Light In Spite of the Storm: The 19th Biennale of Sydney
By Michael Young
All photos by Michael Young for ArtAsiaPacific.
Controversy has dogged the lead up to the opening of the 19th Biennale of Sydney (BoS), "You Imagine What You Desire," with nine artists pulling out pre-launch and over half of the exhibitors signing an open letter of protest to the Biennale’s board over links between the event’s major sponsor Transfield and off-shore detention centers for asylum seekers.