INNSBRUCK INTERNATIONAL convenes a special panel discussion that looks at arts festivals and biennials and how, in a context of political conflict, economic ruptures, and climate change, they can generate wider social engagement with these issues. As a temporary gathering of artists, activists, experts and audiences, is the biennial an effective model for addressing these topics and, if so, what practical results can be anticipated through contemporary art?
INNSBRUCK INTERNATIONAL has invited Ekaterina Degot (Director and Chief Curator, steirischer herbst, Graz) and Katalin Erdődi & Aleksei Borisionok (co-curators, Biennale Matter of Art 2024, Prague) to offer their thoughts and experiences while, in turn, opening the question to the wider public.
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