John Clark is Emeritus Professor of Art History at the University of Sydney.

"Clark writes the 50-years old contemporary period as proper history... this book has the capacity to change our thinking and even revolutionize our perspective" - Charles Green, Artist and Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Melbourne

• Foreword by Charles Green Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Overall Issues Case Studies Chapter 2: Japanese Art, largely seen from participation in the Venice Biennale Chapter 3: Biennials as National Art Sites: between local and international Art Worlds, Chinese Art at Biennials since 993 Chapter 4: Designing a Biennale: the Singapore Biennale 2 Chapter 5: Asian-Pacific Triennale of Contemporary Art Chapter 6: Markets, Biennials, and Contemporary Asian Art Chapter 7: Biennials, Institutions and Circulation Chapter 8: Conclusions List of Illustrations Appendixes Bibliography Index

John Clark is Emeritus Professor of Art History at the University of Sydney.

"Clark writes the 50-years old contemporary period as proper history... this book has the capacity to change our thinking and even revolutionize our perspective" - Charles Green, Artist and Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Melbourne

• Foreword by Charles Green Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Overall Issues Case Studies Chapter 2: Japanese Art, largely seen from participation in the Venice Biennale Chapter 3: Biennials as National Art Sites: between local and international Art Worlds, Chinese Art at Biennials since 993 Chapter 4: Designing a Biennale: the Singapore Biennale 2 Chapter 5: Asian-Pacific Triennale of Contemporary Art Chapter 6: Markets, Biennials, and Contemporary Asian Art Chapter 7: Biennials, Institutions and Circulation Chapter 8: Conclusions List of Illustrations Appendixes Bibliography Index

John Clark is Emeritus Professor of Art History at the University of Sydney.

"Clark writes the 50-years old contemporary period as proper history... this book has the capacity to change our thinking and even revolutionize our perspective" - Charles Green, Artist and Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Melbourne

• Foreword by Charles Green Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Overall Issues Case Studies Chapter 2: Japanese Art, largely seen from participation in the Venice Biennale Chapter 3: Biennials as National Art Sites: between local and international Art Worlds, Chinese Art at Biennials since 993 Chapter 4: Designing a Biennale: the Singapore Biennale 2 Chapter 5: Asian-Pacific Triennale of Contemporary Art Chapter 6: Markets, Biennials, and Contemporary Asian Art Chapter 7: Biennials, Institutions and Circulation Chapter 8: Conclusions List of Illustrations Appendixes Bibliography Index