17th BIENNALE OF SYDNEY 2010
12 May - 01 Aug 2010
17th BIENNALE OF SYDNEY 2010
THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE
SONGS OF SURVIVAL IN A PRECARIOUS AGE
Artistic Director: David Elliott
Situated in the heart of Sydney, in a land that has traditionally regarded distance as a disadvantage, the 17th Biennale of Sydney will celebrate the beauty of distance by including art from around the world.
But why should distance be good or beautiful?
Distance allows us to be ourselves despite the many capacities we share. We are all the same, yet different and it is our differences that make us – according to the circumstances – beautiful, terrifying, attractive, boring, sexy, unsettling, fascinating, challenging, funny, stimulating, horrific or even many of these at once.
More importantly, the idea of distance expresses the condition of art itself. Art is of life, runs parallel to life and is sometimes about life. But, for art to be art (a medium of numinous, sometimes symbolic power), it must maintain a distance from life. Without distance, art has no authority and is no longer special. As art depends on the beauty of distance, beauty in art – a resolution of energy, thought and feeling in aesthetic form – depends on distance as well. Beauty itself can, at times, be terrible as well as alluring. Art can reflect the sweetest or strongest of emotions, it can also express the most traumatic events but, unlike life, nobody gets hurt.
Contemporary art is one of the most important activities in which we can be engaged. If it is any good, it balances enjoyment with wisdom by offering creative, free and open perspectives that are desperately needed in complicated and dangerous times.
The subtitle of the 17th Biennale of Sydney – ‘Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age’ – explores the affirmative power of art in the face of unprecedented threats: conflict, famine, inequity, environmental despoliation and global warming. This subtitle is inspired by experimental film maker, anthropologist and musicologist Harry Everett Smith (1923–91), whose compilation of historic recordings, the Anthology of American Folk Music, appeared in 1952 at the height of the Korean War and Senator McCarthy’s political witch hunts in the USA. Drawing on blues, jazz, gospel, Cajun and other forms of folk music from people of many origins living across the USA, Smith mapped a modern world that had radically different values to the rapidly proliferating mass consumer culture around him. By doing this, he provided guidance and inspiration for generations of future musicians and listeners. (A program of concerts, performances and events will coincide with the exhibition.)
The 17th Biennale of Sydney will not be broken into sections but will focus on contemporary realities through several thematic ideas:
First Peoples and Fourth Worlds refers to the work of both first and diasporic peoples who have survived suppression and marginalisation. Disdained and persecuted by modernity, these peoples have maintained traditional frameworks for looking at culture and the world, which have nevertheless been strongly affected by this interaction. They are also finding new aesthetic languages that are not based on any sense of marginality to express themselves.
From the Panopticon to the Wunderkammer explores the deep chasm between ideas of ‘modern’ and ‘contemporary’. One of the most damaging fantasies of modernity was the idea that there could be a universal view to encompass all people, phenomena and things within set categories. Many museums were founded on such convictions. This view is also made evident in the punitive institution of the Panopticon, the rationalist, Enlightenment prison in which one governor could see all the inmates in their cells from a single, fixed, authoritarian viewpoint. This approach is contrasted with the earlier, more fluid Cabinet of Curiosities, a prototype of the modern museum, which brought together disparate items from different origins as objects of delight and wonderment. In a reversal of history, this Biennale will be a contemporary Wunderkammer, allowing the audience direct experience and enjoyment of a wide range of art that is not categorised in any hierarchical way.
Of Gods and Ghosts takes aesthetic, social and political transcendence as its central theme, looking at memory, belief, history and desire to highlight links between present and past in unusual ways. Continuities of human experience through time are examined – not within a hidebound framework of ‘tradition’, but in terms of how they have evolved to be expressed in contemporary life.
A Hard Rain is concerned with works of a documentary nature, which examine or reflect the current state of the world.
The Trickster is a figure appearing in virtually all cultures – as either god, spirit, man, woman or anthropomorphic animal – and who plays pranks or disrupts normal rules of behaviour. By using the tactics of masquerade, feint and the absurd, the Trickster subversively inserts himself under the skin of pretension to assert the power of art and make a serious point.
Art is both a representation and an embodiment of views of the world, created out of the responsibility of an individual or group. In a sense all representations are political – they express attitudes towards history, culture, relationships and power – yet this does not mean they are all good art. Ideas of beauty and quality in art also, inevitably, reflect back on the world itself and on the different systems of value sustained within it. The making of good art is never a passive act and, more often than not, both the quality and the beauty of a work are expressed in its timely self-consciousness and critical distance.
Quality in art has many faces and can be found in different manifestations across the world. By providing a unique experience of a wide range of good art, THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age will celebrate and express the power of art, as well as its creative richness.
