Coventry Biennial 2019
The Twin

The second Coventry Biennial invited visitors to learn, look, make, talk, think and walk with them. Entitled ‘The Twin’ it comprised of a series of exhibitions, events and activities about relationships across the city.

We are an international city; Coventry and Volgograd, Russia, were the first modern twin cities in the world and 2019 year marked the 75th anniversary of that historic bond of friendship. The artists and groups exhibiting in ‘The Twin’ explored themes, ideas and processes which resonated through this international city including translation, collaboration and togetherness while also exploring some of the difficulties presented by globalisation, political inequality and conflict.

Artists who presented work at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum during Coventry Biennial 2019 included:

James Bridle, Lorsen Camps, David Cheeseman, Anna Columbine, Stephen Cornford, Maud Cotter, Katrina Cowling, Paul Crook, Anne Forgan, Dylan Fox, Mona Hatoum, Andrew Jackson, Ioana Marinescu, Adele Mary Reed, Lorna Mills, Alexandra Müller, Mathew Parkin, Parmar & Piper, Matthew Picton, Duncan Poulton, Lis Rhodes, Rafaël Rozendaal, Richard Scott, Mhairi Vari, Grace A Williams.