ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL ART SERIES

The first art exhibition in Sydney devoted to the greatest Dutch painter of the 17th Century, Rembrandt, will be presented alongside a major new retrospective from pioneer Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist as part of the 2017-2018 Sydney International Art Series.

NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres announced the two exceptional exhibitions for the Sydney International Art Series, which will be shown at the Art Gallery of NSW and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA).

“The Sydney International Art Series is a massive win for visitation in NSW. It has attracted 1.7 million attendees and generated more than $122 million in overnight visitor expenditure for NSW since its inception,” Mr Ayres said.

“Securing these remarkable collections, to be shown exclusively in NSW in 2017-2018, reaffirms the reputation of the Sydney International Art Series for bringing the world’s most outstanding art exclusively to Sydney.”

Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age: Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum explores the flourishing artistic culture of the Netherlands during the 17th Century while Pipilotti Rist’s dazzling, large-scale installations incorporate video, sculpture and performance to ignite the senses and create an immersive experience.

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