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ANNE MURRAY on October 3, 2017 at 8:52 AM With today’s mixture of established and unconventional biennials, it is necessary to think again about the purpose and drive behind the biennial itself and to wonder where we are going globally in terms of art, its movements, and its connections to globalization. This year’s Venice Biennale brought about many questions concerning the political responsibilities of the biennial and its contexts. Viva Arte Viva seemed a bit superficial as an overarching theme, although, yes, we all hope for Art to keep living and to remain significant and expansive around the world. While this title played...

With today’s mixture of classic and unconventional biennials, it is necessary to think again about the purpose and drive behind the biennial itself and to wonder where we are going globally in terms of art, its movements, and its connections to globalization. This year’s Venice Biennale brought about many questions concerning the depth and political responsibilities of the biennial and its context. Viva Arte Viva seemed a bit superficial in terms of themes, although, yes, we all hope for Art to keep living and to remain strong in terms of significance and output around the world. It played a safe...

La 4ème édition de la biennale méditerranéenne des arts modernes s’est ouverte, dimanche soir, à Oran, avec la participation de 50 peintres algériens et étrangers.Cette manifestation qui coïncide avec la célébration du 55ème anniversaire du recouvrement de la souveraineté nationale se tient au musée des arts modernes d’Oran (MAMO), situé au centre-ville d’Oran. Outre les peintres venus des différentes régions du pays, vingt autres artistes représentant la Tunisie, l’Espagne, la France, la Suisse, la Turquie et les Etats-Unis, a souligné le commissaire de la biennale, le plasticien Toufik Ali Chaouche.Cette édition, placée sous le patronage du ministère de la culture...

What happens when someone decides to create a biennial thatdefies convention and directly confronts the global issue ofexodus? The Mediterranean Biennial of Contemporary Art ofOran, Algeria (Biennale Méditerranéenne d’art contemporaind’Oran).Here is an interview with the two curators, Sadek Rahim andTewfik Ali Chaouche, of the Mediterranean Biennial ofContemporary Art of Oran, Algeria. Télécharger le magazine Ineffable