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Contributor
Francesco Bonami and Charles Esche

Charles Esche is director of the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven,
co-curator with Vasif Kortun of the Istanbul Biennial 2005 and editor of Afterall.

The proliferation of biennials has become integral to the explosion of contemporary art. Are large-scale international shows sites for experiment and exchange, or little more than tourist attractions?