Open Borders / Crossroads Vancouver
The 3rd Vancouver Biennale exhibition began Spring 2014. We’re expanding to new cities, broadening our program to include a wider range of artistic disciplines, and inviting an unprecedented mix of famous and emerging artists from around the world to participate in a two-year celebration of great contemporary art, freely accessible to people where they live, work, play and transit. The mandate of the Vancouver Biennale is to exhibit great art in public space and use it as a catalyst for learning and social action.
The curatorial theme of the exhibition is Open Borders / Crossroads Vancouver. Unique in the world for its natural beauty, Vancouver becomes the international hub where artists from all nations, cultural backgrounds, political histories and artistic disciplines gather to celebrate art in public space. Together we inspire creativity, transform thinking and find our interconnectedness as global citizens through art.
The 2014 – 2016 Vancouver Biennale features diverse works by both breakthrough and established artists, in keeping with the theme Open Borders / Crossroads Vancouver. The 2014 – 2016 participants include globally-recognized figures ranging from Ai Weiwei, Vik Muniz to OSGEMEOS.
Press Coverage for the 2014 / 2016 Exhibition
Vancouver Sun: Art and Soul
Vancouver Sun: International luminaries flock to third Vancouver Biennale of public art
Georgia Straight: Top 10 standout arts events of 2014
The Huffington Post: 17 Pieces That Wouldn’t Belong Anywhere Else
National Gallery of Canada: Crossing Borders at the 2014–2016 Vancouver Biennale
Biennial Foundation: The 3rd Vancouver Biennale Exhibition Opens
Flare Localist: The Art Scene Is Booming
NorthShore News: North Shore News Readers’ Choice 2015 winner!
Where Magazine: Alfresco Art
Where Magazine: The Best 10 New Attractions in Canada
Travel2Next: 10 Things To Do In Vancouver
Vancouver Art Attack: Vancouver’s Public Art Museum
Curatorial Team
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Barrie Mowatt, our international team includes some of the most influential and dynamic curators and scholars working in contemporary art.
Barrie Mowatt
Artistic Director
Zheng Shengtian
Senior Curator (Asia) Open Air Museum
Marcello Dantas
Senior Curator (Latin and South America) Open Air Museum
Rakhi Sarkar
Curatorial Advisor, Open Air Museum and Biennale International Artist Residencies
Luis Camillo Osario
Curatorial Advisor, Open Air Museum
Jose Roca
Curatorial Advisor, Open Air Museum and Biennale International Artist Residencies
Marc Pottier
Curatorial Advisor, Open Air Museum
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Curatorial Advisor, Open Air Museum
Steve Nash
Curatorial Advisor, Open Air Museum
Adriano Pedrosa
Curatorial Advisor, Open Air Museum
Sarah Fillmore
Curatorial Advisor, Open Air Museum and Biennale International Artist Residencies
Mahnaz Fancy
Curatorial Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Aissa H. Deebi
Curatorial Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Ilko Davidov
Curator, Biennale CineFest
Ted Grouya
Curator, Biennale CineFest
Marek Hovorka
Curator, Biennale CineFest
Inti Codera
Curator, Biennale CineFest
Rene Rozon
Curator, Biennale CineFest
Andre Vaillancourt
Curator, Biennale CineFest
Helmut Batista
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Alexandre Gabriel
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Guilherme Wisnik
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Ana Paula Cohen
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Dieter Rolstraete
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Bruce Johnson
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Paul Walde
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Richard Ingleby
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Toby Webster
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Pooja Sood
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Bose Krishnamachari
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies
Basma El Husseiny
Advisor, Biennale International Artist Residencies