ARTISTS:
Adel Abidin
Born 1973 in Baghdad, Iraq
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
AES+F
Tatiana Arzamasova (born 1955), Lev Evzovich (born 1958), Evgeny Svyatsky (born 1957) and Vladimir Fridkes (born 1956)
Live and work in Moscow, Russia
Makoto Aida
Born 1965 in Niigata, Japan
Lives and works in Chiba, Japan
Brook Andrew
Born 1970 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Kutlug Ataman
Born 1961 in Istanbul, Turkey
Lives and works in Istanbul
Kader Attia
Born 1970 in Dugny, France
Lives and works in Paris, France
Lara Baladi
Born 1969 in Beirut, Lebanon
Lives and works in Cairo, Egypt
Roger Ballen
Born 1950 in New York, USA
Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa
Jonathan Barnbrook
Born 1966 in Luton, England
Lives and works in London, England
John Bock
Born 1965 in Gribbohm, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Conrad Botes
Born 1969 in Ladismith, South Africa
Lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911 in Paris, France
Lives and works in New York, USA
Cai Guo-Qiang
Born 1957 in Quanzhou City, China
Lives and works in New York, USA
Cao Fei
Born 1978 in Quangzhou, China
Lives and works in Beijing, China
Jota Castro
Born 1965 in Yurimaguas, Peru
Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium
Enrique Chagoya
Born 1953 in Mexico City, Mexico
Lives and works in California, USA
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Dinos Chapman: Born 1962 in London, England
Jake Chapman: Born 1966 in Cheltenham, England
Both artists live and work in London
Choi Jeong Hwa
Born 1961 in Seoul, Korea
Lives and works in Seoul
Chto Delat
Founded in 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Chto Delat is a collective of artists, philosophers and writers. The project for the 17th Biennale of Sydney is realised by Tsaplya (Olga Egorova ) (born 1968), Dmitry Vilensky (born 1964), Gluklya (Natalia Pershina) (born 1969) and Nikolay Oleynikov (born 1978). Lives and works in Saint Petersburg
Dana Claxton
Born 1959 in Yorkton, Canada
Lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
Marcus Coates
Born 1968 in London, England
Lives and works in London
Lorraine Connelly-Northey
Born 1962 in Swan Hill, Australia
Lives and works in Culcairn, Australia
Shane Cotton
Born 1964 in Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Lives and works in Palmerston North, New Zealand
Daniel Crooks
Born 1973 in Hastings, New Zealand
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Danica Dakic
Born 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany
Aleks Danko
Born 1950 in Adelaide, Australia
Lives and works Daylesford, Australia
Folkert de Jong
Born 1972 in Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Beau Dick
Born 1955 in Alert Bay, Canada
Lives and works in Alert Bay
Claudio Dicochea
Born 1971 in San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico
Lives and works in Phoenix, USA
Mikala Dwyer
Born 1959 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney
Gardar Eide Einarsson
Born 1976 in Oslo, Norway
Lives and works in New York, USA
Brodie Ellis
Born 1979 in Lismore, Australia
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Angela Ellsworth
Born 1964 in Palo Alto, USA
Lives and works in Phoenix, USA
Warren Fahey and Mic Gruchy
Warren Fahey: Born 1946 in Sydney, Australia
Mic Gruchy: Born 1962 in Bundaberg, Australia
Both artists live and work in Sydney
Fiona Foley
Born 1964 in Maryborough, Australia
Lives and works in Brisbane, Australia
Dale Frank
Born 1959 in New South Wales, Australia
Lives and works in Hunter Valley, Australia
Regina José Galindo
Born 1974 in Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Lives and works in Ciudad de Guatemala
Tarryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont
Both born 1981 in Perth, Australia
Both artists live and work in Perth
Rodney Glick
Born 1961 in Perth, Australia
Lives and works in Perth
Brett Graham
Born 1967 in Auckland, New Zealand
Lives and works in Auckland
Rodney Graham
Born 1949 in Vancouver, Canada
Lives and works in Vancouver
Richard Grayson
Born 1958 in Morcambe, England
Lives and works in London, England
Joy Gregory
Born 1959 in Bicester, England
Lives and works in London, England
Jason Greig
Born 1963 in Timaru, New Zealand
Lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand
Gonkar Gyatso
Born 1961 in Lhasa, Tibet
Lives and works in New York, USA
Fiona Hall
Born 1953 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Adelaide, Australia
Newell Harry
Born 1972 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney
Peter Hennessey
Born 1968 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Susan Hiller
Born 1940 in Tallahassee, USA
Lives and works in London, England and Berlin, Germany
Shirazeh Houshiary
Born 1955 in Shiraz, Iran
Lives and works in London, England
Tiina Itkonen
Born 1968 in Helsinki, Finland
Lives and works in Helsinki
Martin Jacobson
Born 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden
Lives and works in Malmö, Sweden
Christian Jankowski
Born 1968 in Göttingen, Germany
Lives and works in New York, USA
Kim Jones
Born 1944 in San Bernardino, USA
Lives and works in New York, USA
Dapeni Jonevari (Mokokari)
Born 1949 in Papua New Guinea
Lives and works Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Isaac Julien
Born 1960 in London, England
Lives and works in London
Amal Kenawy
Born 1974 in Cairo, Egypt
Lives and works in Cairo
Rachel Kneebone
Born 1973 in Oxfordshire, England
Lives and works in London, England
Ola Kolehmainen
Born 1964 in Helsinki, Finland
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Katarzyna Kozyra
Born 1963 in Warsaw, Poland
Lives and works in Warsaw and Berlin, Germany
Yayoi Kusama
Born 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan
Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan
Owen Land
Born 1944 in New Haven, USA
Lives and works in Hollywood, USA
Janet Laurence
Born 1947 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney
Liu Jianhua
Born 1962 in Jiangxi, China
Lives and works in Shanghai, China
Jennifer Wen Ma
Born 1973 in Beijing, China
Lives and works in New York, USA
Robert MacPherson
Born 1937 in Brisbane, Australia
Lives and works in Brisbane
Paul McCarthy
Born 1945 in Salt Lake City, USA
Lives and works in Altadena, USA
