Art fairs and biennials: Getting started

Venice Biennale 2019, with art by Njideka Akunyili Crosby.
Source: Sam Saunders, Flickr (edited). Licence.

Summon is usually the best starting point for finding articles, books and dissertations. 

• video intro to Summon (4 mins) 
• collection of guides if you need help with particular Summon searches

You may also want to run supplementary searches in these databases:

•  EBSCO: includes  Business Source Premier. With a British Library reader's ticket you can access a more comprehensive business database: visit the British Library's electronic resources list, and search for Business Source Complete
• Google Scholar: an alternative to Summon
  • info about using Scholar 
  • video intro to Scholar (3 mins)

For introductory articles:

• Oxford Art Online: includes, for instance, articles about documenta and Art Basel

When searching for resources about biennials, note the spelling in different languages, in particular:

• bienal - Spanish, Portuguese
• biennale - Italian
• biennial - English