Biennials & festivals
Film-maker Jonas Mekas to show photographs from his time as a WWII refugee at Documenta 14
Images the Lithuanian-American artist took at displaced persons camps in Germany reflect the current refugee crisis in Europe
‘It’s magic’: curator Cecilia Alemani offers a glimpse into the Italian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale
The pared-down presentation will look at the power of the imagination through three artists’ work
The 2017 Sharjah Biennial roots for crops, earth, water and cooking
Curator Christine Tohmé also takes it to Dakar, Istanbul, Ramallah and Beirut
Greek artists get a share of the spotlight at Documenta 14 in Kassel
The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens will send part of its collection to Germany for the international exhibition
Seaside town to be turned into art school for Folkestone Triennial
Bob and Roberta Smith commission among 20 announced for UK event
Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable: Details emerge about Damien Hirst’s secretive Venice show
Finished just in time for the Venice Biennale, this project has been 10 years in the making
78th Whitney Biennial expands definition of American art
Their largest edition yet spans the globe looking at what makes American art
Münster Sculpture Projects 2017 unveils artist line-up
Thomas Schütte and Jeremy Deller among artists from 19 countries to take part in the once-a-decade event
Saudi women artists make their mark at 21,39 festival in Jeddah
New works draw attention to destruction of Islamic heritage and female car crash victims
Asian artists flock together as biennials offer bigger stage
Artist-curators are playing a key role in increasing collaborations
Istanbul art fair and biennial join forces in bid to boost tourism in Turkey
Chairman of Contemporary Istanbul is lobbying the government for changes to tax on art
Kader Attia focuses on the politics and poetry of water during two-day event in Dakar
Initiative is part of the Sharjah Biennial’s ambitious off-site programme<br>
India’s leading Kochi-Muziris Biennale overcomes country’s ‘demonetisation’ crisis
State government pledges to build permanent venue for the event
Young artist and architect picked for Antarctic voyage
The interdisciplinary biennial is due to set sail in March 2017
What is the role of the liberal biennial in a conservative world?
Curators meet in Miami to consider why America needs more of these sprawling exhibitions
Whitney Biennial artist list announced
The 63 participants are grouped into a show focusing on art in a turbulent world
Art the antidote to political poison at Shanghai Biennale
Crashed spaceships and Theory Opera performances help provocative show deal with the uncertainties of a Trump world
Work censored as art world descends on Shanghai
As Shanghai Biennale, two art fairs and scores of exhibitions open, Sun Xun's video work shut down<br>
Singapore Biennale reflects on the ties between Asian countries
Atlas of Mirrors features works by 63 artists and collectives, from a loudspeaker made out of woks to a jackfruit timber dwelling
New York culture festival celebrates Antigone, an ancient heroine as relevant as ever
A new work by Carrie Mae Weems kicks off the Onassis Foundation’s four-day event
Documenta to restage Acropolis of banned books
Work by Marta Minujín was originally shown shortly after the collapse of Argentina's dictatorship in the 1980s
Sharjah Biennial looks beyond UAE with a year-long programme across five cities
Off-site events in Beirut, Dakar, Istanbul and Ramallah and a new digital platform will explore environmental themes
Palestine biennial to focus on themes of return and refuge
Richard Bell’s Tent Embassy protest piece will go on show in a refugee camp as part of Qalandiya International <br>
Liverpool’s The World Transformed festival aims to build Momentum on the British left
As the UK’s divided Labour Party meets for its annual conference, a politics and arts event aims for social engagement
Raqs Media Collective get philosophical for 2016 Shanghai Biennale
The main exhibition will pose existential questions, while satellite sections extend the show into the city, with local characters recruited to share the secret of “artful living”
Leading Istanbul galleries join forces for new Gallery Weekend
Fourteen dealers aim to bring “positive energy” to the city in wake of failed coup <br> <br>
Shanghai Project opens first phase with focus on the future
The cross-disciplinary project imagines the issues that will face the human race 100 years from now
Four artists to see at the São Paulo biennial
As the country faces political chaos, the long-running exhibition finds a patch of order with a garden theme
What to see in Korea this biennial season
From Gwangju’s heavily political works to a 30th anniversary show of Korean art in Gwacheon
Canakkale Biennial cancelled amid Turkey's crackdown on freedom of expression
Art director and co-curator Beral Madra has also resigned