The Politics of Contemporary Art Biennials

This book focuses upon the socially interventionist and activist agendas of contemporary art biennials during and in response to the current economic crisis.

Panos Kompatsiaris is Assistant Professor of Art and Media at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia. He holds a PhD in art theory from the University of Edinburgh (2015) and has contributed to journals and edited volumes with texts on art and media theory, ethnography and cultural studies.

1. Introduction: Biennials, Politics, Resistance 2. Histories, Values and Subjectivities 3. The Biennial-Form, Social Visions and Curatorial Authorship 4. Gaps between Words and Deeds, Social Movements and Legitimacy Crisis 5. 7th Berlin Biennale: Enacting Dissent, Forget Fear and Occupy 6. 3rd Athens Biennale: Reflective Indeterminacy, MONODROME and the Failure of the Nation 7. Conclusion: On Being Contemporary