19th Biennale Of Sydney Closes After Three Months

26 June 2014 | 12:50 pm | Staff Writer

More than half a million people experienced 'You Imagine What You Desire'

The 19th Biennale of Sydney: You Imagine What You Desire ended on June 9, after exhibiting the work of 92 artists from 31 countries free to the public over three months.

The works included Henrik Håkansson's epic, episodic film and orchestral performance work, THE END; Art and Dementia tours; a Storytime at The Village; Tacita Dean's Event For A Stage (commissioned by Carriageworks); and outdoor works by Nathan Coley on the Eastern Apron of Cockatoo Island.

This year, more than 623,000 visited the Biennale venues, including nearly 125,000 from overseas, which is the highest amount of international visitors recorded in the Biennale's 41-year history.