A world of art. Here. Soon.

The month of May kinda seems a long way off, but that’s not stopping us getting excited about the launch of the gorgeous (and nicely typography-heavy!) 17th Biennale of Sydney website.

Get in on the ground up: hurry and apply for the last of the volunteer positions, or register online for the first week festivities by 28 February.

This time, the Biennale is based on the curatorial theme “THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age”, and will once again take over Sydney’s public spaces with a showcase of new and recent works from local and international artists.

Internationally-acclaimed artistic director David Elliot curated the biennale specifically for Sydney as an iconic modern world city, and to explore the nexus between visual and other art forms.  Presenting highlights on the website, Elliot says: “I’m very excited to be presenting the 17th Biennale of Sydney. The aim of this Biennale is to bring together work from diverse cultures, at the same time, on the equal playing field of contemporary art, where no culture can assume superiority over any other.”

And that sounds pretty damn alright to us!

The Bieannale of Sydney runs from 12 May until 1 August 2010 across a number of venues and in a number of different forms.  Check out the website for more details.