Kate McMillan
Born 1974 in Hampshire, England
Lives and works in Perth, Australia
Steve McQueen
Born 1969 in London, England
Lives and works in London and Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mieskuoro Huutajat (Shouting Men’s Choir)
Formed 1987 in Oulu, Finland
Conductor and composer Petri Sirviö: Born 1962 in Oulu, Finland; Lives and works in Oulu
Nandipha Mntambo
Born 1982 in Mbabane, Swaziland
Lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa
Kent Monkman
Born 1965 in St Marys, Canada
Lives and works in Toronto, Canada
Julia Morison
Born 1952 in Pahiatua, New Zealand
Lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand
Alex Morrison
Born 1971 in Redruth, England
Lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
Djon Mundine OAM
Born 1951 in Grafton, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Ciprian Mureşan
Born 1977 in Dej, Romania
Lives and works in Cluj, Romania
Mala Nari (Matosi)
Born 1958 in Duharenu, Papua New Guinea
Lives and works in Duharenu
Marianne Nicolson
Born 1969 in Comox, Canada
Lives and works in Victoria, Canada
David Noonan
Born 1969 in Ballarat, Australia
Lives and works in London, England
Roxy Paine
Born 1966 in New York, USA
Lives and works in New York
Fiona Pardington
Born 1961 in Devonport, New Zealand
Lives and works in Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Reuben Paterson
Born 1973 in Auckland, New Zealand
Lives and works in Auckland
Christopher Pease
Born 1969 in Perth, Australia
Lives and works in Perth
Rosslynd Piggott
Born 1958 in Melbourne, Australia
Lives and works in Melbourne
Annie Pootoogook
Born 1969 in Cape Dorset, Canada
Lives and works in Ottawa, Canada
pvi collective
Founded 1998 in Perth, Australia
pvi collective live and work in Perth
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
Born 1957 in Trad, Thailand
Lives and works in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Skeena Reece
Born 1975 in Tsimshian territory, Canada
Lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
Håkan Rehnberg
Born 1953 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
Berthold Reiß
Born 1962 in Salzburg, Austria
Lives and works in Munich, Germany
Miguel Angel Rios
Born 1953 in Catamarca, Argentina
Lives and works in New York, USA and Mexico City, Mexico
Hiraki Sawa
Born 1977 in Ishikawa, Japan
Lives and works in London, England
Raqib Shaw
Born 1974 in Calcutta, India
Lives and works in London, England
Shen Shaomin
Born 1956 in Heilongjiang Province, China
Lives and works in Beijing, China
Eileen Simpson and Ben White
Both artists born 1977 in Manchester, England
Both artists live and work in London, England
Penny Siopis
Born 1953 in Vryburg, South Africa
Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa
Slave Pianos
Slave Pianos formed in 1998
Danius Kesminas: Born 1966 in Melbourne, Australia; Lives and works in Melbourne
Rohan Drape: Born 1975 in Melbourne, Australia; Lives and works in Melbourne
Neil Kelly: Born 1957 in Adelaide, Australia; Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Michael Stevenson: Born 1964 in Inglewood, New Zealand; Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
David Nelson: Born 1967 in London, England; Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Harry Smith
Born 1923 in Oregon, USA
Died in 1991 in New York, USA
Serge Spitzer
Born 1951 in Bucharest, Romania
Lives and works in New York, USA
Kamen Stoyanov
Born 1977 in Rousse, Bulgaria
Lives and works in Rousse and Vienna, Austria
Angela Su
Born 1958 in Hong Kong, China
Lives and works in Hong Kong
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Born 1948 in Tokyo, Japan
Lives and works in Tokyo and New York, USA
Sun Yuan and Peng Yu
Peng Yu: Born 1974 in Hei Longjiang Province, China
Sun Yuan: Born 1972 in Beijing, China
Both artists live and work in Beijing
SuperDeluxe
Founded in 2002 in Tokyo, Japan by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), David Duval-Smith and Michael Frank (Namaiki), and Mike Kubeck and Atsushi Imuta (RISA Partners)
Hisashi Tenmyouya
Born 1966 in Tokyo, Japan
Lives and works in Saitama, Japan
Althea Thauberger
Born 1970 in Saskatoon, Canada
Lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
Christian Thompson
Born 1978 in Gawler, Australia
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tiger Lillies
Tiger Lillies formed in 1989, London, England
Martyn Jacques, Adrian Huge and Adrian Stout live and work in London
Yvonne Todd
Born 1973 in Auckland, New Zealand
Lives and works in Auckland
Barthélémy Toguo
Born 1967 in Mbalmayo, Cameroon
Lives and works in Paris, France; New York, USA; and Bandjoun, Cameroon
Fred Tomaselli
Born 1956 in Santa Monica, USA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, USA
Mette Tronvoll
Born 1965 in Trondheim, Norway
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
Tsang Kin-Wah
Born 1976 in Guangdong, China
Lives and works in Hong Kong, China
Salla Tykkä
Born 1973 in Helsinki, Finland
Lives and works in Helsinki
Mariana Vassileva
Born 1964 in Dobric, Bulgaria
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Bill Viola
Born 1951 in New York, USA
Lives and works in Long Beach, USA
Gunnel Wåhlstrand
Born 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden
Lives and works in Stockholm
Mark Wallinger
Born 1959 in Essex, England
Lives and works in London, England
Wang Qingsong
Born 1966 in Heilongjiang Province, China
Lives and works in Beijing, China
Rohan Wealleans
Born 1977 in Invercargill, New Zealand
Lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand
Ming Wong
Born 1971 in Singapore
Lives and works in Singapore and Berlin, Germany
Jemima Wyman
Born 1977 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles, USA
Yamaguchi Akira
Born 1969 in Tokyo, Japan
Lives and works in Tokyo
Yang Fudong
Born 1971 in Beijing, China
Lives and works in Shanghai, China
LARRAKITJ, YOLNGU ARTISTS:
Gunybi Ganambarr
Born 1973 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Ngaymil clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Gawirrin Gumana AO
Born 1935 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Malaluba Gumana
Born 1952 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Waturr Gumana
Born 1957 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Yinimala Gumana
