For over fifty years the International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno has reflected the latest developments and changes in visual culture. It is one of the oldest and most important events of this kind in the world.
The 27th Brno Biennial will examine the key phenomena of contemporary graphic design and visual communication. It will loosely follow in the tracks of the 25th edition which opened the Biennial to all forms of graphic design and in particular the previous one, thematically focused and dedicated to graphic design, education and schools.
Is it possible to describe new things with old words? The forthcoming edition of Brno Biennial responds to the metamorphoses and the state of contemporary graphic design; its multitude, variety, vagueness and apparent superficiality. Its ambition is to elucidate both on the general and subjective levels some of the phenomena which define or influence contemporary graphic design. It will attempt to identify, specify and display some of its basic parameters, current themes and motivations.
Programme:
- International Exhibition
Small sets, editions, visual identities, long-term collaborations - Which mirror
do you want to lick?
An exhibition between reality and fiction, situated in real and fictitious space - A Body of Work
Honourable Mention by the International Jury of the 26th Brno Biennial 2014 - Zdeněk Ziegler
Personalities in Czech Graphic Design - The Study Room
Tabula Rasa: Worlds Connecting or Design Mannerism - Off Programme
- Biennial Talks
17 - 19 June 2016 - Meet the Brno Biennial
30 Sep - 2 Oct 2016
More info here.