 | Leon Ferrari, La civilizacion occidental y cristiana (Western and Christian Civilisation), 1965, plastic, oil and plaster. Collection Alicia and Leon Ferrari, Buenos Aires. Installation view at 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. View |
 | Chris Burden, Shoot, 1971, photographs with text, installation view at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist. View |
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Pedro Barateiro, Eighty-Two Poems, 2008, installation, 82 videos, single-channel projection, duration variable, wooden construction and printed material. Courtesy the artist and Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisbon. This project was made possible with assistance from the Ministerio da Cultura, Instituto de Arte Contemporanea; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; and the Luso-American Development Foundation. |
 | Antepartum by Mary Kelly and Astralfields and Other Manifestations by Kelly Barrie on display at hte MCA for the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008. Courtesy the artists. View |
 | Giuseppe Penone, Rovesciare i propri occhi (To Reverse One's Eyes), 1970, slide projection, 7 colour slides. Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York and Paris. View |
 | Allora & Calzadilla, Priceless, 2008, inkjet print, installation view at the MCA for the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008. Courtesy the artists; Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris; Lisson Gallery, London; and Gladstone Gallery, New York. View |
 | Tamy Ben Tor, Gewald, 2007, installation view of video on display at the MCA for the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008. Courtesy the artist and Zach Feuer Gallery, New York. View |
 | Mark Boulos, All that is solid melts into air, 2008, video installation, 2 screens, HDV with back projection, colour, sound, 30 mins. Funded by the Arts Council England, London with support of Film London Artists Moving Image Network. View |
 | Yoko Ono, Telephone Piece, 1997/2008, telephone and designated line to receive telephone calls from the artist. Installation view in the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy and copyright the artist. View |
 | Yevgeniy Fiks, Communist Guide to Sydney, 2008, 46 digital photographs. Installation view at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist. View |
 | William Kentridge, What Will Come (Has Already Come), 2007, 35mm film transferred to video, 8:40 mins, 118 cm diameter. Installation view at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York and Paris; Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg; and Annandale Galleries, Sydney. View |
 | Vernon Ah Kee, What is an Aborigine, 2008, Installation of 12 paintings at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane. View |
 | Tim Lee, Goldberg Variations, Aria, BWV 988, Johann Sebastian Bach, 1741 (Glenn Gould, 1981), 2007, two-channel video with sound, installation view in the 16th Biennale of Sydney at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy the artist; Tracey Lawrence Gallery. Vancouver; Cohan and Leslie, New York; Johnen & Schottie, Cologne; and Lisson Gallery, London. View |
 | Thomas Bayrle, Installation of works by Thomas Bayrle at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Barbara Weiss, Berlin. View |
 | TV Moore, Escape Carnival, 2008, single-channel video, installation / sound installation, dimensions variable, installation view at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008. Courtesy the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney. View |
 | Stuart Ringholt, Anger Workshops, 2008, public workshop. Courtesy the artists and Anna Schwartz Gallery: Sydney and Melbourne. View |
 | Slavko Tihec, Aquamobil, 1968, steel, water, polyester pump. Installation in the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy the Moderna galerija, Ljubljana. View |
 | Shaun Gladwell, STREET HAUNTING/GHHOST RIDING/ORGAN, 2008, video, sound and prepared sculpture installation, with 1:12 scale model in vitrine. Videography: Gotaro Uematsu. Post-production: Josh Raymond. Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery: Sydney and Melbourne. This project has been assisted by the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation. Installation view at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. View |
 | Sharmila Samant, Against the Grain, 2008, BT cotton, camphor, 1000 paddy craft objects (snakes), metal stands, Installation view at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. This project was made possible with the generous support of the Keir Foundation and additional support from Bose Pacia Gallery, New York. View |
 | Sam Durant, 200 Years of White Lies and End White Supremacy, 2008, Installation view at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy of the artists and Blum and Poe, Los Angeles. This project was made possible with generous support of Blum & Poe, Los Angeles and with assistance from the Farrell Family Foundation. View |
 | Saburo Murakami, Installation view of photographs from Murakami's performances in the 16th Biennale of Sydney at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy Ashiya City Museum of Art and History, Ashiya City. View |
 | Ross Gibson, Conversations II, the artist in conversation with visitor as part of his ongoing project for the 16th biennale of Sydney 2008 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy the artist. View |
 | Rosemary Laing, Installation view of works from Rosemary Laing's weather series in the 16th Biennale of Sydney at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. View |