Born 1982 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Bakuḻangay Marawili
Born 1944 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia; died 2002
Yirritja moiety, Maḏarrpa clan, Bäniyala homeland
Lived and worked in Yilpara, Australia
Djambawa Marawili
Born 1953 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Maḏarrpa clan, Bäniyala homeland
Lives and works in Yilpara, Australia
Marrirra Marawili
Born 1937 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Maḏarrpa clan, Bäniyala homeland
Lives and works in Bäniyala, Australia
Napuwarri Marawili
Born 1967 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Maḏarrpa clan, Yilpara homeland
Lives and works in Yilpara, Australia
Dhurrumuwuy Marika
Born 1981 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Rirratjingu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Dhuwarrwarr Marika
Born 1946 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Rirratjingu clan, Yirrkala homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala and Bremer Island, Australia
Wanyubi Marika
Born 1967 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Rirratjingu clan, Yirrkala homeland
Lives and works in Yilpara and Yirrkala, Australia
Baluka Maymuru
Born 1947 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Manggalili clan, Djarrakpi homeland
Lives and works in Djarrakpi, Australia
Galuma Maymuru
Born 1951 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Manggalili clan, Djarrakpi homeland
Lives and works in Dhuruputjpi, Australia
Naminapu Maymuru-White
Born 1952 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Manggalili clan, Djarrakpi homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Djawuḻuku Mununggurr
Born 1964 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Djapu clan, Wändawuy homeland
Lives and works in Wändawuy, Australia
Djutjadjutja Mununggurr
Born 1935 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia; died 1999
Dhuwa moiety, Djapu clan, Wändawuy homeland
Lived and worked in Wändawuy and Yirrkala, Australia
Marrnyula Mununggurr
Born 1964 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Djapu clan, Wändawuy homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Minyipa Mununggurr
Born 1953 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Djapu clan, Wändawuy homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Buwathay Munyarryun
Born 1962 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Wangurri clan, Dhälinybuy homeland
Lives and works in Dhälinybuy and Mutamul, Australia
Guṉumuwuy Munyarryun
Born 1978 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Wangurri clan, Dhälinybuy homeland
Lives and works in Dhälinybuy, Australia
Malalakpuy Munyarryun
Born 1972 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Wangurri clan, Dhälinybuy homeland
Lives and works in Dhälinybuy, Gunyungarra and Birritjimi, Australia
Mathulu Munyarryun
Born 1930 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Wangurri clan, Dhälinybuy homeland
Lives and works in Dhälinybuy, Australia
Dula Ngurruwuthun
Born 1936 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia; died 2001
Yirritja moiety, Munyuku clan, Rurrangala homeland
Lived and worked in Rurrangala and Yirrkala, Australia
Boliny Wanambi
Born 1957 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gurka’wuy homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala and Yilpara, Australia
Garawan Wanambi
Born 1965 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Wolpa Wanambi
Born 1970 in Gurka'wuy, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gurka'wuy homeland
Lives and works in Gunyungarra and Yirrkala, Australia
Wukun Wanambi
Born 1962 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gurka'wuy homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Yalanba Wanambi
Born 1973 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gurka’wuy homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Yilpirr Wanambi
Born 1975 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gurka’wuy homeland
Lives and works in Dhuruputjpi and Yilpara, Australia
Dhukal Wirrpanda
Born 1957 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Dhuḏi-Djapu clan, Dhuruputjpi homeland
Lives and works in Dhuruputjpi, Australia
Mänman Wirrpanda
Born 1955 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Dhuḏi-Djapu clan, Dhuruputjpi homeland
Lives and works in Dhuruputjpi, Australia
Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda
Born 1947 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Dhuḏi-Djapu clan, Dhuruputjpi homeland
Lives and works in Dhuruputjpi, Yirrkala and Yilpara, Australia
Djirrirra Wunungmurra
Born 1968 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Nawurapu Wunungmurra
Born 1952 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gurrumuru and Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Yanggarriny Wunungmurra
Born 1932 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia; died 2003
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lived and worked at Gäṉgaṉ, Gurrumuru, Gunyungarra and Yirrkala, Australia
Yumutjin Wunungmurra
Born 1953 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gurrumuru homeland
Lives and works in Gurrumuru, Gäṉgaṉ, Dhuruputjpi and Gunyungarra, Australia
Deturru Yunupingu
Born 1957 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Gumatj clan, Yirrkala homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Guḻumbu Yunupingu
Born 1945 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Gumatj clan, Gunyangarra homeland
Lives and works in Gunyungarra, Australia
Miṉiyawany Yunupingu
Born 1947 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia; died 2008
Yirritja moiety, Gumatj clan, Biranybirany homeland
Lived and worked in Biranybirany, Yirrkala and Wändawuy, Australia
Yälpi Yunupingu
Born 1961 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Gumatj clan, Biranybirany homeland
Lives and works in Wändawuy, Biranybirany and Yirrkala, Australia
THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE
SONGS OF SURVIVAL IN A PRECARIOUS AGE
Artistic Director: David Elliott
Situated in the heart of Sydney, in a land that has traditionally regarded distance as a disadvantage, the 17th Biennale of Sydney will celebrate the beauty of distance by including art from around the world.
