{"product_id":"the-biennale-book-ten-foundations-of-contemporary-art","title":"THE BIENNALE BOOK: Ten Foundations of Contemporary Art","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Biennale Book: Ten Foundations of Contemporary Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2026 Edition – A Biennale.com Publication\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Venice to Gwangju, São Paulo to Sharjah, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Biennale Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the definitive exploration of the global exhibition phenomenon that reshaped the art world. Written with intellectual clarity and narrative depth, it examines ten landmark biennales that together define the architecture, politics, and imagination of contemporary art today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ten biennials explored in depth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVenice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSão Paulo Art Biennial (Bienal de São Paulo)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHavana Biennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIstanbul Biennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBerlin Biennale for Contemporary Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSharjah Biennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGwangju Biennale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSydney Biennale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLyon Biennale (Biennale de Lyon)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhitney Biennial (New York)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough vivid storytelling and critical insight, the book traces how each biennale—Berlin’s radical laboratory, Havana’s revolutionary paradox, Istanbul’s seismic mirror, Venice’s enduring anachronism, and others—reflects the shifting relationship between art, power, and society. Combining history, curatorial analysis, and the human stories behind the exhibitions, it reveals how these events became both stages of cultural diplomacy and testing grounds for artistic freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Biennale Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers an essential guide for artists, curators, collectors, students, and travelers seeking to understand why biennales matter—and what they tell us about the world we live in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside you’ll find:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetailed histories of ten major biennales from 1930s New York to post-reunification Berlin and postcolonial Sharjah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA foreword on “Art’s Necessary Cathedrals” exploring why biennales endure in an age of fracture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnalyses of landmark exhibitions, controversies, and curatorial innovations that changed global art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA concluding essay on how biennales confront democracy, decolonization, ecology, and the digital age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Biennale.com Book.\u003cbr\u003e© 2025 Biennale.com. All rights reserved.\u003cbr\u003ebiennale.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45926292193471,"sku":"5f9ebb62-4799-4190-a35f-47dd6bd532bf","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/23bca783a279d7564c19d90d6ea31e59.jpg?v=1785264876","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-biennale-book-ten-foundations-of-contemporary-art","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}