Biennials & festivals
Photography festival fills Kyoto's stunning locations—from a kimono factory to a Tadao Ando building
Kyotographie is back for a 12th time, with shows that highlight the art of setting a scene
Have artist-run shows lost their market-making power?
The current focus on biennials obscures a past when artists reset the agenda
Taipei Biennial: a meditation on disease, loss and and the lasting impact of 'Covid toxicity'
Rooted in sound, the show offered a deep dive into the whole gamut of human experience
How much should museums pay artists for events such as the Whitney Biennial?
Compensating participants for group exhibitions is an important but taboo subject, as is the fee amount institutions provide
New design biennial launches in Qatar, highlighting talent from Palestine to Lebanon
Qatar Museums launches Design Doha platform as part of cultural drive in the oil-rich state
Israel will not be excluded from Venice Biennale, says Italian culture minister
More than 14,500 people have signed a letter demanding country is banned from this year’s Biennale
Diriyah Biennale's 'monumental' works create their own unique landscape—with familiar issues
The sprawling "After Rain" exhibition brings artists together to explore land, ecology and the crises being faced
Fondation Cartier strengthens partnership with Sydney Biennale and appoints new First Nations curatorial fellow
The celebrated Australian Indigenous artist Tony Albert has been named as the inaugural recipient of the fellowship
Nigerian Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024 to address looting of Benin Kingdom
Outside of the artists' work, the pavilion will show projects made in collaboration with the Museum of West African Art
Fusing contemporary with ancient: Desert X opens in Saudi Arabia's AlUla
The third edition of the show, which originated in southern California, features large-scale installations by 17 artists from the region and beyond
Cleveland's Front triennial cancels 2025 edition and shuts down
The recurring exhibition, which sought to make Northeast Ohio an arts destination, is ceasing operations after two iterations
'A call to action': 2024 Venice Biennale to feature more than 300 artists with focus on Indigenous and queer figures
Historic works from 20th-century artists from Latin America, Africa, the Arab world, and Asia will also be included
New campaign group to monitor Istanbul Biennial developments following curator row
Turkish artists and curators have organised two forums and raised concerns about participants who pulled out
71 participating artists and collectives revealed for 2024 Whitney Biennial
The exhibition, titled “Even Better Than the Real Thing” and co-curated by Chrissie Iles and Meg Onli, will feature works by 69 artists and two collectives
Sixth edition of Prospect New Orleans will feature 49 artists’ works throughout the city
Opening on 2 November, Prospect.6 will be the first edition of the triennial co-curated by an artist, with Ebony G. Patterson collaborating with Miranda Lash
Liverpool Biennial announces curator for 2025
Marie-Anne McQuay previously worked at the city's Bluecoat art centre, and currently holds positions including member of Arts Council Collection’s acquisitions committee
Iwona Blazwick stands down as Istanbul Biennial curator—event postponed until 2025
A row erupted last summer over transparency issues concerning her appointment
Kevser Güler named new director of Istanbul Biennial
The decision comes in the aftermath of a controversy surrounding the appointment of the exhibition's curator
Bige Örer, director of the Istanbul Biennial, steps down after tumultuous year
Turkish arts chief says her decision is not prompted by controversy over curator selection
Venice and more: the most interesting biennials to visit this year
Full listings of the biennials and triennials happening in 2024
Border Biennial showcases art across the Texas-Mexico border
It’s the first physical iteration of the El Paso and Juárez exhibition in five years, after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the 2020 edition
Saudi Arabia’s Desert X AlUla biennial announces new curators for 2024 edition
The theme of the third iteration will be “In the Presence of Absence”
German photo biennial cancelled after curator’s posts are deemed antisemitic
The host cities warn that the cancellation jeopardises “the future of the entire event"
Documenta finding panel resigns out of 'grave concern' for show’s future
The committee's mass resignation follows the departure of Ranjit Hoskoté, a writer who came under pressure for signing a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions statement
Spectacular Lumiere art festival lights up UK city of Durham
The latest edition of the popular event includes work by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Ai Weiwei
New York’s performance art biennial returns, with a focus on the heyday of conceptual art
The 2023 Performa Biennial takes as its starting point the conceptual art of the 1960s and 70s, across works by 40 contemporary artists
Saudi Arabia's Diriyah Biennale announces programme for 2024
After Rain exhibition, featuring 92 artists, is organised by curator Ute Meta Bauer
Four artists withdraw from 2024 Istanbul Biennial as curator row deepens
The participants invited this year call for "transparent forms of communication"—the biennial foundation says dialogue channels are still open
Kyiv Biennial's main exhibition in Vienna brings together the fragments of conflict
The show—the centrepiece of an event being hosted in several cities across Europe—features work addressing the Russia-Ukraine war as well as examples of authoritarian rule and political subjugation from further afield