About

A public program of the International Biennial Association (IBA), PASS was launched in December 2018 as an annual print publication. In December 2020, it became an online platform. PASS bears witness to the critical and experimental role of perennial art events such as biennials and triennials around the world. It presents diverse approaches and divergent perspectives on contemporary art biennials as institutions, curatorial endeavours, artistic opportunities, and public projects. It examines the contemporary art biennial as an active, critical, and evolving form that mobilises and sustains relationships between artists, sites, and audience on varied scales and in different contexts. PASS also aims to advance learning, debate, and advocacy while shaping the public profile of biennials.

The International Biennial Association is a platform for establishing, researching and exchanging the knowledge and information necessary for institutions and professionals who plan and curate periodic art events such as biennials and triennials, as well as for artists, researchers and others concerned with contemporary art.

IBA is a centre for producing multidisciplinary discourse that embodies the productive and discursive voices of the global biennial community. It develops a range of diverse programs to support rights and promote mutual understanding between institutions and their individual members, who play pivotal roles in both its practice and discourse.