Biennials & festivals
Gwangju Biennale artistic directors discuss Korean shamanism and planning in a pandemic
13th edition of the biannual Korean art exhibition will look at queer theory, feminism and how centuries of tradition collide with contemporary art
UK's £120m post-Brexit festival selects teams—including art organisations—for next step of controversial initiative
Serpentine Galleries, Tate and historian David Olusoga are on the shortlist for £3m research and development funding
Inaugural Asia Society Triennial to finally open with new programming following the pandemic and BLM protests
New triennial in New York aims to highlight the contribution of the fastest-growing demographic in the US, with exhibitions, events and a little inspiration from Yoko Ono
Ai Weiwei, Anish Kapoor and John Akomfrah among artists condemning Thai state violence against democracy protestors
Almost half of the artists participating in the Bangkok Art Biennale opening this week have expressed "support for the struggle for democracy"
Whitney postpones 2021 biennial by one year
Pandemic complicated organisational efforts by curators and stymied artists
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From transgressive Tantra at the British Museum to a series of artistic interventions in Brent's libraries
Rosewater soda and a coronavirus memorial: what to see at the Brent Biennial
From Dawn Mellor's George Michael mural to Rasheed Araeen's anarchic library installation
Japan's leading photography festival comes to Kyoto this weekend
The eighth edition of Kyotographie will include exhibitions in venues ranging from traditional wooden townhouses to shopping arcades
As crowds are banned, Riga’s art biennial transforms into a three-week live set for a feature film
Riboca2 shows “the fragility of our world, and our vulnerability within it”
How to organise a biennial in the Covid era
Bangkok Art Biennale director on grappling with coronavirus constraints and displaying "sensitive" works
Choco Pies for peace: artist Mina Cheon and Asia Society Triennial invite the public to share a virtual treat
Wham! London's first Brent Biennial to launch with a nine-metre high George Michael mural
The inaugural exhibition in the north-west borough opens in September and will include 23 new commissions
Martin Parr steps down as artistic director of Bristol Photo Festival after student's anti-racism campaign
The photographer has publicly apologised after lending his name to “offensive and demeaning" photography book
'The show must go on': new Rencontres d’Arles director promises 'less is more' approach after pandemic scuppers this year's edition
Head-hunted from Paris Photo, Christoph Wiesner will begin role as Luma Foundation officially opens its headquarters in the French city
Impressionism and contemporary art meet for festival in northern France
Around 50 contemporary artists will feature in Normandie Impressionniste, shedding new light on one of art history’s major movements
Saudi Arabia moves ahead with plans for 2021 biennale at historic Ad Diriyah site
New contemporary art event is yet to confirm participating artists
Riga’s Riboca biennial defies Covid-19 by transforming into an arthouse feature film
Unfinished exhibition space will be used as a set, while the public programme moves online
AI you ready for this? Bucharest Biennale to be curated by artificial intelligence called Jarvis
The 2022 edition will exist in virtual reality and use data harvested from universities, galleries and art centres to select artists
Venice Art Biennale delayed until 2022, now the same year as Documenta
Organisers say "it is impossible to move forward within the set time limits in the realisation of such a complex and worldwide exhibition"
‘In two and a half years, who knows where the world will be’—Lyon Biennale curators reveal why exhibition was pushed back from 2021 to 2022
Pressure on resources play a part as well as ethical issues in the wake of coronavirus
Why we cancelled the 2020 FotoFocus Biennial and dispersed its $800,000 budget as arts grants
As the coronavirus pandemic raised concerns about their 10th anniversary event plans, the leaders of the Cincinnati festival explain why they decided to support the local arts community instead
Prospect New Orleans Triennial postponed until 2021
And Asia Society Triennial in New York pushed to October this year
Galway City of Culture programme abandoned
The board of the festival has cancelled its contract with arts production company Artichoke, which was organising the ambitious schedule of outdoor events and public art
Coronavirus: Manifesta 13 in Marseille on hold and Sydney Biennale goes virtual with Google Arts & Culture
Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art has also been postponed
Sydney Biennale puts climate emergency and Indigenous struggle front and centre
Show’s 22nd edition aims to be as much a conversation as an exhibition, with hundreds of public events including bushwalks with aboriginal elders and campfire talks
Resistance, subversion and identity at the heart of Fotofest's first African focus
The complicated kinship between photography and colonialism is exposed at this year's festival in Houston
Folkestone Triennial to include Gilbert & George billboards, an amusement arcade and the largest dance floor in town
The 20 artists taking part have been announced, with major installations heading for the seaside town
The 34th edition of the Bienal de São Paulo explores ‘calls to resilience’
The biennial launches this month with “kunsthalle-sized” exhibitions ahead of the main show in September
Desert X AlUla—the inaugural art biennial in a historic Saudi Arabian valley—announces participants
Wael Shawky, Superflex and eL Seed are among the artists who will base works on the ancient history of the region
Honolulu Biennial switches to triennial format
The next exhibition curated by Hirshhorn director Melissa Chiu will open in February 2022, with a preview symposium held the year before