Founders: The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Department of Culture of the City of Moscow, National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA)
Organizers: National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA)

The Biennale is the new format of the annual «Qui Vive?» festival of young art (that was held by the National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) every year from 2002 to 2006, in collaboration with the «Free Workshop» school of contemporary art of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA)).

The Biennale project was jointly developed by the National Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA) and the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA). They were joined by partners, institutions and independent curators, interested in the development of young art. The Biennale’s task is to support and stimulate creative initiatives by artists of the new generation and also to present works of new art to a wider public.

I Moscow International Biennale for Young Art «Qui Vive?» (2008)

Organizers: National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA), the Stella Art Foundation for the support of young artists. 
Strategic Partners: State Tretyakov Gallery, WINZAVOD Contemporary Art Centre, M’ARS Centre for Contemporary Arts, Veretevo Art-Camp. 
Artistic director: Dr. Daria Pyrkina, director of the «New Generation» program of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), art critic.
Curatorial Group: Anna Zaitseva, director of non-commercial exhibition programs at the WINZAVOD Contemporary Art Centre, Daria Kamyshnikova, director of the «Free Workshop» school of contemporary art of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA), Vladimir Levashov, art director of the Stella Art Foundation, Irina Yashkova, curator of the M’ARS Centre for Contemporary Arts.

II Moscow International Biennale for Young Art «Qui Vive?» (2010)

Biennale Theme: «Borders».
Organizers: National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA). 
Curators: Daria Pyrkina, Daria Kamyshnikova. 
Strategic Partners: State Tretyakov Gallery, WINZAVOD Contemporary Art Centre, ARTPLAY Design Centre, PROJECT_FABRIKA Centre of Creative Industries, Stella Art Foundation, M’ARS Centre For Contemporary Arts, The Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia, The Moscow house of Photography, Moscow, VIKTORIA — The Art of Being Contemporary.

III Moscow International Biennale for Young Art (2012)

Biennale Theme: «Under a Tinsel Sun».
Organizers: National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA). 
Artistic director: Kathrin Becker.
Strategic Project Curator: Elena Selina.
Main Project Venue: Central House of Artists.
For the first time during the III Biennale Participants took part in a competition, the jury of which included leading Russian and foreign experts in the field of contemporary art.

IV Moscow International Biennale for Young Art (2014)

Biennale Theme: «A Time for Dreams».
Organizers: National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA). 
Co-Organizer of the Main Project: The Museum of Moscow.
Artistic Director: David Elliott.