While the Transfield controversy almost derailed 2014’s Festival, the 20th Biennale of Sydney is set to open tomorrow as planned.

The last edition of Sydney’s famed modern art expo in 2014 was so consumed by controversy following the boycott of many artists and patrons in protest of a sponsorship deal with Transfield Services, that questions were raised about the future of the event. However, the 20th Biennale of Sydney, opening tomorrow, is set to go ahead without a hitch. Spanning three months and featuring 83 artists from 35 countries, the festival will include over 200 works presented at galleries and other locations across Sydney.

The traditional epicentre of the event at Cockatoo Island will host the Biennale’s Embassy of the Real. On opening weekend artist Justine Williams and the Sydney Chamber Opera will present Victory Over the Sun, a radical revival of the legendary Russian Futurist opera, with a new score by Huw Belling.

The Biennale’s principal venues include the Museum of Contemporary Art, renamed the Embassy of Translation and the Art Gallery of NSW, dubbed the Embassy of Spirits. There will also be events across the city including a huge public work by Brazilian artist Ricardo Basbaum, who will create...