SMH: Unacceptable to lose: Sydney Biennale in time of climate crisis
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SMH: Unacceptable to lose: Sydney Biennale in time of climate crisis
By Linda Morris
The National Art School is pleased to be a venue for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney – NIRIN.
The artistic program for the Biennale’s 22nd edition foregrounds unresolved anxieties around the climate crisis and the quest for sovereignty and self-determination among Indigenous peoples worldwide.
Image: Artists Arthur Jafa, Gina Athena Ulysse, Barbara McGrady, S.J Norman, Nicholas Galanin and Lhola Amira are also developing work for the three-month-long exhibition. Photo: Louise Kennerley
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