Cool Capital Biennale

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The Cool Capital Biennale is a citywide art, architecture and design biennale convened by Pieter Mathews. [1] [2] [3] This bi-annual event is held in the City of Pretoria and allows for anyone to contribute something creative, [4] being an "uncurated, DIY, guerrilla biennale". [4] It aims to bring change to Pretoria and expose residents to art, architecture and design. [5] It is web based, with a catalogue being published at the end of each event year. [6] Interventions [7] include:

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