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The 24th Biennale of Sydney, titled Ten Thousand Suns, ignites its transformative power of art across six iconic Sydney locations.  

Ten Thousand Suns departs from an acknowledgement of a multiplicity of perspectives, cosmologies, and ways of life that have always woven together the world under the sun. A multiplicity of suns conveys ambiguous images. It evokes a scorching world, both in several cosmological visions and very much in our moment of climate emergency. But it also conveys the joy of cultural multiplicities affirmed, of First Nations understandings of the cosmos brought to the fore, and of carnivals as forms of resistance in contexts that have surpassed colonial oppression. The 24th Biennale of Sydney works with these different layers of meaning, acknowledging the deep ecological crises derived from colonial and capitalist exploitation while refusing to concede to an apocalyptic vision of the future. The 24th Biennale of Sydney proposes instead solar and radiant forms of resistance that affirm collective possibilities around a future that is not only possible, but necessary to be lived in joy and plenitude." - Artistic Directors Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero.

Exhibited Works

Exhibited Works Thumbnails
Martin Wong
Mintaka, 1990
signed and dated on front
acrylic on canvas
29 3/4 x 66 x 2 7/8 in.
75.57 x 167.64 x 7.3 cm

Martin Wong
Mintaka, 1990
signed and dated on front
acrylic on canvas
29 3/4 x 66 x 2 7/8 in.
75.57 x 167.64 x 7.3 cm

Martin Wong
Mi Vida Loca, 1991
acrylic on canvas
62 x 36 in.
157.48 x 91.44 cm

Martin Wong
Mi Vida Loca, 1991
acrylic on canvas
62 x 36 in.
157.48 x 91.44 cm

Martin Wong
Ferocactus peninsulae v. viscainensis, 1997-98
acrylic on canvas
30 x 48 in.
76.2 x 121.92 cm

Martin Wong
Ferocactus peninsulae v. viscainensis, 1997-98
acrylic on canvas
30 x 48 in.
76.2 x 121.92 cm

Martin Wong
Mintaka, 1990
signed and dated on front
acrylic on canvas
29 3/4 x 66 x 2 7/8 in.
75.57 x 167.64 x 7.3 cm

Martin Wong
Mintaka, 1990
signed and dated on front
acrylic on canvas
29 3/4 x 66 x 2 7/8 in.
75.57 x 167.64 x 7.3 cm

Martin Wong
Mi Vida Loca, 1991
acrylic on canvas
62 x 36 in.
157.48 x 91.44 cm

Martin Wong
Mi Vida Loca, 1991
acrylic on canvas
62 x 36 in.
157.48 x 91.44 cm

Martin Wong
Ferocactus peninsulae v. viscainensis, 1997-98
acrylic on canvas
30 x 48 in.
76.2 x 121.92 cm

Martin Wong
Ferocactus peninsulae v. viscainensis, 1997-98
acrylic on canvas
30 x 48 in.
76.2 x 121.92 cm

Installation Views

Installation Views Thumbnails
Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.

Installation view, 24th Biennale of Sydney, Ten Thousand Suns, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Photograph: David James.