Biennale of Sydney, the artists

Biennale of Sydney
4 june 2004 / 15 aug 2004

2006 Biennale of Sydney

On Reason and Emotion
curated by Isabel Carlos, brings work by 51 artists from 32 countries to Sydney and will challenge audiences to discover, think and feel.

Since the seventeenth century when French philosopher Rene Descartes stated, "I think therefore I am", the idea of ´the mind/body split has been´foundation of modern society and thinking.

The 51 artists in the Biennale of Sydney 2004 invite audiences to explore and question this core belief. The art in On Reason and Emotion suggests that there are more connections than separations in our bodies and the world around us.
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Participating artists
Biennale of Sydney


AES + F (Russia)
Helena Almeida (Portugal)
Diti Almog (Israel / United States)
Fernando Alvim (Angola)
Francis Alÿs (Belgium / Mexico)
Pat Brassington (Australia)
Loulou Cherinet (Sweden)
James Coleman (Ireland)
Nathan Coley (United Kingdom)
Cecília Costa (Portugal)
Minerva Cuevas (Mexico)
Luísa Cunha (Portugal)
Jeroen de Rijke / Willem de Rooij (Netherlands)
Sherre DeLys & Joan Grounds (Australia)
Jimmie Durham (United States / Germany)
Carolyn Eskdale (Australia)
Matias Faldbakken (Norway)
Asta Gröting (Germany)
Jens Haaning (Denmark)
Michael Harrison (New Zealand)
Gordon Hookey (Australia)
Pravdoliub Ivanov (Bulgaria)
Annetta Kapon (Greece / United States)
Emiko Kasahara (Japan)
Koo Jeong-a (Korea / France)
Derek Kreckler (Australia)


Lim Tzay Chuen (Singapore)
Daniel Malone (New Zealand)
Rubens Mano (Brazil)
Thomas Mulcaire & Amanda Rodrigues Alves (South Africa / Brazil)
Mônica Nador (Brazil)
Bruce Nauman (United States)
Susan Norrie (Australia)
Elizabeth Nyumi (Australia)
Mélik Ohanian (France)
Amilcar Packer (Brazil)
Frédéric Post (Switzerland)
Michael Raedecker (Netherlands / United Kingdom)
Catherine Richards (Canada)
Mario Rizzi (Italy)
MP & MP Rosado (Spain)
Michael Sailstorfer (Germany)
Jari Silomäki (Finland)
Mari Sunna (Finland)
Javier Téllez (Venezuela)
Frank Thiel (Germany)
Daniel von Sturmer (New Zealand)
Xing Danwen (China)
Yin Xiuzhen (China)
Heimo Zobernig (Austria)



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