Between the Biennials: Cultural Networks in Times of Geopolitical Crisis

Hines, Carmen Lael; Mörtenböck, Peter and Mooshammer, Helge. 2024. Between the Biennials: Cultural Networks in Times of Geopolitical Crisis. OBOE - Journal On Biennials and Other Exhibitions, 5(1), ISSN 2724-086X [Article]

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Abstract or Description

This essay unpacks key issues of transnational curatorial collaboration that emerged during the Biennale Architettura 2021, a high-profile cultural event marked by the uncertainties and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article places particular focus on the happenings of the Curators Collective, a coalition of national pavilion curators formed in relation to this particular Biennale, as a case study for considering the tensions and possibilities that come with mutually supportive networks in the context of international cultural exhibition events. We Like, the Austrian contribution to the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennial, dedicated to platform urbanism, became a site of transnational curatorial collaboration and is discussed in the article to contextualise the numerous projects and events of the first Biennale Architettura Midissage (August 27-29, 2021), jointly organised by several dozen national pavilions to fulfil the Biennale’s potential as a platform for synergistic collaboration, solidarity, and accessibility.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.25432/2724-086X/5.1.00014

Keywords:

Biennale Architettura 2021, Curators Collective (CC), Austrian Pavilion, Transnational collaboration, CC Midissage

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Visual Cultures

Dates:

DateEvent
2024Accepted
December 2024Published

Item ID:

36419

Date Deposited:

31 May 2024 08:32

Last Modified:

12 Mar 2025 16:55

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/36419

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