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  • Mar 16, 2018

Highlights from The Biennale of Sydney 2018

Finnish artist EIJA-LIISA AHTILA

This year’s Biennale of Sydney (BoS) brought no shortage of anticipation, not only because 2018 marked the event’s 21st birthday, but also because this edition was the first in the biennale’s 45-year history to be helmed by an Asian artistic director, Mami Kataoka, chief curator of Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum. Yet, despite the high hopes of the show’s organizers and visitors alike, BoS 2018—titled “Superposition: Equilibrium and Engagement”—was, overall, an underwhelming show.