Liverpool Biennial 2018 explores global identity through 40 artists across multiple venues

The Liverpool Biennial, the largest festival of contemporary visual art in the UK, took place from July 14 to October 28, 2018, showcasing 40 artists from 22 nations. The exhibited works explored themes of geography, identity, and cultural displacement. At Tate Liverpool, Annie Pootoogook's pieces, such as 'Bringing Home Food' (2003–04) and 'Memory of My Life: Breaking Bottles' (2001–02), illustrated Inuit experiences; Pootoogook passed away in 2016. Madiha Aijaz's video 'These Silences Are All The Words' (2017–18) focused on the decline of libraries in Karachi, while Retu Sattar's 'Harano Sur (Lost Tune)' (2017–18) celebrated Bangladeshi culture. Ryan Gander also contributed with his community film 'Four Liverpool Musicians' (2018), though the biennial struggled to resonate with Liverpool's local context.