Digby Warde-Aldam

Why art biennales are (mostly) rubbish

One of the worst things about the 300-plus biennials that have sprung up across the globe is their belief that they're saving the world

At Malta’s current art biennale – the country’s first – the venues were rather more interesting than the displays: the work of Sandra Zaffarese at the National Library of Valletta. Credit: Julian Vassallo

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