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Odile Burluraux on Curating Iranian Women Artists at Asia Now

Conversation Odile Burluraux on Curating Iranian Women Artists at Asia Now By Sherry Paik, 22 October 2021 Curator Odile Burluraux discusses her latest project at ASIA NOW, a special programme of video works by ten women artists from Iran.

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What, How & for Whom: Kunsthalle Wien's Collective of Artistic Directors

Conversation What, How & for Whom: Kunsthalle Wien's Collective of Artistic Directors By Mirela Baciak, Vienna, 13 March 2020 Having launched their first exhibition on International Women's Day, the collective What, How & for Whom discuss the challenges of transforming an art institution.

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Luba Michailova

Conversation Luba Michailova By Stephanie Bailey, Kyiv, 30 September 2016 Since the beginning, IZOLYATSIA was driven by an ambition to implement new economic models in Ukraine, changing its mono-industrial profile to a more diverse landscape of local creative enterprises.

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Jens Faurschou

Conversation Jens Faurschou By Anna Dickie, New York, 19 August 2015 Instead of opening a gallery in New York where we would be just another gallery, I thought: let’s do it in Beijing where we can make a difference.

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Sharjah Biennial 15: In Photos

Photolog Sharjah Biennial 15: In Photos 15 March 2023 The Sharjah Biennial is one of the most important exhibitions to take place this year. Curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, the Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present involves over 150 artists and collectives showing artwork across the U.A.E.

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In 2022, the Berlin Biennale Is at a Standstill

Feature In 2022, the Berlin Biennale Is at a Standstill By Mohammad Salemy, Berlin, 22 June 2022 The 12th Berlin Biennale, curated by Kader Attia, revisits similar anti-colonial grievances confronted by its previous two editions.

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Parallel Projects in Venice: Exhibition Highlights

Insight Parallel Projects in Venice: Exhibition Highlights By Stephanie Bailey and Mohammad Salemy, Venice, 2 May 2022 Ocula Magazine was in Venice to review some of the exhibitions taking place parallel to the 59th Venice Biennale.

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Sharjah Biennial 2023 to Feature Lubaina Himid, Heri Dono, and Cao Fei

News Sharjah Biennial 2023 to Feature Lubaina Himid, Heri Dono, and Cao Fei By Sam Gaskin, Sharjah, 21 April 2022 More than 150 artists will present work when the Emirati exhibition takes place for the 15th time.

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Aichi Triennale Announces Artists for 2022 Edition ‘Still Alive’

News Aichi Triennale Announces Artists for 2022 Edition ‘Still Alive’ By Michael Irwin, Nagoya, 5 April 2022 International artists taking part include Kader Attia, Cao Fei, and Anne Imhof.

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Sharjah Biennial Announces 30 New Commissions for 2023

News Sharjah Biennial Announces 30 New Commissions for 2023 By Ocula News, Sharjah, 25 May 2021 Artists tasked with creating original work include hot names such as John Akomfrah, Kerry James Marshall, Steve McQueen, and Carrie Mae Weems.

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Kader Attia Announced as 12th Berlin Biennale Curator

News Kader Attia Announced as 12th Berlin Biennale Curator By Sherry Paik, Berlin, 8 March 2021 Kader Attia, whose atmospheric installations explore ideas of repair, has been appointed curator of the 12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art.

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Gallery Weekend Beijing: Exhibition Lowdown 2020

Feature Gallery Weekend Beijing: Exhibition Lowdown 2020 By Tessa Moldan, Beijing, 19 May 2020 These are the exhibitions to catch across 798 Art District as part of Gallery Weekend Beijing.

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In a Rebuke to Power Lists, Collecteurs Announces Substance 100

News In a Rebuke to Power Lists, Collecteurs Announces Substance 100 By Sam Gaskin, New York, 10 April 2020 Digital Museum Collecteurs has announced its list of the top 100 artists and activists making global change.

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Hito Steyerl and Nan Goldin Join Art Professionals Supporting Bernie Sanders

News Hito Steyerl and Nan Goldin Join Art Professionals Supporting Bernie Sanders By Sam Gaskin, Tokyo, 25 February 2020 With Trump threatening to defund the arts, Sanders promises 'I will be an arts president.'

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Gwangju Biennale: Imagined Borders

Feature Gwangju Biennale: Imagined Borders By Tessa Moldan, Gwangju, 20 September 2018 ...while the thematic chaos of the multi-curator approach adopted by this biennial invites easy criticism, the production of an exhibition where vastly different and far-ranging ideas are able to fluidly interact is also what makes this a model platform.

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Making Waves: Sharjah Biennial 13 in Beirut

Feature Making Waves: Sharjah Biennial 13 in Beirut By Stephanie Bailey, Beirut, 2 December 2017 It was here that the themes of nature and networks—organic, technological, and political—joined with the conversations that have taken place throughout Tamawuj's run, which have examined how art's agents and institutions might effectively respond to the politics of the times.

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Human not beast: Art in an anxious Paris

Feature Human not beast: Art in an anxious Paris By Elliat Albrecht, Paris, 17 November 2016 Following on from the spectacle of Frieze London, contemporary art fair FIAC took place in Paris from 20–23 October.

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Artful Manifestations

Feature Artful Manifestations By Diana d'Arenberg, Switzerland, 24 June 2016 Given Manifesta’s budget of a reported 5 million francs—with an alleged 8000 euros going to each of the artists to produce work—the biennial would have been better titled ‘What people do for no money’

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Still (the) Barbarians: a report from EVA International

Feature Still (the) Barbarians: a report from EVA International By Stephanie Bailey, Limerick, 22 June 2016 In many ways, the other is the main theme of this exhibition, yet Kouoh does not take a straightforward or binary approach to the subject.

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Basel Tov! Art Basel 2015

Feature Basel Tov! Art Basel 2015 By Diana d'Arenberg, Basel, 10 July 2015 With over 200 fairs held every year, I feel like a hamster stuck on an ever-spinning wheel. I just can’t seem to hop off, and after several years of this it has all become a bit of a blur.

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