Artspace

NIRIN

Colectivo Ayllu (Argentina/Chile/Ecuador/Spain/Venezuela), Fátima Rodrigo Gonzales (Peru), Ibrahim Mahama (Ghana), Taqralik Partridge (Norway/Canada) and
Tennant Creek Brio (Australia)

Artistic Director: Brook Andrew

Exhibition dates
14 March – 27 September

22nd Biennale of Sydney Artists' Party
Join participating artists to celebrate the opening of the 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, at Artspace. The evening will feature performances by members of Collective Ayllu, Tennant Creek Brio, and Taqralak Partridge, with delicious refreshments provided by Campari and Bird in Hand.
When | Wednesday, 11 March, 6–9pm
Where | Artspace
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Artist Talks
Join us for talks with the exhibiting artists of the 22nd Biennale of Sydney at Artspace.
When | Saturday, 14 March, 12–2:30pm
Where | Ground floor, Artspace
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Taqralik Partridge, ‘Untitled’, 2020, installation view, 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
Taqralik Partridge, ‘Untitled’, 2020, detail, 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
Fátima Rodrigo Gonzales, ‘Sabado Gigante (Gigantic Saturday)’, 2020, installation view, 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
Fátima Rodrigo Gonzales, ‘Sabado Gigante (Gigantic Saturday)’, 2020, installation view, 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
Fátima Rodrigo Gonzales, ‘Sabado Gigante (Gigantic Saturday)’, 2020, detail, 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, installation view, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, installation view, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
Ibrahim Mahama, ‘A Grain of Wheat’, 2015-18, installation view, 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
Ibrahim Mahama, ‘A Grain of Wheat’, 2015-18, installation view, 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, installation view, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, installation view, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley
22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, installation view, Artspace, Sydney. Photo: Zan Wimberley

Overview

The 22nd Biennale of Sydney is artist and First Nations-led, presenting an expansive exhibition of contemporary art that connects local communities and global networks.

Meaning edge, NIRIN is a word of Artistic Director Brook Andrew’s mother’s Nation, the Wiradjuri people of western New South Wales.

NIRIN is a world of endless interconnected centres; a space to gather and to share, to rejoice, disrupt, and re-imagine. Through their own interpretations and experiences, more than 100 artists from around the world will be inspired by, and reflect on, the world today, challenging dominant narratives and proposing exciting new futurisms and paths to healing.

NIRIN comprises work by 98 artists across six venues — the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artspace, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Cockatoo Island, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and the National Art School.

Exhibiting artists at Artspace include: Colectivo Ayllu (Argentina/Chile/Ecuador/Spain/Venezuela), Fátima Rodrigo Gonzales (Peru), Ibrahim Mahama (Ghana), Taqralik Partridge (Norway/Canada) and Tennant Creek Brio (Australia)