Brussels Biennial 1 opens on 19 October 2008, exactly fifty years after the closing of the 1958 World Fair. An international crowd of artists takes the visitor in tow throughout the history of modernization of Brussels. The participating institutions are online - so check the website. A list of artists is also online, among whom are AMO - Rem Koolhaas & Renier De Graaf (the Netherlands), Richard Buckminster Fuller (United States), Shahidul Alam (Bangladesch), Danijela Micanovic (Russia) and many more.
Also check out the OFF PROGRAM
With the exhibition 'Laugh Track', which explores, avoiding hard statements, the concept of 'criticality' in the art world and art practice featuring work of international visual artists. Taking place from October 19 - November 1 2008 at YUM21C in Brussels. Opening on 18 October 2008 around 18:00hrs.
Or go see Crossing Surda (A Record Of Going to And From Work), an installation by Emily Jacir at the BOZAR, Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. From 19 October - 11 January 2009.
Check out the many other exhibitions and activities on the Brussels Biennial website.