The 3rd Vancouver Biennale exhibition began Spring 2014. This biennale are expanding to new cities, broadening their 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 curatorial theme of the exhibition is Open Borders / Crossroads Vancouver. This city becomes the international hub where artists from all nations, cultural backgrounds, political histories and artistic disciplines gather to celebrate art in public space. To inspire creativity, transform thinking and find our interconnectedness as global citizens through art.
The 2014 – 2016 Vancouver Biennale feature 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, Andy Goldsworthy to Os Gêmeos.