 | Rodney Graham, Untitled, 2005/08, 13 paintings, various techniques including oil on linen, oil on polyester silk-screen mesh and oil on plywood. Installation view at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. View |
 | Richard Bell, Scratch an Aussie, 2008, video installation at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane. View |
 | Raquel Ormella, Wild Rivers: Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, 2008, 4 electronic whiteboards, thermal prints (from whiteboards). Installation view at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Mori Gallery, Sydney. With the support of Australia Council Visual Arts and Craft Board, Arts ACT and CAPO (Capital Arts Patron Organisation). View |
 | Ranbir Kaleka, He Was A Good Man, 2007/08, single-channel video projection with sound on 45 x 60 in acrylic painting. Installation view at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist. This project was made possible with assistance from Bose Pacia Gallery, New York. View |
 | Qiu Anxiong, Jiang Nan Poem, 2005, video, black-and-white, sound, 12:45 mins. Installation view at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Boers-Li Gallery, Beijing. This project was made possible with the generous support of Boers-Li Gallery, Beijing and with assistance from the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation. View |
 | Pushwagner, Installation view of works at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist. View |
 | Paul Pfeiffer, Vitruvian Figure, 2008, view of mixed media installation at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and The Project, New York. This project was made possible with the generous support of The Project, New York and additional support from Bligh Voller Neild Architecture, Sydney and Salon 94, New York. View |
 | Natascha Sadr Haghighian, I can't work like this, 2007/08, wall, nails, 2 hammers, Installation view at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Johann Konig, Berlin. View |
 | Nalini Malani, The Tables Have Turned? A shadow play, 2008, Mylar, metal turntables, motors, sound, halogen lamps, Installation at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 View |
 | Micol Assael, Electrical Diagrams, 2008, 66 drawings, ink on paper. Detail from installation at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Galleria Zero, Milan. This project was made possible with the generous support of Viglietta Matteo Spa. View |
 | Michaelangelo Pistoletto, Mappamondo (Oggetti in meno), 1966/68, pressed newspaper, iron red. Installation view at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Collection Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella. View |
 | Maurizio Cattelan, Novecento, 1997, taxidermy horse, metal frame, leather slings, rope. Installation view at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Collection Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Turin; Gift Amici Sostenitori del Castello di Rivoli. View |
 | Mark Dion, The Return (A Cosmological Cabinet for New South Wales), 2008, wooden lunch, unopened posted packages. Installation view at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York. View |
 | Marcellvs L., spree, 2007, HDV, 7:06 mins. Installation view at Artspace for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and carlier | gebauer, Berlin. This project was made possible with assistance from carlier | gebauer, Berlin. View |
 | Luigi Russolo, Intonarumori. Installation view of Russolo's sound machines from 1913-1920 (reconstructed in 2002 and 2006) at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy Fondazione Gabriele Emilia Blanchi onlus, Mirano (Venice) and Collection Pietro Vererdo, Venice. View |
 | Lia Perjovschi, Detail of installation in the 16th Biennale of Sydney at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy the artist. View |
 | Len Lye, Ribbon Snake (Convolution), An authorised 2008 reconstruction of the 1965 original. Installation view at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Len Lye Foundation Collection and Archives, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth. View |
 | Lara Favaretto, Plotone, 2005/2008, site-specific installation, compressed air, tanks, pressure regulators, timers, electrovalves, whistles, plastic cables. Courtesy the artist and Galleria Franco Noero, Turin. The project was made possible with the generous support of the Amici Sostenitori del Castello di Rivoli, Turin. View |
 | Jannis Kounellis, Senza titolo (Progetto Sydney) [Untitled (Project for Sydney)], 2008, Installation view at Cockatoo for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. This project was conceived by Jannis Kounellis for Cockatoo Island on the occasion of the Biennale of Sydney. The project was installed by the Artistic Director. Courtesy the artist. View |
 | James Angus, Bugatti Type 35, 2006, steel, aluminium, fibreglass, rubber, leather, automotive lacquer. Installation view in the 16th Biennale of Sydney at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales; purchased with funds provided by Andrew Cameron through the Contemporary Collection Benefactors' Program and the Rudy Komon Memorial Fund 2006. View |
 | Giulio Paolini, L'altra figura, 1984, plaster. Installation view at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 1987. View |
 | Gianni Colombo, Spazio Elastico (Elastic Space), 1967, elastic cords, electric motors, ultraviolet light. Installation view in the 16th Biennale of Sydney at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy Archivio Gianni Colombo, Milan. View |
 | Peter Fischli / David Weiss, Equilibres, 1984/86, detail from installation of 80 photographs in the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York; Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich; and Galerie Spruth Magers, Cologne/Munich. View |
