Below is a glossary article post in the category B which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Biennial based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Biennial
So, what is actually meant by Biennial?
A Biennial is a large international art exhibition held every two years.
Explanation of Biennial
In the context of art, two years (or biennale, because sometimes arranged) has mean a large international exhibition held every two years. The first is Venice Biennale in 1895, which is located in Giardini, a public park, and now accommodates thirty permanent national pavilions and many smaller temporary structures. The early years are dominated by European art, but this exhibition now includes contributions from countries in South America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
The end of the twentieth century experienced a dramatic increase in two years and in 2007 there were around fifty worldwide, including Beijing Biennial, Liverpool Biennial, Praha Biennale, São Paulo Biennal and The Sharjah Biennial in the Gulf. This large -scale international art exhibition explosion reflects financial explosions in the purchase of international arts.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix B, as well as terms associated with B.
Meaning of Biennial in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Biennial.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Dua tahunan (Indonesian), Biennial (Java), and Biennial in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Dwitahunan.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Biennial.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix B. This article wasupdated in Jul of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=biennial
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=biennial
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