The Making of Liverpool Biennial 2014

17.10.2014, Behind the scenes


See exclusive backstage footage of the production of Liverpool Biennial 2014. Curators, artists, technicians and staff come together to transform multiple venues in the city, including The Old Blind School, Tate Liverpool and the Bluecoat, ahead of the opening of the UK biennial of contemporary art. 

The 8th Biennial Exhibition A Needle Walks into a Haystack (5 July - 26 October 2014) was curated by Mai Abu ElDahab and Anthony Huberman. It included a group show at The Old Blind School, James McNeill Whistler at the Bluecoat, Sharon Lockhart at FACT, Claude Parent at Tate Liverpool and Jef Cornelis at St. Andrews Gardens. Also featured as part of Liverpool Biennial 2014 were the John Moores Painting Prize, Bloomberg New Contemporaries, a group show at Open Eye Gallery and Adrian Henri at LJMU's Exhibition Research Centre.