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Nicholas Smith, Ribbons and Piss (bed), 2022, foam, ribbons
Sydney: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia shows Australian Biennial
The latest from Australia
A special biennial has been taking place in Sydney since 2017: The National: Australian Art Now presents contemporary art from Australia. The fourth edition opens March 31 and focuses on ideas about rapidly changing life in the 21st century.
March 29, 2023
Sparsely populated Australia is one of the most prosperous and progressive countries in the world. The latest technologies and modern economy meet a love of nature − and extreme climatic conditions that are being exacerbated by climate change. A small but mighty biennial, taking place this year for the fourth time, presents current artworks by Australian artists that could be groundbreaking for the development of art and society in the 21st century. The National 4: Australian Art Now runs from March 31 to July 9, 2023, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in Sydney.
Organized by five women curators, this edition of the biennial promises to be bigger and more successful than its predecessors. It quickly established itself on the Australian art scene, with over 150 artists exhibiting their work there so far, and over a million visitors flocking to the venue. With a global theme like that of the future life of mankind, the Biennale underscores its relevance beyond national borders.
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Kieren Seymour, Trojan Bitcoin, 2021, oil on canvas
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Jeff Wall at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto
Staged Realities
For the first time in over 25 years, there is another major exhibition on Jeff Wall in Canada: the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto is presenting over 50 works by the renowned artist in Jeff Wall Photographs 1984–2023. The exhibition runs until March 22, 2026.
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Collecting as a Mirror of Time
With this exhibition, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art examines how part of its collection developed: Collecting Impressionism at LACMA opens on December 21.
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