This year’s Biennale Artists and Supporters Party at Cockatoo Island — panorama — featured a large installation of “exploding” cars hanging from the roof — by famous Chinese artist Cao Gu0-Quiang.
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Biennale party — 2010
Thursday, May 20th, 2010New Year’s Eve 2009
Friday, January 1st, 2010
Harbour Bridge picnic
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Defqon 1 — “hardstyle” dance festival
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
City to Surf 2009 marathon
Sunday, August 9th, 2009
“World’s biggest running event” the official website says — about this mass run this morning from the city to Bondi Beach. You can see about a quarter perhaps of the 75,000 runners — waiting to start — in this panorama. The race starts quite early in the day and it is often chilly — whence the tops you can see discarded on the hedges in the panorama.
Anzac Day — at the War Memorial
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
On Anzac Day (the national day of remembrance) there are a number of ceremonies in the CBD — including this one at the War Memorial in Hyde Park at noon. Panorama.
Jesus in the City
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
A crucifixion reenactment in the city on Good Friday. Panorama. Here is a little movie from earlier on. Movie. The Roman guards used to flay Jesus with whips and Mary used to run up to Jesus and carry on — but the last few years the action has been tamed down some. There is a person however with stage blood in a sauce bottle who discreetly sprays Jesus periodically so he miraculously appears to get bloodier as he procedes down the street.
Turbine hall
Monday, January 19th, 2009
On the weekend Cockatoo Island was given over to a music festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties — and the turbine hall here was one of the venues. Panorama. This is the same location that was used for the Sydney Biennale opening night party last year. Panorama. The headlining act for the music festival was Nick Cave … panorama .. at dusk. You can see the turbine hall exterior to the right of the stage in this panorama.
Dame Edna
Friday, January 16th, 2009
Fire music
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
NYE 09
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
New Years Eve fireworks last night by the harbour. Noteworthy this year were amazingly bright coloured spotlight effects and startling strafing sequences of fireworks along the length of the bridge. Panorama.
Bondi Beach Xmas
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
Newtown Festival gymnasts
Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Fundraising gymnasts at Newtown Festival yesterday — they had some unruly spectators to deal with sometimes … panorama, Quicktime.
Marrickville Festival 08
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
The six month long annual cycle of suburban festivals has begun — from last weekend, Marrickville Festival in the inner west … panorama Quicktime.