The Bombay Beach Biennale is an annual art festival held in Bombay Beach, California on the Salton Sea in the lowest community in the United States. It was co-founded by Tao Ruspoli, Stefan Ashkenazy, and Lily Johnson White in 2016.[1] The festival features both temporary pieces and permanent installations such as the Hermitage Museum (designed by Greg Haberny), Bombay Beach Opera House (designed by James Ostrer), and a drive-in theater.[2]

Themes

In 2016, the theme was "The Art of Decay".[3]

In 2017, the theme was "The Way the Future Used to Be".[4]

In 2018, the theme was "God’s Silence".[3]

In 2019, the topic was “Post-Modernism”.[5]

In 2020, activities were postponed due to COVID 19.[6]

In 2021, the Biennale’s theme was “More Minimalism”, and the event was expanded into an entire season rather than a single weekend, with artists encouraged to live within the community full time for part of the year.[7]

In 2022, the theme of the Biennale Season was “Questioning Hierarchy”.

In 2023, the theme was “Chaos Theory”.

References

  1. ↑ Swann, Jennifer. "The Art Biennale Held on the Shores of a Toxic Lake". Vice.
  2. ↑ Banasky, Carmiel. "A Post-Apocalyptic Town on the Salton Sea Has Become Home to SoCal's Most Radical Art Fest". LA Weekly.
  3. 1 2 Carroll, Rory (April 23, 2018). "In a forgotten town by the Salton Sea, newcomers build a bohemian dream". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ McPhate, Mike. "California Today: A Look at the Anti-Burning Man". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ Green, Penelope (April 12, 2019). "How Much Hip Can the Desert Absorb?". The New York Times. This year's topic: postmodernism.
  6. ↑ "Out of an abundance of caution, all activities are postponed due to COVID 19". bombaybeachbiennale.org.
  7. ↑ "2020". Bombay Beach Biennale. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
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