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Calendar: Biennials and other regular exhibitions

May 2021

12 May - 31 December 2021

WRO Media Art Biennale

Wrocław, Poland

Artistic Director: Piotr Krajewski

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15 May - 31 October 2021

Mediterranea 19

Young and emerging artists from Europe and the Mediterranean

San Marino

Curatorial team

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22 May - 21 November 2021

17th Venice Architecture Biennale

17th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia

Venice, Italy

Curator: Hashim Sarkis

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Special by UiU

29 May - 26 September 2021

Borås Art Biennial

Borås, Sweden

Curators: Ulrika Flink, Amanprit Sandhu

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June 2021

02 June - 25 July 2021

Porto Design Biennial

Portugal

Chief curator: Alastair Fuad-Luke

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04 June - 15 August 2021

Baltic Triennial 14

Vilnius, Lithuania

Curators: Valentinas Klimašauskas & João Laia

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05 June - 21 November 2021

11th GIBCA

Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art

Sweden

Curator: Lisa Rosendahl

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11 June - 05 September 2021

2nd Thailand Biennale

Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Artistic director, head curator: Yuko Hasegawa

Curators: Vipash Purichanont, Seiha Kurosawa, Tawatchai Somkong

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11 June - 27 June 2021

Glasgow International

Scotland, UK

Director: Richard Parry

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12 June - 26 September 2021

Helsinki Biennial

Finland

Head curators: Pirkko Siitari, Taru Tappola

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18 June - 17 October 2021

34th Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Curators: Tjaša Pogačar, Muanis Sinanović, Nevenka Šivavec

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July 2021

17 July - 24 September 2021

LAM 360° - Land Art Mongolia

Ullaanbaatar National Mongolian Modern Art Gallery / Umnu Gobi / Tsagaan Suvarga, Mongolia

Curator: Maurizio Bortolotti

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22 July - 02 November 2021

Folkestone Triennial

Folkestone/Kent, United Kingdom

Curator: Lewis Biggs

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August 2021

Northern Alps Art Festival 2021

21 August - 10 October 2021

Northern Alps Art Festival

Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Director: Fram Kitagawa

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Special by UiU

September 2021

01 September - 14 November 2021

Art Encounters Biennial

Timișoara, Romania

Curators: Mihnea Mircan, Kasia Redzisz

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04 September - 05 December 2021

34th São Paulo Biennial

Brazil

Curator: Jacopo Crivelli Visconti

Curatorial team: Paulo Miyada,, Carla Zaccagnini, Francesco Stocchi, Ruth Estévez

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08 September - 24 October 2021

MOMENTA - Biennale de l’image

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Curator: Stefanie Hessler

Executive Director: Audrey Genois

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08 September - 21 November 2021

11th Seoul Mediacity Biennale

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Artistic Director: Yung Ma

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16 September - 31 October 2021

Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

Republic of Korea

General Director: Dominique Perrault

Curators: Choon Woong Choi, Marc Brossa, FHHH Friends, BARE

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Opening: 17 September 2021

Chicago Architecture Biennial

Chicago, IL, USA

Artistic Director: David Brown

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October 2021

06 October - 14 November 2021

Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6

Indonesia with Oceania

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Director: Gintani Nur Apresia Swastika

Curators: Elia Nurvista, Ayos Purwoaji

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12 October - 31 October 2021

Performa 20

New York City, USA

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23 October 2021 - 23 January 2022

Prospect.5

New Orleans, USA

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

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November 2021

01 November 2021 - 28 February 2022

5th Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Kochi and Muziris, Kerala Region, India

Curator: Shubigi Rao

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12 November 2021 - 20 February 2022

13th Kaunas Biennial

Lithuania

Curator: Josée Drouin-Brisebois

Director: Kotryna Žemaitytė

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20 November 2021 - 20 January 2022

13th Rencontres de Bamako

African Biennale of Photography

Bamako, Mali

Artistic Director: Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung

Co-curators: Akinbode Akinbiyi, Meriem Berrada, Tandazani Dhlakama, Liz Ikiriko

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December 2021

Opening: December 2021

15th Cuenca Biennial

Ecuador

Director: Katya Cazar

Curator: Blanca de la Torre

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Postponed to Winter 2022

Manif d'art 10

Québec, Canada

General and Artistic Director: Claude Bélanger

Curator: Steven Matijcio

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February 2022

18 February - 08 May 2022

Hawai Triennial

Hawai, USA

Curatorial director: Melissa Chiu

Associate curators: Miwako Tezuka, Drew Kahu‘āina Broderick

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March 2022

Opening: March 2022

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

12 March - 13 June 2022

23rd Biennale of Sydney

Australia

Artistic Director: José Roca

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26 March - 05 June 2022

Toronto Biennial of Art

Ontario, Canada

Senior Curator: Candice Hopkins

Curators: Tairone Bastien, Clare Butcher, Myung-Sun Kim, Katie Lawson

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April 2022

23 April - 27 November 2022

NEW DATE

59th Venice Biennale

59th International Art Exhibition

Italy

Curator: Cecilia Alemani

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Special by UiU

May 2022

26 May - 03 July 2022

10th Bucharest Biennale

Romania

Curator: JARVIS

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June 2022

18 June - 25 September 2022

documenta 15

Kassel, Germany

Artistic Direction: ruangrupa artist collective

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July 2022

16 July - 02 October 2022

Front International

Cleveland Exhibition for Contemporary Art

USA

CEO: Fred Bidwell

Artistic Directors: Prem Krishnamurthy and Tina Kukielski

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30 July - 10 October 2022

Aichi Triennale

Aichi / Nagoya, Japan

Artistic Director: Mami Kataoka

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September 2022

September 2022 - January 2023

16th Biennale de Lyon

France

Artistic director: Isabelle Bertolotti

Guest curators: Sam Bardaouil, Till Fellrath

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08 September - 06 November 2022

Bergen Assembly

Norway

Convener: Saâdane Afif

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17 September - 20 November 2022

17th Istanbul Biennial

Turkey

Curators: Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar, David Teh

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22 September - 05 November 2022

5th International Biennial of Casablanca

Morocco

Artistic Director: Christine Eyene

Associate Curators: Soukaina Aboulaoula, Cindy Sissokho

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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.
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