The oldest active international biennale of contemporary art in Russia, the Shiryaevo Biennale is also the largest cultural event in the Central Volga region. The main project is held in the ancient Russian village of Shiryaevo, while the parallel program takes place in sites across Samara. Shiryaevo echoes the phenomenon of the Venice Biennale, where the artificial forms of beauty (that is to say, the art) are complemented by the natural and historical beauty of the setting itself. The catalogue contains the works presented at the exhibition in 2016 (the main project and the parallel program), interviews with the artists, curators of the Biennale and art critics, as well as the chronology of the project.
