17th Biennale of Sydney
  • Daniel Crooks, Static No.12 (seek stillness in movement), 2009–10 Detail of HD video (RED transferred to Blu-ray), dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery. Copyright © Daniel Crooks 2009
  • Kutlug Ataman, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / Journey to the Moon, 2009 (detail), still photography, 31 x 41 cm. Courtesy of Francesca Minini, Milan and the artist
  • Lara Baladi, Perfumes & Bazaar, The Garden of Allah, 2006 (detail), digital collage, 560 x 248 cm, technical production and printing, Factum Arte, Madrid. Courtesy the artist. Copyright Lara Baladi
  • Kataryzana Kozyra, Summertale, 2008 (detail), DVD production still, 20 mins, prod. Zacheta National Gallery of Art Copyright artist, courtesy ZAK I BRANICKA Gallery. Photograph: M. Olivia Soto
  • Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Manet’s Dejeuner sur I’herbe 1862 1863 and the Thai villagers group II, 2008-09 (detail), from ‘The Two Planets Series’, photograph and video, 110 x 100 cm; 16 mins. Courtesy the artist and 100 Tonson Gallery, Bangkok
  • Cai Guo-Qiang, Inopportune: Stage One, 2004 (detail), nine cars and sequenced multichannel light tubes, dimensions variable. Collection of Seattle Art Museum, Gift of Robert M. Arnold, in honour of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2006, installation view at MASS MoCA, North Adams, 2004. Courtesy Cai Studio. Photograph: Hiro Ihara
  • Kent Monkman, The Death of Adonis, 2009 (detail), acrylic on canvas, 182.9 x 304.8 cm. Courtesy the artist and TrépanierBaer Gallery, Calgary
  • Christopher Pease, Law of Reflection, 2008–09 (detail), oil on canvas, 123 x 214 cm. Private collection. Courtesy the artist and Goddard de Fiddes, Contemporary Art, Perth. Photograph: Tony Nathan
  • AES+F, The Feast of Trimalchio, 2009 (detail of video still), nine-channel video installation, 19 mins. Courtesy the artists; Triumph Gallery, Moscow; and Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow
  • Tsang Kin-Wah, The First Seal – It Would Be Better If You Have Never Been Born…, 2009, digital video projection and sound installation, 6:41 mins, 513 x 513 cm. Courtesy the artist
  • Wang Qingsong, Competition, 2004 (detail), c-print, 170 x 300 cm. Courtesy the artist
  • Mark Wallinger, Hymn, 1997 (detail of video still), video, sound, 4:52 mins, edition of 10 and 1 artist proof. Courtesy Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London

Project Patrons

Anonymous (1)            

Anita and Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Foundation    
The Balnaves Foundation
Ishibashi Foundation, Japan    

Andrew Cameron Family Foundation    
The Keir Foundation    
The Turnbull Foundation    

Geoff and Vicki Ainsworth    
Australian Capital Equities Pty Limited    

James Cohan Gallery, New York*
Nick Glenning and Jenny Proimos,
Duncan McGregor and Jason Smith,
Mecca Cosmetica, Irene Sutton,
and Anne Wall-Smith    
Look Print    
Osage Art Foundation, Hong Kong    
Rio Tinto Alcan
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Two Rooms, Auckland     

Project Contributors

Anonymous (2)
Nelson Meers Foundation    
The Henry Moore Foundation    
Shiseido

Eden Gardens, Sydney
Julian and Lizanne Knights
Gordon Darling Foundation

Adrienne, Lady Stewart ONZM QSM
100 Tonson Gallery, Bangkok
Annie Wong Foundation, Hong Kong

Artists in the 17th Biennale of Sydney wish to thank the following organisations who have also supported their projects

Arts Victoria
Australia Council for the Arts
Beijing Commune, Beijing
Canada Council for the Arts (Visual Arts)
Creative NZ Arts Council of New Zealand
Toi Aotearoa
DETACHED, Hobart
Galerie Lelong, Paris
Gordon Darling Foundation
Government of Western Australia through the Department of Culture and the Arts
Milani Gallery, Brisbane
University of Queensland Art Museum
Urban Art Projects, Sydney
White Cube, London

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