Eva M. Paar - Artist [News]

Short info from the official Biennale Homepage:
"The Beijing International Art Biennale (Beijing Biennale for short) initiated in 2003, with the ratification of the State Council and funded by the Chinese central government, is jointly sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Government of Beijing Municipality and the Chinese Artists Association, and it is also a key name-brand cultural project under the National Program on Cultural Development during the 11th Five-year Plan (2006-2010). We have so far held the Beijing Biennale successively for three times in 2003, 2005 and 2008. The number of the participating countries has increased from 49 to 81 in a short span of 5 years. Meanwhile, the participating artists have totaled more than 2000 and the visitors have reached one million. As a window on China’s reform and door-opening policy and a platform for international cultural exchanges, the Beijing Biennale adopts the cooperative mode of the Chinese Curatorial Committee and the international curators. We adhere to the idea of making efforts to build a harmonious world, and the exhibits mainly consist of paintings and sculptures. Having been praised as a “Chinese pivot of contemporary international painting and sculpture”, the Beijing Biennale has become more and more influential in the art circles across the world..."