Athens Biennale

Athens Biennale is rated 3 out of 5 in the category fine art. Read and write reviews about Athens Biennale. Athens Biennale functions within an international network of large-scale periodic contemporary art events. It emerged from the intense cultural activity that makes Athens one of the most interesting places for contemporary art, and it aims to be an agent of constant change and innovation, provide a context for creativity and dialogue and constitute a wide platform for the designation and the critical engagement of local artistic production, as well as a forum for discussion and exchange with the international scene. Athens Biennale has presented so far six editions: DESTROY ATHENS​ (2007), HEAVEN​ (2009), MONODROME​ (2011), AGORA​ (2013), OMONOIA (June 2015-February 2017), the prelude of the 6th edition, Waiting for the Barbarians (April 2017) and ANTI (2018). The 7th Athens Biennale will take place in 2020. Athens Biennale is organized by the Athens Biennale Non-Profit Organization, which was founded in November 2005 by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Poka-Yio, and Augustine Zenakos.