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IKT | mm:museum | Northwestern Qatar: Biennalocene – Labour, Infrastructures and Curatorial Responsibility [institutional leadership]

Monday 25 May 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
This session brought together four biennials with distinct geographies and methodologies: BIENALSUR, Bukhara Biennial 2025, Berlin Biennale 2025 and Malta Biennale 2024, to explore how biennials are conceived, produced and evaluated today. Featuring Diana Wechsler (Artistic Director, BIENALSUR), Timur Zolotoev (Independent Curator / Assistant Curator, Bukhara Biennial 2025) and Valentina Viviani (Independent Curator / Assistant Curator, 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art 2025). Moderated by Sofia Baldi Pighi (Independent Curator / Artistic Director, Malta Biennale 2024).

Details of Exhibition

Biennalocene – Labour, Infrastructures and Curatorial Responsibility

Moving beyond audience numbers and event-based formats, the discussion will consider how biennials can generate artistic collaborations, support production processes, activate local contexts and build long-term relationships between artists, institutions and territories.The webinar will also reflect on the responsibilities biennials carry within the social, cultural and infrastructural ecosystems they inhabit.

SPEAKERS

  • Diana Wechsler, Artistic Director, BIENALSUR

  • Timur Zolotoev, Independent Curator / Assistant Curator, Bukhara Biennial 2025

  • Valentina Viviani, Independent Curator / Assistant Curator, 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art 2025

MODERATOR

  • Sofia Baldi Pighi, Independent Curator / Artistic Director, Malta Biennale 2024