But why should distance be good or beautiful?
Distance allows us to be ourselves despite the many capacities we share. We are all the same, yet different and it is our differences that make us – according to the circumstances – beautiful, terrifying, attractive, boring, sexy, unsettling, fascinating, challenging, funny, stimulating, horrific or even many of these at once.
More importantly, the idea of distance expresses the condition of art itself. Art is of life, runs parallel to life and is sometimes about life. But, for art to be art (a medium of numinous, sometimes symbolic power), it must maintain a distance from life. Without distance, art has no authority and is no longer special. As art depends on the beauty of distance, beauty in art – a resolution of energy, thought and feeling in aesthetic form – depends on distance as well. Beauty itself can, at times, be terrible as well as alluring. Art can reflect the sweetest or strongest of emotions, it can also express the most traumatic events but, unlike life, nobody gets hurt.
Contemporary art is one of the most important activities in which we can be engaged. If it is any good, it balances enjoyment with wisdom by offering creative, free and open perspectives that are desperately needed in complicated and dangerous times.
The subtitle of the 17th Biennale of Sydney – ‘Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age’ – explores the affirmative power of art in the face of unprecedented threats: conflict, famine, inequity, environmental despoliation and global warming. This subtitle is inspired by experimental film maker, anthropologist and musicologist Harry Everett Smith (1923–91), whose compilation of historic recordings, the Anthology of American Folk Music, appeared in 1952 at the height of the Korean War and Senator McCarthy’s political witch hunts in the USA. Drawing on blues, jazz, gospel, Cajun and other forms of folk music from people of many origins living across the USA, Smith mapped a modern world that had radically different values to the rapidly proliferating mass consumer culture around him. By doing this, he provided guidance and inspiration for generations of future musicians and listeners. (A program of concerts, performances and events will coincide with the exhibition.)
The 17th Biennale of Sydney will not be broken into sections but will focus on contemporary realities through several thematic ideas:
First Peoples and Fourth Worlds refers to the work of both first and diasporic peoples who have survived suppression and marginalisation. Disdained and persecuted by modernity, these peoples have maintained traditional frameworks for looking at culture and the world, which have nevertheless been strongly affected by this interaction. They are also finding new aesthetic languages that are not based on any sense of marginality to express themselves.
From the Panopticon to the Wunderkammer explores the deep chasm between ideas of ‘modern’ and ‘contemporary’. One of the most damaging fantasies of modernity was the idea that there could be a universal view to encompass all people, phenomena and things within set categories. Many museums were founded on such convictions. This view is also made evident in the punitive institution of the Panopticon, the rationalist, Enlightenment prison in which one governor could see all the inmates in their cells from a single, fixed, authoritarian viewpoint. This approach is contrasted with the earlier, more fluid Cabinet of Curiosities, a prototype of the modern museum, which brought together disparate items from different origins as objects of delight and wonderment. In a reversal of history, this Biennale will be a contemporary Wunderkammer, allowing the audience direct experience and enjoyment of a wide range of art that is not categorised in any hierarchical way.
Of Gods and Ghosts takes aesthetic, social and political transcendence as its central theme, looking at memory, belief, history and desire to highlight links between present and past in unusual ways. Continuities of human experience through time are examined – not within a hidebound framework of ‘tradition’, but in terms of how they have evolved to be expressed in contemporary life.
A Hard Rain is concerned with works of a documentary nature, which examine or reflect the current state of the world.
The Trickster is a figure appearing in virtually all cultures – as either god, spirit, man, woman or anthropomorphic animal – and who plays pranks or disrupts normal rules of behaviour. By using the tactics of masquerade, feint and the absurd, the Trickster subversively inserts himself under the skin of pretension to assert the power of art and make a serious point.
Art is both a representation and an embodiment of views of the world, created out of the responsibility of an individual or group. In a sense all representations are political – they express attitudes towards history, culture, relationships and power – yet this does not mean they are all good art. Ideas of beauty and quality in art also, inevitably, reflect back on the world itself and on the different systems of value sustained within it. The making of good art is never a passive act and, more often than not, both the quality and the beauty of a work are expressed in its timely self-consciousness and critical distance.
Quality in art has many faces and can be found in different manifestations across the world. By providing a unique experience of a wide range of good art, THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age will celebrate and express the power of art, as well as its creative richness.
