ABOUT THE BIENNIAL

Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art 2009Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art is Sweden’s largest international biennial for contemporary art and is organized every two years since 2001. Since 2007 it is organized by Röda Sten instructed by the City of Göteborg cultural department and Region Västra Götaland.

This year’s edition, What a Wonderful World, was curated by Celia Prado and Johan Pousette and presented works by 17 artists from different parts of the world. The main exhibition venues were Röda Sten, Göteborgs Konsthall, Göteborg City Museum, Göteborg Museum of Art, City Library of Göteborg and Gallery Box. An additional nine artists show their films at the cinema Bio Capitol for the duration of the Biennial.

For more information about past exhibition, please look under History.