Folkestone Triennial

Folkestone Triennial
Holiday Home by Richard Woods at the 2017 Folkestone Triennial[1]
Status Active
Genre Arts festival
Frequency Triannually
Location(s) Folkestone
Coordinates 51°04′52″N 1°09′58″E / 51.081°N 1.166°E / 51.081; 1.166Coordinates: 51°04′52″N 1°09′58″E / 51.081°N 1.166°E / 51.081; 1.166
Country England
Years active 10
Most recent 2017
Next event 2020
Attendance 135,000 in 2014[2]
Website http://www.folkestonetriennial.org.uk

The Folkestone Triennial is an arts festival held every three years in Folkestone, England. Site-specific artworks are commissioned for what are often unusual locations around the town,[3] a number of works remaining in place permanently after the end of each festival.[4]

Artists who have exhibited at the Triennial include Tracy Emin, Cornelia Parker, Martin Creed and Bob and Roberta Smith. During 2014, graffiti artist Banksy contributed Art Buff to the town, announcing that it was "part of the Folkestone triennial. Kind of".[5]

The Folkestone Triennial was curated by Andrea Schlieker in 2008 and 2011,[6] and Lewis Biggs in 2014 and 2017.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Cumming, Laura (3 September 2017). "Folkestone Triennial review – the art must fit, or get lost at sea" – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ↑ "Folkestone Triennial 2014 attracts 135,000 visitors - Folkestone Triennial". 23 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Hudson, Mark (5 September 2017). "Folkestone Triennial 2017, review: underwhelming art with a contempt for the viewer" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Britcher, Chris. "Folkestone Triennial 2017: Town all set as public works of art unveiled for Saturday's big opening".
  5. ↑ "Banksy mural Art Buff vandalized". The Guardian. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "About the Folkestone Triennial - Folkestone Triennial".
  7. ↑ "Curator - Folkestone Triennial".
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