A BALLROOM in a gallery, a red house on the waterfront and, of course, those controversial Yoko Ono pictures have made this years's Liverpool Biennial the biggest and most talked about yet.
The arts festival will draw to a close tomorrow and organisers say that, despite visitor figures not being available, the two month event has been the most successful yet.
Among the highlights of the festival was Beethoven, The Headbangers by Amanda Coogan where visitors headbanged to the Ninth Symphony at the Bluecoat Arts Centre.
Those walking along the waterfront discovered a red house pumping out Abba songs - otherwise known as Musique Royale by Peter Johansson.
Swirl by Valeska Soares saw a gallery at the Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, transformed into a mirrored ballroom with dancers performing in the afternoon.
Even in the the last few days, critics and artists have been rushing to the city to catch the festival before it finishes.
Paul Domela, deputy chief executive for the Liverpool Biennial, said: "This was even more successful than 2004.
"We have had national visitors and international visitors.
"It is always good to see that people are willing to sit on a train for hours or an aeroplane to come here and see the artists' work..
"What has marked this year out is the work that has been done outside the city centre. We have had artists working with people in the communities. "There is also the Independent district which was the biggest this year."
