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Biennials

Biennials

Calendar: Biennials and other regular exhibitions

June 2020

05 June - 13 September 2020

Postponed

Sonsbeek

Arnhem, the Netherlands

Curator: Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung

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07 June - 01 November 2020

Postponed

Manifesta 13

Marseille, France

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

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13 June - 13 September 2020

Postponed - New dates soon

11th Berlin Biennale

Germany

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

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July 2020

03 July - 11 October 2020

7th Yokohama Triennale

Japan

Artistic Director: Raqs Media Collective

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11 July - 25 October 2020

Postponed

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 - 15 November 2020

eva International

Limerick, Ireland

Guest Programme: Merve Elveren

Platform Commissions and Partnership Projects

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05 September - 08 November 2020

Postponed to 2021

Folkestone Triennial 2020

Folkestone/Kent, United Kingdom

Curator: Lewis Biggs

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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

Postponed to 2021

5th International Biennial of Casablanca

Morocco

Artistic Director: Christine Eyene

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25 September - 19 November 2020

SACO

Contemporary Art Festival

Antofagasta, Chile

Direction: Dagmara Wyskiel

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26 September - 08 November 2020

5th Istanbul Design Biennial

Turkey

Curator: Mariana Pestana

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October 2020

03 October - 13 December 2020

34th São Paulo Biennial

Brazil

Curator: Jacopo Crivelli Visconti

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

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10 October 2020 - 21 February 2021

2nd Bangkok Art Biennale

Thailand

Chief Executive and Artistic Director: Apinan Poshyananda

Curators: Sook-Kyung Lee, Dow Wasiksiri, Wutigorn Kongka, Ong Puay Khim

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24 October 2020 - 24 January 2021

Postponed to 2021

Prospect.5

New Orleans, USA

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

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November 2020

10 November 2020 - 18 July 2021

13th Shanghai Biennale

China

Chief curator: Andrés Jaque

Curatorial team: Marina Otero Verzier, Lucia Pietroiusti, YOU Mi, Filipa Ramos

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21 November 2020 - 14 March 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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January 2021

22 January - 21 March 2021

Manif d'art 10

Québec, Canada

General and Artistic Director: Claude Bélanger

Curator: Steven Matijcio

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February 2021

26 February - 09 May 2021

13th Gwangju Biennale

Republic of Korea

Gwangju Biennale President: Sunjung Kim

Artistic Directors: Defne Ayas, Natasha Ginwala

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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

May 2021

22 May - 21 November 2021

NEW DATE

17th Venice Architecture Biennale

17th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia

Venice, Italy

Curator: Hashim Sarkis

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Special by UiU

June 2021

12 June - 26 September 2021

Helsinki Biennial

Finland

Head curators: Pirkko Siitari, Taru Tappola

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July 2021

17 July - 02 October 2021

Postponed to 2022

Front International

Cleveland Exhibition for Contemporary Art

USA

CEO: Fred Bidwell

Artistic Directors: Prem Krishnamurthy and Tina Kukielski

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November 2021

05 November 2021 - 30 January 2022

13th Kaunas Biennial

Lithuania

Curator: Josée Drouin-Brisebois

Director: Kotryna Žemaitytė

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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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June 2022

18 June - 25 September 2022

documenta 15

Kassel, Germany

Artistic Direction: ruangrupa artist collective

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