Biennials

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Nikau Hindin, John Pule, and Rosanna Raymond at the 4th Kathmandu Triennale

01 March —
31 March 2022

Patan Museum, Bahadur Shah Baithak, Nepal Art Council, Taragaon Museum and Siddhartha Art Gallery, Nepal

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Evan Woodruffe, Jamie Berry and Jimmy James Kouratoras at the 9th Beijing International Art Biennale

18 January —
01 March 2022

National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China

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Ash Kilmartin in 'Langstme', The Triennial of Beetsterzwaag

10 September —
19 September 2021

Kunsthuis SYB, Beetsterzwaag, The Netherlands

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Simon Denny at the 7th Athens Biennale

24 September —
28 November 2021

AB7: Eclipse, Athens, Greece

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Karen Sewell, Luminary | Luminare in Personal Structures

23 April —
27 November 2022

Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy

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Christina Pataialii at the New Museum Triennial

27 October 2021 —
23 January 2022

The New Museum, New York, U.S.A.

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Aotearoa artists at the 22nd Sydney Biennale

14 March —
06 September 2020

Various locations, Sydney, Australia

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Yona Lee at Busan Biennale 2020

05 September —
08 November 2020

Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Korea

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Dane Mitchell at Bangkok Art Biennale

12 October 2020 —
31 January 2021

BAB Box, One Bangkok, Thailand

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Vivian Lynn, Shannon Te Ao & Bad Fiji Gyals at Gwangju Biennale

01 April —
09 May 2021

Gwangju, South Korea

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Looking for Home

By Jungah Lee

13.01.2021

A look at Yona Lee's site-specific work En Route Home at the 2020 Busan Biennale, its references to migration, the concept of 'home', and our new and developing relationships towards stability and roots in the era of globalisation.

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Moana, Unimagined

By Millie Riddell

08.01.2020

The 16th Istanbul Biennial, titled The Seventh Continent, had a thematic focus on the large garbage patch currently occupying 3.4 million square kilometres of ocean, near Hawaii and Japan. Despite focusing on this area, Pacific artists were not present at the Biennial. Writer Millie Riddell explores the omission of Pacific artists, and what it means to not address or include the people most affected by environmental pollution and climate change.

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Behind the scenes of Post hoc in Venice

By Amber Baldock, Chris Sharp, Hope Wilson, Jude Chambers, Zara Stanhope

22.07.2019

What does it take to represent New Zealand at the Venice Biennale? How are five-metre tall, 500kg sculptures installed and secured? How do you vie for an audience’s attention on an island full of exhibitions and artworks? HUM interviews the team behind Post hoc, at the New Zealand Pavilion for the 2019 Venice Biennale.

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HUM live from the 2019 Venice Biennale

By Contemporary HUM

07.05.2019

HUM brings you live blog posts, videos, and exclusive images from the opening week of May You Live In Interesting Times, The 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, including Dane Mitchell's Post hoc for the New Zealand Pavilion.

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An interview with Dame Jenny Gibbs

By Pauline Autet

05.04.2019

As the commissioner of the New Zealand Pavilion in the years 2001, 2003 and 2019, Dame Jenny Gibbs has unparalleled knowledge on the history of New Zealand at the Venice Biennale. HUM's Editor Pauline Autet, speaks with Gibbs about the forthcoming biennale and about Dane Mitchell's project for the prestigious international exhibition.

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An interview with Lisa Reihana

By Contemporary HUM

22.09.2017

As part of Contemporary HUM’s series of interviews with New Zealand artists exhibiting during the 57th Venice Biennale, we talk to Lisa Reihana, New Zealand's representative at the Biennale about her experience in Venice.

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An interview with Kāryn Taylor

By Contemporary HUM

22.09.2017

As part of Contemporary HUM's series of interviews with New Zealand artists exhibiting during the 57th Venice Biennale, we talk with Kāryn Taylor about her work Field Notations, included in the exhibition Personal Structures: Open Borders at the Palazzo Bembo.

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An interview with Francis Upritchard

By Contemporary HUM

22.09.2017

As part of Contemporary HUM’s series of interviews with New Zealand artists exhibiting during the 57th Venice Biennale, we talk to Francis Upritchard about her work in the Biennale.

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An interview with Paul Handley

By Contemporary HUM

22.09.2017

As part of Contemporary HUM's series of interviews with New Zealand artists exhibiting during the 57th Venice Biennale, we talk to Paul Handley about his practice and his work Déplacement (Smuggling Pod) (2017), included in the exhibition Personal Structures: Open Borders at the Palazzo Bambo.

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HUM live from the 2017 Venice Biennale

By Contemporary HUM

08.05.2017

HUM brings you live blog posts and exclusive images from the opening week of Viva Arte Viva, The 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, between 8 - 15 May 2017, including Lisa Reihana: Emissaries for the New Zealand Pavilion.

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Reporting from the Front Desk

By Chris Winwood

08.12.2016

Paris-based architect Chris Winwood considers Future Islands, the New Zealand contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016.

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Edith Amituanai, Hayden Fowler and Greg Semu at the Biennale Jogja XVI

06 October —
14 November 2021

Biennale Jogja, Indonesia

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Simon Denny at the Belgrade Biennale

25 June —
22 August 2021

The Dreamers, Belgrade, Serbia