{"product_id":"biennials-the-exhibitions-we-love-to-hate-paperback","title":"Biennials: The Exhibitions We Love to Hate - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRafal Niemojewski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiennials: The Exhibitions We Love to Hate\u003c\/i\u003e examines one of the most signi-ficant recent transitions in the contemporary-art world: the proliferation of large-scale international recurrent survey shows of contemporary art, commonly referred to as contemporary biennials. Since the mid-1980s biennials have been instrumental in shaping curating as an autonomous practice. They have also been responsible for substantially reconfi-guring the art world and disrupting the existing value chain of the art market, which now relies on biennials as much as it does on major museums' acquisitions and exhibitions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the same time, the arrival of new biennials in various parts of the world has also been associated with some of the most palpable side-effects of globalization. Branded by some critics as dollar-generating leisure events and showcases for highly consumable works of art, biennials have been repeatedly accused of homogenizing artistic and curatorial practices and leading to a certain fatigue. This publication makes an essential contribution to a fascinating cultural debate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRafal Niemojewsk\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ei \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis Director of the Biennial Foundation, and a scholar of contemporary art and its institutions. He has lectured extensively on the topic of biennials and his writings appeared in numerous journals and books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Manifesta Decade\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press, 2006), \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBiennial Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Hatje Cantz, 2010) and \u003ci\u003eThe New Curator\u003c\/i\u003e (Laurence King, 2016). He worked as an Assistant and Associate Professor at Central Saint Martins, Sotheby's Institute, Royal Institute of Art (Stockholm), and Course Director at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 4.9 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334869094637,"sku":"9781848223882","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/31pm82NLUU9781848223882.webp?v=1785024896","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/biennials-the-exhibitions-we-love-to-hate-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}