a review of international contemporary art biennials
The 11th Shanghai Biennale ran from November 11th 2016 to April 12th 2017 and the Raqs Media Collective were its chief curators. The show was housed at the Power Station of Art and could be seen in two long days. The 11th Shanghai Biennale … [Continue reading]
The Taipei Biennale was a mid-size show with more than eighty artists. It was housed at the Taipei Fine Art Museum and was easily viewed in one day. The show ran from September 10, 2016 until February 2, 2017 and Corinne Diserens was curator. By … [Continue reading]
The 2016 Singapore Biennale was the show’s 5th iteration. It was a mid-size biennale with 60 artists. Almost all of the work was split between two locations, the Singapore Art Museum’s main location and SAM at 8Q Plaza. It was possible to see the … [Continue reading]
A mid-size show, the Jakarta Biennale could easily be seen in one day. It was held between the 15th of November, 2015 and the 17th of January, 2016. The Jakarta biennale was a hard show not to like. It did well what other biennales do badly. A … [Continue reading]
The 6th Marrakech Biennale ran from February 24th to the 8th of May, 2016. Its curator was Reem Fadda. The 6th Marrakech Biennale was a good, mid-size show featuring a number of strong works and interesting themes. Spreading the biennale … [Continue reading]