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ICEFAT
Newsletter #2 — 2006 |
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PUSHING
THE BOUNDARIES |
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Contemporary
Art exhibitions can often be challenging. The 2006 Biennale of Sydney
pushes new boundaries with a strong representation by artists from
countries and regions that are rarely represented in major international
festivals and biennales.
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| BIENNALE OF
SYDNEY AND IAS STAFF INSPECT ONE OF 16 EXHIBTIION VENUES. |
This year’s free exhibition, titled Zones of Contact, features
85 of the world’s most dynamic and provocative artists from
44 countries. One of the most challenging events of its kind, the
Biennale of Sydney celebrates its 15th exhibition in 2006, making
it one of the most established biennales in the world.
Artistic Director & Curator of the 15th Biennale of Sydney, Dr
Charles Merewether has travelled the world visiting over 40 countries
in 18 months and meeting more than 1,600 artists. “Zones of
Contact is an exhibition about today. It deals with the issues of
our time – the ideas and concerns that shape all our lives and
our sense of the future” said Dr Merewether. “There is
a general global movement that is reflected in Zones of Contact: the
experience of having one’s homeland occupied or of living in
another person’s culture and the sense of physical, psychological
and cultural displacement that arises, along with the impact it has
on the land, environment and sense of belonging. The exhibition also
celebrates the positive interactions between people, where connections
are made and familiarity, understanding and intimacy is made possible.”
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International Art Services is the official logistics
provider for the 2006 Biennale of Sydney and has also been appointed
the official
logistics provider for the next two Biennale of Sydney exhibitions
in 2008 and 2010. Kim Powell, Director International, says “It
would be impossible to meet the logistics challenge without the support
of the worldwide network of ICEFAT agents.”
The breadth of this year’s exhibition sees groundbreaking artists
come from cultures as diverse as Bosnia, Malaysia, Palestine, Japan,
India, Canada, Lebanon, Singapore, Israel, Britain, Egypt, Latvia,
China, Serbia & Montenegro, Bahrain, Russia, The Netherlands,
Brazil, the United States, New Zealand and Kazakhstan.
As a result, some works located vast distances from Sydney will pose
a logistical challenge. Additionally, an installation by British artist
Antony Gormley comprises 180,000 clay figures.
International events, like the Biennale of Sydney, highlight the benefits
of ICEFAT as they draw upon the collective experience of the group
coupled with the local knowledge of individual members to bring works
of art from multiple points of origin to a single exhibition destination.
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Kingsley Mundey,
International Art Services Australia |
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