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Calendar: Biennials and other regular exhibitions

January 2020

18 January - 29 March 2020

CAFA Art Museum (CAFAM)

Beijing, China

Curator: Zhang Ga

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26 January - 29 February 2020

2nd Lahore Biennale

Pakistan

Director: Qudsia Rahim

Curator: Hoor Al Qasimi

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March 2020

08 March - 19 April 2020

FotoFest Biennial

African Cosmologies

Houston, Texas, USA

Curator: Mark Sealy MBE

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14 March - 08 June 2020

22nd Biennale of Sydney

Australia

Artistic Director: Brook Andrew

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April 2020

09 April - 05 July 2020

12th Mercosul Biennial

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Chief curator: Andrea Giunta

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24 April - 10 May 2020

Glasgow International

Scotland, UK

Director: Richard Parry

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24 April - 27 August 2020

Socle du Monde Biennale

Herning, Denmark

Several curators

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May 2020

Opening: May 2020

Jeju Biennale

Jeju, Republic of Korea

Artistic Director: Kim Inseon

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16 May - 11 October 2020

Preview: 31 May - 1 June 2018

2nd RIBOCA

Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art

Riga, Latvia

Chief Curator: Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel

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23 May - 29 November 2020

17th Venice Architecture Biennale

17th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia

Venice, Italy

Curator: Hashim Sarkis

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Special by UiU

28 May - 04 July 2020

9th Bucharest Biennale

Romania

Curator: Henk Slager

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31 May - 19 July 2020

Japan Alps Art Festival

Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Director: Fram Kitagawa

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June 2020

05 June - 13 September 2020

Sonsbeek

Arnhem, the Netherlands

Curator: Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung

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07 June - 01 November 2020

Manifesta 13

Marseille, France

Curators: Katerina Chuchalina, Stefan Kalmá, Marina Otero Verzier, Alya Sebti

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12 June - 27 September 2020

Helsinki Biennial

Finland

Head curators: Pirkko Siitari, Taru Tappola

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13 June - 13 September 2020

11th Berlin Biennale

Germany

Curators: María Berríos, Renata Cervetto, Lisette Lagnado, Agustín Pérez Rubio

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Special by UiU

July 2020

July 2020

SACO

Contemporary Art Festival

Antofagasta, Chile

Direction: Dagmara Wyskiel

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Special Feature by UiU

03 July - 11 October 2020

7th Yokohama Triennale

Japan

Artistic Director: Raqs Media Collective

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11 July - 25 October 2020

11th Liverpool Biennial

United Kingdom

Artistic director: Fatoş Üstek

Curator: Manuela Moscoso

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August 2020

08 August - 06 December 2020

Frestas Trienal de Artes

Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil

Curators: Beatriz Lemos, Diane Lima, Thiago de Paula Souza

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September 2020

Opening: September 2020

Busan Biennale

Republic of Korea

Artistic director: Jacob Fabricius

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04 September - 29 November 2020

13th Gwangju Biennale

Republic of Korea

Gwangju Biennale President: Sunjung Kim

Artistic Directors: Defne Ayas, Natasha Ginwala

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04 September - 15 November 2020

eva International

Limerick, Ireland

Guest Programme: Merve Elveren

Platform Commissions: Merve Elveren and Anne Tallentire

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08 September - 22 November 2020

11th Seoul Mediacity Biennale

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Artistic Director: Yung Ma

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24 September - 01 November 2020

5th International Biennial of Casablanca

Morocco

Artistic Director: Christine Eyene

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26 September - 08 November 2020

5th Istanbul Design Biennial

Turkey

Curator: Mariana Pestana

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October 2020

24 October 2020 - 24 January 2021

Prospect.5

New Orleans, USA

Artistic Co-Directors: Naima J. Keith, Diana Nawi

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24 October 2020 - 28 February 2021

12th Taipei Biennial

Taiwan

Curators: Bruno Latour, Martin Guinard

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Special Feature by UiU

December 2020

04 December 2020 - 09 January 2021

Kathmandu Triennale

Venues across the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Director: Sharareh Bajracharya

Artistic Director: Cosmin Costinas

Curators: Hit Man Gurung, Sheelasha Rajbhandari

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12 December 2020 - 10 April 2021

5th Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Kochi and Muziris, Kerala Region, India

Curator: Shubigi Rao

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19 December 2020 - 14 February 2021

Sapporo International Art Festival

Japan

Curator Contemporary Art: Taro Amano

Curator Media Art: Agnieszka Kubicka-Dzieduszycka

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March 2021

Opening: March 2021

Sharjah Biennial 15

Thinking Historically in the Present

United Arab Emirates

Curators: Okwui Enwezor (1963–2019), Hoor Al Qasimi

SB15 Working Group: Tarek Abou El Fetouh, Ute Meta Bauer, Salah M. Hassan, Chika Okeke-Agulu

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Special by UiU

July 2021

17 July - 02 October 2021

Front International

Cleveland Exhibition for Contemporary Art

USA

CEO: Fred Bidwell

Artistic Directors: Prem Krishnamurthy and Tina Kukielski

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June 2022

18 June - 25 September 2022

documenta 15

Kassel, Germany

Artistic Direction: ruangrupa artist collective

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Disclaimer:
This overview has been compiled from information of the organizers and other sources. We do not assume responsibility regarding the correctness of this information. See the Disclaimer.
Gerhard Haupt and Pat Binder, Universes in Universe

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