ARTISTS:
Adel Abidin
Born 1973 in Baghdad, Iraq
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
AES+F
Tatiana Arzamasova (born 1955), Lev Evzovich (born 1958), Evgeny Svyatsky (born 1957) and Vladimir Fridkes (born 1956)
Live and work in Moscow, Russia
Makoto Aida
Born 1965 in Niigata, Japan
Lives and works in Chiba, Japan
Brook Andrew
Born 1970 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Kutlug Ataman
Born 1961 in Istanbul, Turkey
Lives and works in Istanbul
Kader Attia
Born 1970 in Dugny, France
Lives and works in Paris, France
Lara Baladi
Born 1969 in Beirut, Lebanon
Lives and works in Cairo, Egypt
Roger Ballen
Born 1950 in New York, USA
Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa
Jonathan Barnbrook
Born 1966 in Luton, England
Lives and works in London, England
John Bock
Born 1965 in Gribbohm, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Conrad Botes
Born 1969 in Ladismith, South Africa
Lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911 in Paris, France
Lives and works in New York, USA
Cai Guo-Qiang
Born 1957 in Quanzhou City, China
Lives and works in New York, USA
Cao Fei
Born 1978 in Quangzhou, China
Lives and works in Beijing, China
Jota Castro
Born 1965 in Yurimaguas, Peru
Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium
Enrique Chagoya
Born 1953 in Mexico City, Mexico
Lives and works in California, USA
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Dinos Chapman: Born 1962 in London, England
Jake Chapman: Born 1966 in Cheltenham, England
Both artists live and work in London
Choi Jeong Hwa
Born 1961 in Seoul, Korea
Lives and works in Seoul
Chto Delat
Founded in 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Chto Delat is a collective of artists, philosophers and writers. The project for the 17th Biennale of Sydney is realised by Tsaplya (Olga Egorova ) (born 1968), Dmitry Vilensky (born 1964), Gluklya (Natalia Pershina) (born 1969) and Nikolay Oleynikov (born 1978). Lives and works in Saint Petersburg
Dana Claxton
Born 1959 in Yorkton, Canada
Lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
Marcus Coates
Born 1968 in London, England
Lives and works in London
Lorraine Connelly-Northey
Born 1962 in Swan Hill, Australia
Lives and works in Culcairn, Australia
Shane Cotton
Born 1964 in Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Lives and works in Palmerston North, New Zealand
Daniel Crooks
Born 1973 in Hastings, New Zealand
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Danica Dakic
Born 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany
Aleks Danko
Born 1950 in Adelaide, Australia
Lives and works Daylesford, Australia
Folkert de Jong
Born 1972 in Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Beau Dick
Born 1955 in Alert Bay, Canada
Lives and works in Alert Bay
Claudio Dicochea
Born 1971 in San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico
Lives and works in Phoenix, USA
Mikala Dwyer
Born 1959 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney
Gardar Eide Einarsson
Born 1976 in Oslo, Norway
Lives and works in New York, USA
Brodie Ellis
Born 1979 in Lismore, Australia
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Angela Ellsworth
Born 1964 in Palo Alto, USA
Lives and works in Phoenix, USA
Warren Fahey and Mic Gruchy
Warren Fahey: Born 1946 in Sydney, Australia
Mic Gruchy: Born 1962 in Bundaberg, Australia
Both artists live and work in Sydney
Fiona Foley
Born 1964 in Maryborough, Australia
Lives and works in Brisbane, Australia
Dale Frank
Born 1959 in New South Wales, Australia
Lives and works in Hunter Valley, Australia
Regina José Galindo
Born 1974 in Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Lives and works in Ciudad de Guatemala
Tarryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont
Both born 1981 in Perth, Australia
Both artists live and work in Perth
Rodney Glick
Born 1961 in Perth, Australia
Lives and works in Perth
Brett Graham
Born 1967 in Auckland, New Zealand
Lives and works in Auckland
Rodney Graham
Born 1949 in Vancouver, Canada
Lives and works in Vancouver
Richard Grayson
Born 1958 in Morcambe, England
Lives and works in London, England
Joy Gregory
Born 1959 in Bicester, England
Lives and works in London, England
Jason Greig
Born 1963 in Timaru, New Zealand
Lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand
Gonkar Gyatso
Born 1961 in Lhasa, Tibet
Lives and works in New York, USA
Fiona Hall
Born 1953 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Adelaide, Australia
Newell Harry
Born 1972 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney
Peter Hennessey
Born 1968 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Susan Hiller
Born 1940 in Tallahassee, USA
Lives and works in London, England and Berlin, Germany
Shirazeh Houshiary
Born 1955 in Shiraz, Iran
Lives and works in London, England
Tiina Itkonen
Born 1968 in Helsinki, Finland
Lives and works in Helsinki
Martin Jacobson
Born 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden
Lives and works in Malmö, Sweden
Christian Jankowski
Born 1968 in Göttingen, Germany
Lives and works in New York, USA
Kim Jones
Born 1944 in San Bernardino, USA
Lives and works in New York, USA
Dapeni Jonevari (Mokokari)
Born 1949 in Papua New Guinea
Lives and works Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Isaac Julien
Born 1960 in London, England
Lives and works in London
Amal Kenawy
Born 1974 in Cairo, Egypt
Lives and works in Cairo
Rachel Kneebone
Born 1973 in Oxfordshire, England
Lives and works in London, England
Ola Kolehmainen
Born 1964 in Helsinki, Finland
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Katarzyna Kozyra
Born 1963 in Warsaw, Poland
Lives and works in Warsaw and Berlin, Germany
Yayoi Kusama
Born 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan
Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan
Owen Land
Born 1944 in New Haven, USA
Lives and works in Hollywood, USA
Janet Laurence
Born 1947 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney
Liu Jianhua
Born 1962 in Jiangxi, China
Lives and works in Shanghai, China
Jennifer Wen Ma
Born 1973 in Beijing, China
Lives and works in New York, USA
Robert MacPherson
Born 1937 in Brisbane, Australia
