Part 1 of an interview with David Elliot, director of the Sydney Biennale 2010.
This interview was conducted at at Artane Gallery Istanbul in September of this year.
David Elliot talks about his background, his rationale for the concept and title for the Sydney Biennale and it’s connection to the region and what is happening in contemporary art. He discusses the notion of ‘distance’ within the context of the concept for the Biennale. He also discuses the issue of notions of quality in art and his hopes for a shift in the dominant hegemony of Western Art.
“David Elliott is a cultural historian whose main interests concern contemporary art, Russian avant-garde and the visual cultures of central and eastern Europe, Asia and the non-western world from the late nineteenth century. Beginning in the early 1980s, he formulated a series of pioneering exhibitions in one of the first programs to integrate non-western culture with contemporary art. He has published a large number of books, articles and catalogues on these subjects and has curated many exhibitions. He has also written extensively about the present-day role and function of museums and contemporary art.”Vernissage Art TV
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very interesting piece on the sydney biennale
[…] Part 1 of an interview with David Elliot, director of the Sydney Biennale 2010. This interview was conducted at at Artane Gallery Istanbul in September of this year. David Elliot talks about his background, his rationale for the concept and title for the Sydney Biennale and it's connection to the region and what is happening in contemporary art. He discusses the notion of 'distance' within the context of the concept for the Biennale. He also dis … Read More […]