Biennials & festivals
Performa 19 to explore the influence of the Bauhaus School on live performance
The biennial includes around 20 new commissions by artists such as Kia LaBeija and Ed Atkins
Three to see: Edinburgh Art Festival
Trisha Brown, Samson Young and James Richards are among the highlights of this year's cultural offering in the Scottish capital
Four artists withdraw their work from the Whitney Biennial
The move follows on-going calls for the resignation of the museum board's vice chairman
St Louis’s Counterpublic triennial tests the limits of local engagement
In its first iteration, the exhibition paired artists with local storefronts far from the city’s major cultural districts
From plastic waste to indigenous heritage, old and new biennials tap into contemporary concerns and issues
Toronto gets a new waterfront biennial while Istanbul stays fresh by shifting to dramatic new locations
Actor Russell Tovey to curate new arts festival in the UK seaside town of Margate
Exhibitions and performances will coincide with this year’s Turner Prize exhibition at Turner Contemporary
How to spend the longest day of the year with art and nature
Storm King Art Center is hosting a Summer Solstice celebration alongside its shows by artists Mark Dion and Jean Shin
São Paulo biennial ups its budget for a huge 2020 edition
The 34th exhibition will involve collaborations with more than 20 cultural institutions in the city and multiple openings throughout the year
No theme, no private funding and it lasts five years: inaugural Oslo Biennial opens in Norway
The event aims to boost the Nordic city's public arts programme
Everything is good at the Whitney Biennial but nothing makes a difference
Despite a history of protest and a very present controversy at the museum, this year’s survey of American contemporary art is missing a radical spirit
Fierce debate over Christoph Büchel's Venice Biennale display of boat that sank with hundreds locked in hull
Up to 1,100 may have died on board the fishing vessel; critics say its display is grossly insensitive at best while others describe it as a powerful reminder of exploitation
Whitney Biennial aims to focus on artists but—as protests mount—it cannot escape politics
The Whitney Museum has turned to two in-house curators to put together a show that celebrates diversity in American art—but as in 2017, the biennial is already mired in controversy
Venice Biennale 2019: the must-see pavilions around the city
An indoor beach, Mongolian throat singing and ceramic vaginas—where to go beyond the Arsenale and Giardini
We've chosen the best of the art in Venice, now here's the worst
We’ve seen a lot of exhibitions in the city so you don’t have to
Veterans and artists draw creative profit out of war
A project at the inaugural National Veterans Art Museum Triennial in Chicago aims to create artistic equity out of conflict
Why is the Venice Biennale still so important?
Historical importance, glamour, big spenders—it continues to be an art festival like no other
Honey I shrunk the art: the ultimate alternative biennial opens in Los Angeles
Dollhouse-sized paintings and installations replace big artistic statements and egos
The 2019 Havana Biennial is a smokescreen for government censorship
Art fares poorly when parroting official narratives, especially when that messaging is opposed to the values of free speech and an open society
Havana Biennial opens amid controversy
Works on view draw on themes of collaboration and agency, at the same time the government seeks to control what art can be shown on the island
Okwui Enwezor was one of the most influential curators in history
The Art Newspaper's features editor Ben Luke pays tribute
Activists to stage alternative biennial in Havana
Independent artists groups plan to put Cuba's controversial Decree 349 to the test
Why we need an independent biennial in Havana
The San Isidro Group of Cuban artists explain their plans for the Bienal Sin 349
Authorities cancel activist youth festival in Russia's Far East
Officials raised concerns that the festival was promoting an LGBT agenda
Fake news, contested histories and fluctuating borders: the Sharjah Biennial in pictures
The 14th edition of the international exhibition in the United Arab Emirates includes more than 80 artists with over 60 new commissions
Why Milan’s triennial is a matter of life and death
Human extinction and planetary devastation are tackled in the XXII Triennale di Milano—but the message is one of hope through innovation
'I stand in solidarity with the staff and say no': Michael Rakowitz on why he turned down the Whitney Biennial
Recent controversies over the museum's board prompt artist to question participation in this year's event
Block Universe performance festival expands to Berlin power station
New 350 sq. m contemporary art space E-Werk Luckenwalde has joined the programme for the event's fifth anniversary
Honolulu Biennial focuses on indigenous artists and local issues
The second edition of the biennial takes a proudly Pacific-centred view