauhaus diaspora.

Lyon Housemuseum 2017

If collecting is about the bond between artwork and collector, then the Lyon Housemuseum is the result of when art and life merge together.

Austrian Contemporary Art

Sliced into the green hills of Austria's Carinthia district you'll find the sleek, exposed concrete building that the Museum Liaunig calls home.

Museum of Old and New Art

Collector and philanthropist David Walsh has created Australia’s largest private museum.

Matthias Arndt

„In the beginning and in the end, you have to love your artworks for their inherent value, the beauty but also the artistic vision they represent“

A Blueprint for Ruins – The White Rabbit Gallery

A Blueprint for Ruins highlights the urban references in 21st-century Chinese art and is the most successful exhibition of the collection so far.

JAHM ARTitecture

JUSTIN ART HOUSE MUSEUM – ARTitecture: Artists Visioning the World Built by Man