Re:Trace Dialogues

Essays on Contemporary Art and CultureRe:Trace Dialogues presents an intercultural and critical context to the Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary art, which has gained recognition as a major peoject for the exposition of art from glibal locations.Lewis Biggs advances a forward-looking strategic overview of Liverpool Biennial and its ongoing significance for the local region and beyond, in his Introduction to essays by writers, artists and curators. The essays develop the dialogues emerging from the conference Trace: Memory, Materiality and Context, staged by thr Centre for Art International Research at Liverpool School of Art and Design during the inaugural Liverpool Biennial in 1999.Re:Trace Dialogues explores the problems, achievements and potential for pluralistic and diverse arts practice in multicultural frameworks, in a world of ever increasing cultural, economic and political transactions.