More than 517,000 are reported to have visited the 17th Biennale of Sydney, which closed last weekend. The record figures were fueled by visits to Cockatoo Island - more than 157,000 visited the former convict prison and shipyard where 120 artworks by 56 artists were presented. Based on the curatorial theme THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age, artistic director David Elliot selected 444 works by 167 artists and collaborators from 36 countries, making it the largest exhibition staged in the organisation's 37-year history.
Image: Cockatoo Island, Sydney
Image: Cockatoo Island, Sydney
