International Biennials

Sao Paulo Biennial

The Sao Paulo Biennial was founded in 1951 upon the initiative of industrialist Francisco (Ciccillo) Matarazzo Sobrinho (1898-1977). It is the second oldest art biennial in the world after Venice (in existence since 1895), which serves as its role model. In addition to the art biennial, an International Biennial for Architecture and Design has been held since 1973.

Documenta(Kassel)

Documenta und Museum Fridericianum Veranstaltungs-GmbH
The documenta und Museum Fridericianum Veranstaltungs-GmbH is a non-profit organization that is owned and financed by the city of Kassel and the State of Hessen.

Gwangju Biennale

The Gwangju Biennale is a cultural forum that will experiment with established cultural actions, those that are centered on the specialist and cultural power, and transform them into a new concept: the spectator's direct participation in cultural creation.
The Biennale's proposed discussion on culture implies a reordering of essential values and, specifically, a redefining of the norms of those aesthetic decisions that, until now, have been determined by the powerful fiefdom of the elite. It also implies an experience of the various mechanisms that form the stage where individuals and groups distinct from one another express their expectations by transcending the established system of power that recognize and produces art.

Whitney Biennial

The exhibition remains a closely watched barometer of the changing tides of contemporary American art. Yet the current intense pace of the commercial and not-for-profit art world has brought so much art into view at such speed that by the time it reaches the walls of the Whitney in a Biennial exhibition, there is very little that has not already been seen, digested, and critiqued.

Biennale di Venetia(Venice Biennale)

The Venice Biennale was born by a resolution by the City Council on 19th April 1893, which proposed the founding of a "biennial national artistic exhibition" to takeplace in the following year, to celebrate the silver anniversary of King Umberto and Margherita of Savoy.
The event in fact took place two years later, on 30th April, 1895 . In the period between the idea and its realisation, the commitment of the then Mayor of Venice Riccardo Selvatico turned out to be successful. He strongly wished to transform the artists' evening meetings at Caffe Florian into a prestigious international exhibition.

Biennale of Sydney

One of the world's major contemporary art festivals, the Biennale of Sydney has brought significant new international work to show along side ground breaking Australian art since 1973.
The Biennale of Sydney takes place in the city's leading museums and galleries. It is accompanied by a dynamic program of performances, screenings, artists' talks and web casts, and most events are free.

London Biennale

The London Biennale was founded in 1998 by David Medalla. It has evolved into an artist community loosely based around London and the biennial events that take place there. Totalling over 300 artists, the Biennale organisation is not restricted to London, playing an active part in international events such as the 2003 Changing Channels event in Berlin. Come and join us in 2008!

Biennale de Montreal

The Biennale de Montreal is an event bringing together contemporary artists in the fields of visual arts, as well as architects, town planners, and artists working with video and electronic media. With its first edition in 1998, the Biennale de Montreal was launched by the Centre international d'art contemporain (CIAC) as a follow-up to Les Cent jours d'art contemporain de Montreal, an unforgettable yearly event that allowed hundred of artists to gain recognition all through its eleven years of existence.

International IStanbul Biennial

The Istanbul International Biennial is a forum for artists and audiences of diverse backgrounds to come together and communicate through visual arts. Since 1987, the Istanbul Biennial has drawn together artists, curators and critics from around the world to meet within the Turkish artistic sphere.

Art Basel

Art Basel takes place at Hall 1 and 2 of Messe Basel, the Swiss Exhibition Center in the City of Basel, Switzerland, France and Germany. 300 of the world's leading art galleries for modern and contemporary art from all the continents will display 20th and 21st century art works.
Fostering direct encounters with leading figures from the international art world, ˇmArt Basel Conversationsˇn offers privileged access to first-hand information on all aspects of collecting and exhibiting art. The ˇmArt Basel Conversationsˇn forum encourages the exchange of ideas by means of panel discussions and personal contact with the panelists and other guests.