Interview with Biennale of Sydney artistic co-director Gerald McMaster
By Michael Young
PHILIP BEESLEY, Hylozoic Series: Sibyl, 2012, mixed-media installation at Cockatoo Island for the 18th Biennale of Sydney, 2012, 2000 × 740 × 400 cm. Photo by the artist. Courtesy Biennale of Sydney.
One week prior to the Biennale of Sydney’s closing date (September 16), chief executive Marah Braye confirmed to the Sydney Morning Herald that visitor numbers for this edition will top the previous record of 517,000 achieved in 2010. A figure of 550,000 so far has been suggested with one week yet to go. Even though many critics have been less than complimentary of the current biennale the Herald further speculated that given the fine weather Sydney is currently enjoying, the final tally could reach an impressive 650,000.
