IBA Newsletter: August 2021
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1 June 2021Dear members,
We have officially entered the second half of 2021. As always, thank you for your ongoing support.
With the conclusion of our first round of IBA Conversations, the last one of the bunch, entitled “Biennials for the Local Audience” with speakers Bose Krishnamachari from Kochi-Muziris Biennale and Christine Tohme from Ashkal Alwan, the Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts and moderator Tarek Abou El Fetouh, we will be taking a short summer break to put together the next round of conversations to take place later in the year. Be sure to stay tuned through our social media outlets for details about upcoming sessions and other IBA events.
What’s New in PASS: Journal of the International Biennial Association
Recently published: Yuko Hasegawa, Artistic Director of the Thailand Biennale 2021, shares her thoughts on biennials in a time of transition.
Up next: Artist Adam Khalil on biennials, community and the local, and how to highjack the role of native informant. We are also at work on extended conversations with artist Heba Y. Amin and curator Cosmin Costinas.
PASS also features interviews, essays, and case studies by Adelina Cüberyan von Fürstenberg | Bose Krishnamachari | Claire Tancons | Denise Ferreira da Silva | Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro | Gerardo Mosquera | Iara Boubnova | Jens Hoffmann | Jochen Volz | Jonatan Habib Engqvist | Kitty Scott | Maria Thereza Alves | Natasha Ginwala | Nav Haq | Zineb Sedira | Nevenka Šivavec | Patrick Flores | Raqs Media Collective | Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens | Solange O. Farkas | Xenia Kalpaktsoglou | Yuko Hasegawa | Zairong Xiang.
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IBA Events in 2021
IBA 8th General Assembly
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IBA Conversations
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Current Member Biennials
The following member biennials are currently open. Click to learn more.
13th Shanghai Biennale
Now through July 25, 2021
Helsinki Biennial 2021
Now through September 26, 2021
Upcoming Member Biennials
The member biennials listed below will open in the foreseeable future. Click for more details.
LAM 360°
July 17, 2021 – September 24, 2021
Creative Folkestone Triennial
July 22, 2021 – November 2, 2021
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
August 28, 2021 – October 24, 2021
Biennial of Contemporary Art SACO 1.0
September 2021 – November 2021
MOMENTA 2021
September 8, 2021 – October 24, 2021
34th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts
September 10, 2021 – November 21, 2021
6th Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art
September 18, 2021 – December 5, 2021
7th Athens Biennale
September 24, 2021 – November 28, 2021
3rd Coventry Biennial
October 8, 2021 – January 23, 2022
Chile Media Art Biennial
October 14, 2021 – December 31, 2021
XIIIth Florence Biennale
October 23, 2021 – October 31, 2021
Kochi-Muziris Biennale
November 1, 2021
13th Kaunas Biennial
November 12, 2021 – February 20, 2022
Rencontres de Bamako – African Biennale of Photography
November 20, 2021 – January 20, 2022
5th Mardin Biennial
2021
23rd Biennale of Sydney
March 12, 2022 – June 13, 2022
Toronto Biennial of Art
March 26, 2022 – June 5, 2022
FRONT International
July 16, 2022 – October 2, 2022
Manifesta 14 Prishtina
July 22, 2022 – October 30, 2022
Aichi Triennale 2022
July 30, 2022 – October 10, 2022
Bergen Assembly
September 8, 2022 – November 11, 2022
17th Istanbul Biennial
September 2022
16th Lyon Contemporary Art Biennale
September 2022
Sharjah Biennial 15 (SB15)
February 2023
Non-Member Biennials
TarraWarra Biennial 2021
Now through July 11, 2021
2021 Atlanta Biennial
Now through August 1, 2021
Baltic Triennial 14
Now through August 15, 2021
Belgrade Biennale 2021
Now through August 22, 2021
Autostrada Biennale
Now through September 11, 2021
MOMENTUM 11
Now through October 10, 2021
Bruges Triennial 2021
Now through October 24, 2021
Biennale Architettura 2021
Now through November 21, 2021
sonsbeek20→24
July 2, 2021 – August 29, 2021
Frestas – Triennial of Arts 3rd edition1
August 21, 2021 – January 30, 2022
34th Bienal de São Paulo
September 4, 2021 – December 5, 2021
11th Seoul Mediacity Biennale
September 8, 2021 – November 21, 2021
BfF #1
September 10, 2021 – October 3, 2021
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2021
September 17, 2021
Art Encounters 2021
October 1, 2021 – November 7, 2021
Biennale Jogja XVI
October 6, 2021 – November 14, 2021
Performa 2021
October 12, 2021 – October 31, 2021
Larnaca Biennale
October 13, 2021 – November 26, 2021
P.5 Prospect New Orleans
October 23, 2021 – January 23, 2022
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From all of us at IBA,
Have a great month!
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