Sydney Biennale Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/sydney-biennale/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:31:38 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 MinterEllison distances itself from Sydney Biennale as controversy deepens https://www.jwire.com.au/minterellison-distances-itself-from-sydney-biennale/ https://www.jwire.com.au/minterellison-distances-itself-from-sydney-biennale/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:06:16 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178874 Law firm MinterEllison has moved to distance itself from the Biennale of Sydney, asking for its logo to be removed from the festival’s list of partners and supporters following the opening night controversy involving American performer DJ Haram. The move, first reported by The Australian Financial Review, follows a similar decision by PwC to withdraw […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/minterellison-distances-itself-from-sydney-biennale/feed/ 0 178874 Major sponsor PwC pulls out of Biennale after DJ’s antisemitic chants https://www.jwire.com.au/pwc-pulls-out/ https://www.jwire.com.au/pwc-pulls-out/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:13:25 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178805 PwC has withdrawn its sponsorship and association from the Biennale of Sydney following controversy over antisemitic and antizionist remarks during the festival’s opening night on Friday. The decision stems from a performance by US electronic music producer DJ Haram (real name Zubeyda Muzeyyen) at White Bay Power Station. Within hours of the event’s start, she […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/pwc-pulls-out/feed/ 1 178805 Sydney Biennale criticised for one-sided anti-Israel focus https://www.jwire.com.au/sydney-biennale-criticised/ https://www.jwire.com.au/sydney-biennale-criticised/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:23:48 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178540 The 2026 Biennale of Sydney, which will open this Saturday, is facing criticism following claims in many artworks, exhibition texts, and related statements that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. This has raised questions about political bias in one of Australia’s major publicly funded arts festivals. Critics argue that certain participating artists have presented accusations […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/sydney-biennale-criticised/feed/ 1 178540 Sydney Biennale offers preview to Jewish leader amid anti-Zionist concerns https://www.jwire.com.au/sydney-biennale-offers-preview-to-jewish-leader-amid-anti-zionist-concerns/ https://www.jwire.com.au/sydney-biennale-offers-preview-to-jewish-leader-amid-anti-zionist-concerns/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:51:16 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=177313 The Biennale of Sydney has sought to ease tensions with Jewish community groups by issuing formal anti-discrimination commitments and inviting a senior Jewish representative to an advance preview of its 2026 exhibition. The festival, running from March 14 to June 14, 2026, this week published a Cultural Safety Commitment Statement declaring “zero tolerance for any […]

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