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9th Lyon Biennale: 110 Global Biennales Raise Questions

festival-fair · 2026-04-23

The 9th Lyon Biennale, held from September 19, 2007, to January 6, 2008, across multiple venues in Lyon and Villeurbanne, France, is reviewed by Damien Sausset in art press n°337 (September 2007). The article notes that there are an estimated 110 contemporary art biennales worldwide, averaging one per week over a two-year period, and questions the reasons for such proliferation.

Key facts

  • 9th Lyon Biennale took place from September 19, 2007, to January 6, 2008.
  • Venues included multiple locations in Lyon and Villeurbanne, France.
  • Review by Damien Sausset in art press n°337 (September 2007).
  • Estimated 110 contemporary art biennales worldwide.
  • Average of one biennale per week over a two-year period.
  • Article questions the reasons for the large number of biennales.

Entities

Institutions

  • Lyon Biennale
  • art press

Locations

  • Lyon
  • France
  • Villeurbanne

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