Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art

Artists: ASI, Alexis Blake, Alexis Destoop, Adrián Villar Rojas, Andrejs Strokins, Andris Eglītis, Annaïk-Lou Pitteloud, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Ariane Loze, Aslan Gaisumov, Chechnya, Augustas Serapinas, Clemens von Wedemeyer, Danilo Correale, Diana Lelonek, Diāna Tamane, Eli Cortiñas, Emilija Škarnulytė, Erik Kessels, Ēriks Apaļais, Eve Kiiler, Femke Herregraven, Fernando Sánchez Castillo, Han Hoogerbrugge, Hannah Anbert, Hans Rosenström, Henrike Naumann, IC-98, Ieva Balode, Ieva Epnere, Indrė Šerpytytė, Ivar Veermäe, Jacob Kirkegaard, James Beckett, Jani Ruscica, Johanna Gustafsson-Fürst, Johannes Heldén, Håkan Jonson, Jonas Mekas, Julian Charrière, Julian Rosefeldt, Julijonas Urbonas, Karel Koplimets, Katarzyna Przezwańska, Katrīna Neiburga, Kerstin Hamilton, Kristaps Epners, Kustaa Saksi, Liina Siib, Lynn Hershman-Leeson, Maarten Vanden Eynde, Marco Montiel-Soto, Marge Monko, Maria Kapajeva, Marina Pinsky, Marisa Benjamim, Mark Dion, Maryam Jafri, Melanie Bonajo, Netherlands, Michael Landy, Michael Sailstorfer, Minna Rainio, Mark Roberts, Nabil Boutros, Nedko Solakov, Nicolas Kozakis, Raoul Vaneigem, Nikos Navridis, Oswaldo Maciá, Orbita, Paulis Liepa, Petra Bauer, Rebecka Katz-Thor, Robert Kuśmirowski, Sandra Kosorotova, Sasha Huber, Petri Saarikko, Saskia Holmkvist, Sissel Tolaas, Sputnik photos, Stelios Faitakis, Stine-Marie Jacobsen, Sven Johne, Taus Makhacheva, Dagestan, Teemu Korpela, Tilman Wendland, Tobias Zielony, Trevor Paglen, Valio Tchenkov, Vladimir Svetlov, Viron Erol Vert, Jevgeni Zolotko, Žilvinas Landzbergas

Exhibition title: Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art

Curated by: Katerina Gregos

Venue: Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, Zuzeum, Andrejsala, Residence of Kristaps Morbergs, Bolshevichka textile factory, Art Station Dubulti, Riga, Latvia

Date: June 2 – October 28, 2018

Photography: images copyright and courtesy of the artists, Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art and the respective copyright holders

Note: Curatorial concept announced by Katerina Gregos can be found here

Kathmandu Triennale 2017

Artists: Lida Abdul, Waseem Ahmed, Leonardiansyah Allenda, Francis Alÿs, Kader Attia, Leyla Aydoslu, Massimo Bartolini, Kasper Bosmans, Ricardo Brey, Michael Candy, Sujan Chitrakar, Paulo Climachauska, Honoré d’O, Sujan Dangol, Saurganga Darshandhari, Gerry De Smet, Ronny Delrue, Anno Dijkstra, Song Dong, Peter Downsborough, Belu Simion Fainaru, Alice Fox, Shilpa Gupta, Hit Man Gurung, Majd Abdel Hamid, Laxman Karmacharya, Bidhata KC, Lee Kit, Surasi Kusolwong, Laxman Bazra Lama, Mani Lama, Mekh Limbu, Tayeba Begum Lipi, Bart Lodewijks, Jorge Macchi, Sanjeev Maharjan, Sunita Maharjan, Youdhister Maharjan, Youdhister Maharjan, Kiran Maharjan, Ciprian Muresan, Oscar Murillo, Sana Nasir, Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey, Jupiter Pradhan, Mahbubur Rahman, Tushikur Rahman, Sheelasha Rajbhandari, Ashmina Ranjit, Michael Ross, Salam Atta Sabri, Mithu Sen, Ang Tsherin Sherpa, Bikash Shrestha, Karan Shrestha, Prithvi Shrestha, Kailash K Shrestha, Kailash K Shrestha, Manish Lal Shrestha, Birendra Pratap Singh, Nedko Solakov, S.C. Suman, Setsu Suzuki, Masae Suzuki, Diana Tamane, Kunjan Tamang, Javier Tellez, Pratima Thakali, Bhuwan Thapa, Martin Travers, Carole Vanderlinden, Henk Visch, Lois Weinberger, Lois Weinberger

Curated by: Philippe Van Cauteren

Venue: Kathmandu Triennale, Kathmandu, Nepal

Date: March 24 – April 9, 2017

Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and Kathmandu Triennale

Note: Kathmandu Triennale booklet can be found here

Kathmandu Triennale is Nepal’s premier international platform for global contemporary art. It is the latest iteration of the pioneering Kathmandu International Art Festival (KIAF), which nurtured several historical outcomes for Nepali arts and the city of Kathmandu. Like the precursory Festivals (2009, 2012), the Triennale is thematically engaged with particular social issues and seeks to advance a nuanced approach that encapsulates the pedagogical potential of contemporary arts.

The mission of the platform is to promote Nepali arts and culture and to establish Kathmandu as a cultural hub for socially aware art practices.

Through the facilitation of the platform, organizer Siddhartha Arts Foundation (SAF) employs the arts to present multiple perspectives on contemporary themes in order to educate audiences and engage society in critical dialogue.