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Sydney Biennale, a Contemporary art festival, held every two years in Sydney, Australia. Similar to other Biennales, such as the Venice Biennale. The festival began in 1973, and was held again in 1976, 1979 and 1982. After that the festival has been held every even year until 2004 except for 1994.

2004 Biennale

Sydney Biennale 2004 - Jimmie Durham's *Still Life with Stone and Car* in front of the Sydney Opera House

The 2004 Sydney Biennale was held at several venues around Sydney city. It showed work from many artists from many different countries. Venues included the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artspace, the Botanic Gardens, the Sydney Opera House, and the Museum of Contemporary Art at Circular Quay.

The theme of the 2004 Biennale was On Reason and Emotion. The range of media used was broad, with drawing, painting, video, sound, animation, audio, photography and sculptures all forming part of the exhibition. The different venues themselves have a different range of work, with the MOCA focusing on video and photographic work and installations, with less emphasis on video and slightly more traditional work hung in the AGNSW.

2006 Biennale

The 2006 Biennale was held from 8 June - 27 August with the theme of "Zones of Contact". It featured the work of 85 artists from 44 countries and was held across 16 diverse venues throughout Sydney including Pier 2/3, Museum of Contemporary Art, Blacktown Arts Centre and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The 2006 Artistic Director was Dr Charles Merewether.

2006 saw record attendances at the Biennale of Sydney with around 316,000 visitors experiencing a wide range of works and mediums including sculpture, performance, video, audio, photography and painting. 53 artists created 80 new works specifically for the event in response to the theme “Zones of Contact”.

The event also featured symposiums, talks, education programs and an Art Walk tour between several of the key venues in central Sydney.

External links

Biennale of Sydney site
Feature on 2006 Biennale of Sydney - Artkrush.com, June 2006

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 == 2006 Biennale ==
 The 2006 Biennale was held from 8 June - 27 August with the theme of "'''Zones of Contact'''".
-It featured the work of 85 artists from 44 countries and was held across 16 diverse venues throughout Sydney including Pier 2/3, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Blacktown Arts Centre and the [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]]. The 2006 Artistic Director was Dr Charles Merewether.
+It featured the work of 85 artists from 44 countries and was held across 16 diverse venues throughout Sydney including Pier 2/3, [[Museum of Contemporary Art]], Blacktown Arts Centre and the [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]]. The 2006 Artistic Director was Dr Charles Merewether.
 saw record attendances at the Biennale of Sydney with around 316,000 visitors experiencing a wide range of works and mediums including sculpture, performance, video, audio, photography and painting. 53 artists created 80 new works specifically for the event in response to the theme “Zones of Contact”.