Lives and works in Brisbane
Paul McCarthy
Born 1945 in Salt Lake City, USA
Lives and works in Altadena, USA
Kate McMillan
Born 1974 in Hampshire, England
Lives and works in Perth, Australia
Steve McQueen
Born 1969 in London, England
Lives and works in London and Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mieskuoro Huutajat (Shouting Men’s Choir)
Formed 1987 in Oulu, Finland
Conductor and composer Petri Sirviö: Born 1962 in Oulu, Finland; Lives and works in Oulu
Nandipha Mntambo
Born 1982 in Mbabane, Swaziland
Lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa
Kent Monkman
Born 1965 in St Marys, Canada
Lives and works in Toronto, Canada
Julia Morison
Born 1952 in Pahiatua, New Zealand
Lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand
Alex Morrison
Born 1971 in Redruth, England
Lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
Djon Mundine OAM
Born 1951 in Grafton, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Ciprian Mureşan
Born 1977 in Dej, Romania
Lives and works in Cluj, Romania
Mala Nari (Matosi)
Born 1958 in Duharenu, Papua New Guinea
Lives and works in Duharenu
Marianne Nicolson
Born 1969 in Comox, Canada
Lives and works in Victoria, Canada
David Noonan
Born 1969 in Ballarat, Australia
Lives and works in London, England
Roxy Paine
Born 1966 in New York, USA
Lives and works in New York
Fiona Pardington
Born 1961 in Devonport, New Zealand
Lives and works in Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Reuben Paterson
Born 1973 in Auckland, New Zealand
Lives and works in Auckland
Christopher Pease
Born 1969 in Perth, Australia
Lives and works in Perth
Rosslynd Piggott
Born 1958 in Melbourne, Australia
Lives and works in Melbourne
Annie Pootoogook
Born 1969 in Cape Dorset, Canada
Lives and works in Ottawa, Canada
pvi collective
Founded 1998 in Perth, Australia
pvi collective live and work in Perth
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
Born 1957 in Trad, Thailand
Lives and works in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Skeena Reece
Born 1975 in Tsimshian territory, Canada
Lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
Håkan Rehnberg
Born 1953 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
Berthold Reiß
Born 1962 in Salzburg, Austria
Lives and works in Munich, Germany
Miguel Angel Rios
Born 1953 in Catamarca, Argentina
Lives and works in New York, USA and Mexico City, Mexico
Hiraki Sawa
Born 1977 in Ishikawa, Japan
Lives and works in London, England
Raqib Shaw
Born 1974 in Calcutta, India
Lives and works in London, England
Shen Shaomin
Born 1956 in Heilongjiang Province, China
Lives and works in Beijing, China
Eileen Simpson and Ben White
Both artists born 1977 in Manchester, England
Both artists live and work in London, England
Penny Siopis
Born 1953 in Vryburg, South Africa
Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa
Slave Pianos
Slave Pianos formed in 1998
Danius Kesminas: Born 1966 in Melbourne, Australia; Lives and works in Melbourne
Rohan Drape: Born 1975 in Melbourne, Australia; Lives and works in Melbourne
Neil Kelly: Born 1957 in Adelaide, Australia; Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Michael Stevenson: Born 1964 in Inglewood, New Zealand; Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
David Nelson: Born 1967 in London, England; Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Harry Smith
Born 1923 in Oregon, USA
Died in 1991 in New York, USA
Serge Spitzer
Born 1951 in Bucharest, Romania
Lives and works in New York, USA
Kamen Stoyanov
Born 1977 in Rousse, Bulgaria
Lives and works in Rousse and Vienna, Austria
Angela Su
Born 1958 in Hong Kong, China
Lives and works in Hong Kong
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Born 1948 in Tokyo, Japan
Lives and works in Tokyo and New York, USA
Sun Yuan and Peng Yu
Peng Yu: Born 1974 in Hei Longjiang Province, China
Sun Yuan: Born 1972 in Beijing, China
Both artists live and work in Beijing
SuperDeluxe
Founded in 2002 in Tokyo, Japan by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), David Duval-Smith and Michael Frank (Namaiki), and Mike Kubeck and Atsushi Imuta (RISA Partners)
Hisashi Tenmyouya
Born 1966 in Tokyo, Japan
Lives and works in Saitama, Japan
Althea Thauberger
Born 1970 in Saskatoon, Canada
Lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
Christian Thompson
Born 1978 in Gawler, Australia
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tiger Lillies
Tiger Lillies formed in 1989, London, England
Martyn Jacques, Adrian Huge and Adrian Stout live and work in London
Yvonne Todd
Born 1973 in Auckland, New Zealand
Lives and works in Auckland
Barthélémy Toguo
Born 1967 in Mbalmayo, Cameroon
Lives and works in Paris, France; New York, USA; and Bandjoun, Cameroon
Fred Tomaselli
Born 1956 in Santa Monica, USA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, USA
Mette Tronvoll
Born 1965 in Trondheim, Norway
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
Tsang Kin-Wah
Born 1976 in Guangdong, China
Lives and works in Hong Kong, China
Salla Tykkä
Born 1973 in Helsinki, Finland
Lives and works in Helsinki
Mariana Vassileva
Born 1964 in Dobric, Bulgaria
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Bill Viola
Born 1951 in New York, USA
Lives and works in Long Beach, USA
Gunnel Wåhlstrand
Born 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden
Lives and works in Stockholm
Mark Wallinger
Born 1959 in Essex, England
Lives and works in London, England
Wang Qingsong
Born 1966 in Heilongjiang Province, China
Lives and works in Beijing, China
Rohan Wealleans
Born 1977 in Invercargill, New Zealand
Lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand
Ming Wong
Born 1971 in Singapore
Lives and works in Singapore and Berlin, Germany
Jemima Wyman
Born 1977 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles, USA
Yamaguchi Akira
Born 1969 in Tokyo, Japan
Lives and works in Tokyo
Yang Fudong
Born 1971 in Beijing, China
Lives and works in Shanghai, China
LARRAKITJ, YOLNGU ARTISTS:
Gunybi Ganambarr
Born 1973 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Ngaymil clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Gawirrin Gumana AO
Born 1935 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Malaluba Gumana
