Some facts on biennales.
The first biennale was held in Venice La Biennale di Venezia in 1895. The second biennale in the world was the São Paulo Bienal founded in 1951.
The first edition of International Show opens 2007.
Biennale is an Italian word that means an event that occurs every two years. It has come to mean a festival, held once every two years, that showcases contemporary visual art.
There are now more than 50 biennales occurring around the world in places such as Berlin, Taipei, Istanbul, São Paulo, Shanghai and Sydney. A biennale is usually held in a city or town for approximately two to three months. Biennales are usually funded through a mix of public (government) and private (individual) support with art works not available for sale.
Different biennales have adopted different curatorial models – some biennales are independent organisations and invite different curators for each exhibition; some biennales are organised by art museums who may involve their own curators and may even acquire works for their museum collection; some biennales are organised with artists representing countries; some biennales invite a number of curators onto a panel to advise on artists and co-curate or invite different curators to curate different aspects of the biennale. Some events are unique, such as Documenta which occurs every five years in Germany and Manifesta, the European Biennial for Contemporary Art, which is a moving exhibition that collaborates with different cities in Europe.
When thinking about biennales or International Show, one can ask the following questions:
Who created the biennale and why?
Who funds the biennale and why?
Who visits the biennale and why?
Who curated the biennale?
Is there a theme or general idea behind the biennale?
Where are the artists from?
How many works presented have been made especially for the biennale?
What is the relationship between biennales and tourism?
What is cultural tourism?
What is the venue for the biennale?
Is it a usual art venue?
What is the relationship between the biennale and the city?
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