17th Biennale of Sydney
  • Daniel Crooks, Static No.12 (seek stillness in movement), 2009–10 Detail of HD video (RED transferred to Blu-ray), dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery. Copyright © Daniel Crooks 2009
  • Kutlug Ataman, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / Journey to the Moon, 2009 (detail), still photography, 31 x 41 cm. Courtesy of Francesca Minini, Milan and the artist
  • Lara Baladi, Perfumes & Bazaar, The Garden of Allah, 2006 (detail), digital collage, 560 x 248 cm, technical production and printing, Factum Arte, Madrid. Courtesy the artist. Copyright Lara Baladi
  • Kataryzana Kozyra, Summertale, 2008 (detail), DVD production still, 20 mins, prod. Zacheta National Gallery of Art Copyright artist, courtesy ZAK I BRANICKA Gallery. Photograph: M. Olivia Soto
  • Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Manet’s Dejeuner sur I’herbe 1862 1863 and the Thai villagers group II, 2008-09 (detail), from ‘The Two Planets Series’, photograph and video, 110 x 100 cm; 16 mins. Courtesy the artist and 100 Tonson Gallery, Bangkok
  • Cai Guo-Qiang, Inopportune: Stage One, 2004 (detail), nine cars and sequenced multichannel light tubes, dimensions variable. Collection of Seattle Art Museum, Gift of Robert M. Arnold, in honour of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2006, installation view at MASS MoCA, North Adams, 2004. Courtesy Cai Studio. Photograph: Hiro Ihara
  • Kent Monkman, The Death of Adonis, 2009 (detail), acrylic on canvas, 182.9 x 304.8 cm. Courtesy the artist and TrépanierBaer Gallery, Calgary
  • Christopher Pease, Law of Reflection, 2008–09 (detail), oil on canvas, 123 x 214 cm. Private collection. Courtesy the artist and Goddard de Fiddes, Contemporary Art, Perth. Photograph: Tony Nathan
  • AES+F, The Feast of Trimalchio, 2009 (detail of video still), nine-channel video installation, 19 mins. Courtesy the artists; Triumph Gallery, Moscow; and Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow
  • Tsang Kin-Wah, The First Seal – It Would Be Better If You Have Never Been Born…, 2009, digital video projection and sound installation, 6:41 mins, 513 x 513 cm. Courtesy the artist
  • Wang Qingsong, Competition, 2004 (detail), c-print, 170 x 300 cm. Courtesy the artist
  • Mark Wallinger, Hymn, 1997 (detail of video still), video, sound, 4:52 mins, edition of 10 and 1 artist proof. Courtesy Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London

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Film Screening | In the Realms of the Unreal | SuperDeluxe@Artspace | Today, 3 pm

Sunday, 27 June

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IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL | Jessica Yu, USA, 81 mins | 2004

Janitor Henry Darger had a reclusive, secret life, much of which only came to light after his death in Chicago in 1973. Friendless and with no close family, he devoted his spare time to working on an illustrated ‘novel’, the result of which was a 15,145 page book that detailed the perverse adventures of the Vivian girls. Darger also created numerous paintings to accompany the book which have subsequently influenced many contemporary artists. One of the most celebrated of outsider artists, Darger created a world of haunting beauty and wonder, and his works are included in the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the American Folk Art Museum (New York), the New Orleans Museum of Art (New Orleans), and the Collection de l’Art Brut (Laussane). Jessica Yu’s moving film explores his life and creative practice and allows audiences to witness the extraordinary world the visionary artist created.

*No person under the age of 15 years shall be admitted to the Biennale Film Program screenings unless in the company of a parent or adult guardian.

Event Information
Sunday, 27 June
3.00 pm
43 - 51 Cowper Wharf Rd
Woolloomooloo NSW
SuperDeluxe@Artspace

Bookings not required

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