Born 1952 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Waturr Gumana
Born 1957 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Yinimala Gumana
Born 1982 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Bakuḻangay Marawili
Born 1944 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia; died 2002
Yirritja moiety, Maḏarrpa clan, Bäniyala homeland
Lived and worked in Yilpara, Australia
Djambawa Marawili
Born 1953 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Maḏarrpa clan, Bäniyala homeland
Lives and works in Yilpara, Australia
Marrirra Marawili
Born 1937 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Maḏarrpa clan, Bäniyala homeland
Lives and works in Bäniyala, Australia
Napuwarri Marawili
Born 1967 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Maḏarrpa clan, Yilpara homeland
Lives and works in Yilpara, Australia
Dhurrumuwuy Marika
Born 1981 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Rirratjingu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Dhuwarrwarr Marika
Born 1946 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Rirratjingu clan, Yirrkala homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala and Bremer Island, Australia
Wanyubi Marika
Born 1967 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Rirratjingu clan, Yirrkala homeland
Lives and works in Yilpara and Yirrkala, Australia
Baluka Maymuru
Born 1947 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Manggalili clan, Djarrakpi homeland
Lives and works in Djarrakpi, Australia
Galuma Maymuru
Born 1951 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Manggalili clan, Djarrakpi homeland
Lives and works in Dhuruputjpi, Australia
Naminapu Maymuru-White
Born 1952 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Manggalili clan, Djarrakpi homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Djawuḻuku Mununggurr
Born 1964 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Djapu clan, Wändawuy homeland
Lives and works in Wändawuy, Australia
Djutjadjutja Mununggurr
Born 1935 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia; died 1999
Dhuwa moiety, Djapu clan, Wändawuy homeland
Lived and worked in Wändawuy and Yirrkala, Australia
Marrnyula Mununggurr
Born 1964 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Djapu clan, Wändawuy homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Minyipa Mununggurr
Born 1953 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Djapu clan, Wändawuy homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Buwathay Munyarryun
Born 1962 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Wangurri clan, Dhälinybuy homeland
Lives and works in Dhälinybuy and Mutamul, Australia
Guṉumuwuy Munyarryun
Born 1978 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Wangurri clan, Dhälinybuy homeland
Lives and works in Dhälinybuy, Australia
Malalakpuy Munyarryun
Born 1972 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Wangurri clan, Dhälinybuy homeland
Lives and works in Dhälinybuy, Gunyungarra and Birritjimi, Australia
Mathulu Munyarryun
Born 1930 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Wangurri clan, Dhälinybuy homeland
Lives and works in Dhälinybuy, Australia
Dula Ngurruwuthun
Born 1936 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia; died 2001
Yirritja moiety, Munyuku clan, Rurrangala homeland
Lived and worked in Rurrangala and Yirrkala, Australia
Boliny Wanambi
Born 1957 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gurka’wuy homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala and Yilpara, Australia
Garawan Wanambi
Born 1965 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Wolpa Wanambi
Born 1970 in Gurka'wuy, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gurka'wuy homeland
Lives and works in Gunyungarra and Yirrkala, Australia
Wukun Wanambi
Born 1962 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gurka'wuy homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Yalanba Wanambi
Born 1973 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gurka’wuy homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Yilpirr Wanambi
Born 1975 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Marrakulu clan, Gurka’wuy homeland
Lives and works in Dhuruputjpi and Yilpara, Australia
Dhukal Wirrpanda
Born 1957 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Dhuḏi-Djapu clan, Dhuruputjpi homeland
Lives and works in Dhuruputjpi, Australia
Mänman Wirrpanda
Born 1955 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Dhuḏi-Djapu clan, Dhuruputjpi homeland
Lives and works in Dhuruputjpi, Australia
Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda
Born 1947 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Dhuwa moiety, Dhuḏi-Djapu clan, Dhuruputjpi homeland
Lives and works in Dhuruputjpi, Yirrkala and Yilpara, Australia
Djirrirra Wunungmurra
Born 1968 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Nawurapu Wunungmurra
Born 1952 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lives and works in Gurrumuru and Gäṉgaṉ, Australia
Yanggarriny Wunungmurra
Born 1932 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia; died 2003
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gäṉgaṉ homeland
Lived and worked at Gäṉgaṉ, Gurrumuru, Gunyungarra and Yirrkala, Australia
Yumutjin Wunungmurra
Born 1953 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Dhaḻwangu clan, Gurrumuru homeland
Lives and works in Gurrumuru, Gäṉgaṉ, Dhuruputjpi and Gunyungarra, Australia
Deturru Yunupingu
Born 1957 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Gumatj clan, Yirrkala homeland
Lives and works in Yirrkala, Australia
Guḻumbu Yunupingu
Born 1945 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Gumatj clan, Gunyangarra homeland
Lives and works in Gunyungarra, Australia
Miṉiyawany Yunupingu
Born 1947 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia; died 2008
Yirritja moiety, Gumatj clan, Biranybirany homeland
Lived and worked in Biranybirany, Yirrkala and Wändawuy, Australia
Yälpi Yunupingu
Born 1961 in North East Arnhem Land, Australia
Yirritja moiety, Gumatj clan, Biranybirany homeland
Lives and works in Wändawuy, Biranybirany and Yirrkala, Australia