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Sydney Biennale
Location: Sydney, Australia; Date: March - June (Biennial); Significance: Australia's largest and most exciting contemporary visual arts event, hosting international and Australian artists.
Berlin Biennale
Location: Berlin, Germany; Date: Biennial (Year varies); Significance: An international event for contemporary art that embraces a variety of media and artistic positions.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Location: Kochi, India; Date: December - March (Biennial); Significance: The largest art exhibition in India and the first biennale of its kind, showcasing international contemporary art.
The Armory Show
Location: New York City, USA; Date: March; Significance: Leading art fair dedicated to showcasing the most important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Whitney Biennial
Location: New York City, USA; Date: Biennial (Year varies); Significance: A leading survey of the newest developments in American art.
Havana Biennial
Location: Havana, Cuba; Date: Dates vary (Biennial); Significance: A prominent event focusing on artists from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
Venice Biennale
Location: Venice, Italy; Date: April - November (Biennial); Significance: One of the most prestigious cultural events in the world, showcasing contemporary art.
Art Basel
Location: Basel, Switzerland; Miami, USA; Hong Kong; Date: June (Basel), December (Miami), March (Hong Kong); Significance: Premier event for modern and contemporary art, hosting international galleries.
Liverpool Biennial
Location: Liverpool, UK; Date: July - October (Biennial); Significance: The UK’s largest festival of contemporary visual art, taking place across the city.
Dak'Art
Location: Dakar, Senegal; Date: May - June (Biennial); Significance: The major contemporary art festival in Africa, represents the perspectives of African artists and the diaspora.
São Paulo Biennial
Location: São Paulo, Brazil; Date: September - December (Biennial); Significance: The second-oldest art biennial in the world, promoting Brazilian and international contemporary art.
Istanbul Biennial
Location: Istanbul, Turkey; Date: September - November (Biennial); Significance: It aims to create a meeting point in Istanbul in the field of visual arts between artists from diverse cultures and the audience.
Documenta
Location: Kassel, Germany; Date: Every five years in the summer; Significance: A major exhibition for contemporary art, often described as a museum of 100 days.
Shanghai Biennale
Location: Shanghai, China; Date: November - March (Biennial); Significance: One of the most influential biennales in Asia, focusing on Chinese and international contemporary art.
Frieze Art Fair
Location: London, UK; Los Angeles, USA; New York City, USA; Date: October (London), February (Los Angeles), May (New York); Significance: One of the world’s leading contemporary art fairs.
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