History of the London Biennale
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The London Biennale project was founded in 1998 by David Medalla, off Robben Island during the Johannesburg Biennale on a ferry, with the international helmsman, and pollination coordinator, Australian artist, Adam Nankervis. The project aims to challenge and transform the notion of the art world ‘biennale’ as a large state or corporate-sponsored event with artists selected by curators based on their geographical location, citizenship, nationality, race and ethnicity by throwing open borders and encouraging a more intimate and community-based dialogue between the artists and audiences.
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LB2018 - Night Blooms
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LB2016
Synchronisation / Syncopation
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LB2016 opening at Studio.Ra - Rome
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LB2014
Maps, Mazes and Mysteries
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London Biennale pollination - Las Vegas
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LB2012
The Rainbow
London Biennale pollination - Nevada
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LB2010
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NYC Satellite Event
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LB2008
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LB2006
Heaven
Dover Arts Development on LB2006
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LB2004
e=mc2
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LB2002
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LB2000
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It was on the boat trip to Robben Island that I conceived of the idea of the London Biennale. I discussed the idea with Adam Nankervis on our way back to Cape Town. We continued discussing the idea when we got back to Berlin….. I thought it was time to create a viable and memorable platform for the world’s ‘marginal artists’, and that, initially, was the inspiration for the LONDON BIENNALE, a biennale that would be open to every artist regardless of age, sex, ethnic origin, and artistic language or style.
(David Medalla, founder of the London Biennale)
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London Biennale - The Beginning (by David Medalla, Febr. 2 2010)