 | Dora Garcia, What a Fucking Wonderful Audience, 2008, performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney for the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 View |
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Dora Garcia, Just Because Everything Is Different It Does Not Mean That Anything Has Changed, 2008, performance at the Sydney Opera House for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Ellen de Bruijne Projects, Amsterdam. |
 | Dora Garcia, Fahrenheit 451 (1967), 2008, table, 2000 books. Installation view at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Galeria Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid. This project was made possible with assistance from Galeria Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid. View |
 | Christoph Buchel, No Future, 2008, people aged over 80 years repeatedly rehearsing the song 'God save the Queen' by the Sex Pistols. Installation view at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Hauser and Wirth Zurich, London with the support of MONA, Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania. Musical equipment supplied by Drum City, Willoughby. View |
 | Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, The Murder of Crows, 2008, sound, mixed media installation with audio speakers, amplifier, computer, electronics, miscellaneous media, 30 mins. Installation view at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Commissioned by Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna for the 2008 Biennale of Sydney. The installation in Sydney was made possible with the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Biennale of Sydney and Bowers and Wilkins Speakers. Courtesy teh artists; Luhring Augustine, New York; and Galerie Barbara Weiss, Berlin. The presentation of this work in Sydney is also made possible by the generous support of Andrew and Cathy Cameron. View |
 | Brian Jungen, Crux (as seen from those who sleep on the surface of the earth under the night sky), 2008, view of mixed media installation at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver. View |
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Atsuko Tanaka, Spring, 1966, vinyl paint on canvas, plywood and motor. Courtesy Ashiya City Museum of Art and History, Ashiya City. |
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Anna Maria Maiolino, In-Out, 1973, Super 8 film transferred to video, colour, sound 8:14 mins. Installation view at Cockatoo Island for the 16th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist. |
 | Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri, we will all fee the pinch, before noon or soon thereafter. or i am a political prisioner you are a political prisoner she is a political prisoner he is a political prisoner we are political prisoners they are political prisoner, 2008, journey with some preparatory notes (lines that matter). Installation view in the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Courtesy the artists. View |
 | Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Untitled, 2008, acrylic on linen, Installation view at the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay View |
 | Michael Rakowitz, White man got no dreaming, 2008, drawings, salvaged building materials, video, radio transmitter, Installation view at the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney View |
 | Julie Rrap, BUST (ED), 2008, silicon rubber and black granite, Installation view at the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 at the Musuem of Contemporary Art, Sydney. Photos: Jenni Carter View |
 | Simryn Gill, Mine, 2008, found natural and man-made materials and objects, approximately 50 spheres. Courtesy the artist; Breenspace, Sydney; and Tracy Williams Ltd, New York. Installation view at the 16th Biennale of Sydney 2008 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. Photos: Ben Symons View |
 | 2008 Biennale of Sydney throughout the city. View |
 | Gordon Bennett, Untitled (concept for the Art Gallery of New South Wales), 2008, installation view of 1:22:5 scale replicas of the Court 8 and Yiribana galleries of the Art Gallery of New South Wales; mixed media, 2 models. Courtesy the artist; Milani Gallery, Brisbane; Sutton Gallery, Melbourne and Barry Keldoulis Gallery, Sydney. Photos: Jenni Carter View |
 | Revolting Kids day on Cockatoo Island, Saturday, 12 July 2008. View |
 | Pierre Huyghe, A Forest of Lines, 2008. Sydney Opera House, 9-10 July, 2008. View |
 | Joan Jonas, Reading Dante, 2008. Performed at the Cell Block Theatre, National Art School on Sunday, 22 June 2008. Photos: Greg Weight. View |
 | William Kentridge, I am not me, the horse is not mine, 2008. Lecture at Cockatoo Island on Wednesday, 18 June, 2008. Photos: Greg Weight. View |
 | Tony Schwensen, Fundrazor, 2008. Museum of Contemporary Art, Tuesday, 17 June and Wednesday, 18 June, 2008. Photo: Greg Weight. View |
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Ana Prvacki, Music Derived Painkiller, 2008. Performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Friday, 20 June 2008. Photos: Greg Weight. |
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Dan Perjovschi. Installation of his artwork on the facade of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, June 2008. Photos: Ben Symons. |
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Nedko Solakov, A Life (White & Black), 2008 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Photos: Jenni Carter. |
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2008 Artists’ and Supporters’ Party. Photos: Ben Symons. |
