Dates
Statement
Titled Beautiful world, where are you? the 10th edition of Liverpool Biennial invited artists and audiences to reflect on a world in social, political and economic turmoil. Over 40 artists from 22 countries presented work that responds to the call. The city of Liverpool provided the setting with its public spaces, galleries, museums and civic buildings. Liverpool Biennial 2018 was curated by Kitty Scott (Carol and Morton Rapp Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario) and Sally Tallant (Director, Liverpool Biennial) with the Biennial team.
Artists
Biennial Exhibitions
Open Eye Gallery
RIBA North – National Architecture Centre
Bluecoat
FACT
The Playhouse Theatre
St George's Hall
Victoria Gallery & Museum
LJMU's Exhibition Research Lab
Blackburne House
The Oratory
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Plateau
Resilience Garden
Invisible Wind Factory
Exchange Flags
Great George Street
Online
Worlds within worlds
Worlds within worlds invites audiences to explore the rich histories and stories evoked by objects and artefacts from the city’s civic collections and architecture.
John Moores Painting Prize 2018
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2018
This is Shanghai
Liverpool Biennial with BALTIC presents: We Are Where We Are
This exhibition showcases new and existing works by Liverpool Biennial Associate Artists, 11 artists from the North of England.
Biennial Fringe
Residencies
Ugo Rondinone: Liverpool Mountain
Liverpool Mountain is a major new public artwork for the city region, situated on Liverpool’s historic waterfront.
Mark Wallinger: One World
Sir Peter Blake: Dazzle Ferry
Liverpool's iconic Mersey Ferry has been transformed into a moving artwork in a special commission by the Godfather of British pop art, Sir Peter Blake
Betty Woodman: Liverpool Fountain
Liverpool Fountain by Betty Woodman is a permanent public artwork for the city, situated by George's Dock Ventilation Tower, an Art Deco structure built in 1931.
Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Hummingbird Clock
Hummingbird Clock by Lawrence Abu Hamdan is a permanent public artwork for the city, located outside the law courts in Liverpool's Derby Square.
SWAP: UK/Ukraine Residency Programme
This programme connects artists and curators from Ukraine and the UK, supporting their professional development and internationalisation