Liverpool Biennial

From a major Carrie Mae Weems survey in London to a city-wide Biennial in Liverpool 

Khanyisile Mbongwa’s programme addresses the history of international slave trading that haunts its famous docks

Vanessa Peterson speaks with the curator of next year's Liverpool Biennial about the city's significance in global history and her curatorial ethos

Kareem Reid on how the group’s Turner Prize nomination conflicts with the B.O.S.S community-oriented aims

The exhibition at Tate Liverpool takes women’s liberation as its basis, leaning on frustratingly narrow definitions to justify connections between Linder and Martine Syms 

From Yayoi Kusama's flora-inspired sculptures at the New York Botanical Garden to this year's Shanghai Urban Space Art Season, these are must-see public art shows across the globe

‘Invaders’ daubed on list of migrants who have died seeking refuge in Europe, at Liverpool Biennial

Turkish artist Banu Cennetoğlu and the Liverpool Biennial say the remains will be left as a reminder of ‘systematic violence’

It’s not clear who destroyed the project – part of the Liverpool Biennial – which names those who have died trying to seek refuge in Europe

Works by Ryan Gander and Rehana Zaman showed it was the people of Liverpool who formed a thread through some of the most successful projects

With work in the Liverpool Biennial and ICA Philadelphia, the Seoul-based artist reanimates an ancient Korean musical system

In further news: arts institutions cut ties with architect Richard Meier after harassment claims; Shenzhen Biennale removes curator Gary Xu Gang

Can an alternative arts network, unmediated by the West's commercial capitals and burgeoning arts economies of China and India, be built?

Contemporary Art Society and Frieze Tate Fund acquisitions at Frieze London; protests over MAM São Paulo performance

A new network links up arts organizations from the north of England and South Asia, reimagining a more equitable cultural relationship

In the aftermath of the EU referendum, the UK government must work harder than ever to support artists and their institutions

Various venues, Liverpool, UK

Near and far, fact and fiction: highlights from this year's festival

Ahead of the 9th Liverpool Biennial, the Dubai-based trio share a selection of important images

Protests in Australia over cuts to culture funding; Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac to open a new London space