Zasha Colah Takes the Helm as Director of the Berlin Biennale
Zasha Colah has been appointed as the curator for the 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, which will open in summer 2025. Zasha Colah is a curator and writer, and she will be directing the next Berlin Biennale. She was born in Mumbai in 1982 and has a background in curating and authoring.The theme of the 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art has not been announced or revealed in the search results. There is no information available at this time regarding the specific theme of the upcoming biennale curated by Zasha Colah. It is possible that the theme has not yet been determined or publicly announced.
The Berlin Biennale is a contemporary art exhibition that takes place every two years in Berlin. It was founded in 1998 by Eberhard Mayntz and Klaus Biesenbach to promote an international forum for contemporary art. The exhibition has always been concerned with an interdisciplinary approach in the exhibition of contemporary art aimed at an international audience, yet rooted in Berlin’s physical and cultural landscapes. The Berlin Biennale has viewed itself as a “glocal” event since its first edition. The artistic and curatorial positions articulate cultural issues and trends that are prominent and significant internationally at the respective point in time.
The exhibition promotes experimental formats and provides the appointed curators the space and freedom to present the latest relevant and challenging positions independent of the art market and collection interests. The Berlin Biennale has contributed to numerous young artists achieving international status. The exhibition has been curated by various renowned curators, and each edition has had a different theme. The first Biennale titled “Berlin/Berlin” was curated by Klaus Biesenbach together with Hans Ulrich Obrist and Nancy Spector. The 12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, which took place in 2019, explored decolonial strategies and practices for the present through exhibitions.