Biennales, Triennales and Documentas

This subject examines the exhibition of contemporary art in international survey exhibitions since the 1960s, delineating the methods that curators and directors have tested in response to the needs of art museums, bureaucracies, artists and publics across a range of geographic settings. The subject will examine a sequence of exhibitions from Australia and overseas, including early, national pavilion-based Venice Biennales, the director-driven 1970s Documentas, the 1980s global circuit of Biennales (including Sydney's), the newer Asian biennales (including Brisbane's Asia-Pacific triennials), the commercial art fairs (Frieze and the New York Armory Show). The subject considers these exhibitions' impact on contemporary art, as well as the roles of sponsorship, philanthropy and exhibition directors.

学习国际大型艺术展览的组织与影响。

• 1Discuss and explain the key issues in contemporary art curatorship and the exhibition of international art from the perspective of Biennales, Triennales and Documentas.
• 2Outline the history and illustrate the role of recurring art survey exhibitions in contemporary art and curatorship.
• 3Critically analyse and evaluate the different curatorial models of contemporary survey exhibitions.
• 4Conduct independent curatorial research using both academic and non-academic sources.
• 5Evaluate and examine the significant theoretical and curatorial debates in biennial and international survey exhibitions and be able to relate these to current exhibitions.