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A public program of IBA, PASS was initiated in December 2018 as an annual print publication. In December 2020, PASS becomes an online platform publishing new contents monthly. PASS bears witness to the critical and experimental role of perennial art events such as biennials and triennials around the world. It presents diverse approaches and divergent perspectives on contemporary art biennials as institutions, curatorial endeavours, artistic opportunities, and public projects. It examines the contemporary art biennial as an active, critical, and evolving form that mobilises and sustains relationships between artists, sites, and audiences on varied scales and in different contexts. PASS also aims to advance learning, debate, and advocacy while shaping the public profile of biennials.
PASS features new and upcoming contributions by Adam Khalil / Anne Barlow / Basak Senova / Denise Ferreira da Silva / Maria Thereza Alves / Patrick Flores / Raqs Media Collective / Ruangrupa / 13th Shanghai Biennale Curatorial Team (Andrés Jaque, Filipa Ramos, Lucia Pietroiusti, Marina Otero, You Mi) / Solange O. Farkas / Sylvie Fortin / Zineb Sedira / Yuko Hasegawa / Zairong Xiang.
It also includes the interviews, essays, and case studies by Adelina Cüberyan von Fürstenberg / Bose Krishnamachari / Claire Tancons / Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro / Gerardo Mosquera / Iara Boubnova / Jens Hoffmann / Jochen Volz / Jonatan Habib Engqvist / Kitty Scott / Natasha Ginwala / Nav Haq / Nevenka Šivavec / Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens / Xenia Kalpaktsoglou published in PASS 1 (2018).
Launch events
To celebrate PASS’s new online presence, its Editorial Committee will host a live two-part public event during IBA’s annual General Assembly. These sessions extend the conversations begun in PASS, underscoring the publication’s aim to engage with ideas over time, with care, and across formats. This program invites attendees to take an active part in discussions with PASS contributors as we explore pressing concerns for the biennial field:
Storytelling, Solidarity, Pedagogy
2:30–3:30pm UTC
Participants: Claire Tancons, Maria Thereza Alves, and Zairong Xiang
Moderated by Anne Barlow and Bige Örer
Online (registration required)
Thriving Otherwise: Pandemic, Justice, and Sustainability
3:30–4:30pm UTC
Participants: Adam Khalil, Andrés Jaque, Denise Ferreira da Silva, and Marina Otero
Moderated by Başak Senova and Sylvie Fortin
Online (registration required)
Editor
Sylvie Fortin
Editorial Committee
Anne Barlow
Başak Senova
Bige Örer
Associate Editor (2020)
Ingrid Haug Erstad on behalf of the Perennial Biennial
Design
Studio Gusto
About the International Biennial Association
The International Biennial Association is a platform for establishing, researching and exchanging the knowledge and information necessary for institutions and professionals who plan and curate periodic art events such as biennials and triennials, as well as for artists, researchers and others concerned with contemporary art.
IBA is a centre for producing multidisciplinary discourse that embodies the productive and discursive voices of the global biennial community. It develops a range of diverse programs to support rights and promote mutual understanding between institutions and their individual members, who play pivotal roles in both its practice and discourse.
International Biennial Association
PO Box 20123 Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Al Shuwaihean
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
T +971 6555 4012 / pass [at] biennialassociation.org
We extend our deepest gratitude to the Government of Sharjah and the Sharjah Art Foundation for their support of the International Biennial Association. We also thank the Perennial Biennial and the members and supporters of IBA for making this publication possible.
