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07 May, 2011

Twente Biënnale

Twente Biënnale International Art Festival
London --- Hengelo --- Berlin ---------------- Moscow

12 - 22 mei - 2011 - Hengelo NL - The best international art and talent from the East of the Netherlands on 3 ha of industrial heritage in the heart of Twente.

Twente Biënnale addresses current affairs in a post 9/11 society and the contemporary culture of the all encompassing presence of mass media. Addressed topics are, among others, the changing cultural identity and political ideology, the ever-faster growing technology, but also the social meaning of the visual arts circa 2011.

Information

Twente Biënnale is a new event with a challenging and controversial program of contemporary art, taking place on 3 ha industrial heritage near the centre of Hengelo. The best international art is found side by side with talent from the East of The Netherlands: from established artists to art students.
Twente Biënnale is mainly taking place in and around the former factory halls of Hazemijer Holec, a 20th century producer of heavy electrical switch-boxes and measuring equipment. Several years ago the terrain was renamed Creatieve Fabriek (creative factory) and got a new destination as a hotbed for art, culture and creative economy. The new foundation Hazartfactory is a platform organising events such as the Twente Biënnale, Power-Up Gaming Festival and Pecha Kucha Nights on the terrain.

http://2011.twentebiennale.nl/

Artists and videos here

(There are several of my friends showing in this - Congratulations guys. Ed.)

29 April, 2011

11th Biennale de Lyon

The 11th Biennale de Lyon will comprise around 60 artists in the 150.000 square feet across four venues: La Sucrière, the Fondation Bullukian, the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon, and the T.A.S.E factory.

http://www.biennaledelyon.com/uk/biennale/2011/the-title.html

20 April, 2011

Mustapha Benfodil

"an installation consisting of mannequins in soccer uniforms emblazoned with Arabic phrases that were deemed blasphemous. "

".... it was "sited in a very public courtyard, a place where children play after school, where families wander together on the weekend and where people pass on their way to religious services at the neighbouring mosque. This work paired language that was sexually explicit with religious references in an overt and provocative manner." "

Mustapha Benfodil — not half as well known as Persekian — has been somewhat forgotten. ARTINFO UK met him in London to discuss his work and hear his version of the story.

"The general topic of the biennial is betrayal. The title is "A Plot for a Biennial" and in the curators' minds, "plot" had two meanings: "plot" as a conspiracy, something that has to do with murder, transgression, subversion, intrigue, and "plot" as a narrative framework. From the start, I wanted to work on the relationship between the writer and society, and how a writer's output resonates with his environment. In this piece, I placed two teams of mannequins in the space like two football teams. The first team had my literary creations, theatrical and poetic works printed on their white shirts. The other team wore green and red gear, the Algerian colours, and they represented society. They wore texts borrowed from Algerian pop culture: jokes, recipes, proverbs, and folk songs. "

"Other things could have been censored in this piece. For example, I use swear words, and this could be interpreted as shocking, but in this part of the Arabic world they don't understand Algerian Arabic, and this might explain why people didn't react to the graffiti saying things like "shit government," "army, fuck off." This is all part of my work: What does it mean to be an Algerian writer in Sharjah? "

I've expressed my solidarity with Persekian from the beginning, but he hasn't reciprocated. I'm not sad that doesn't stand up for me as Mustapha Benfodil, but I think that as the director of the Sharjah Art Foundation he ought to defend the principle of freedom in art and condemn censorship in all its forms. Maybe at first he didn't have any information about me and about my artwork — he said in the statement that he couldn't control everything and I understand this. But now, I've explained my position publicly. My personal statement was widely circulated, so he cannot say that what I've done was just a mistake. This text is a condemnation of the rape of women in Algeria during the civil war. This isn't a simple affair.

full article here

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Extract from petition.

On April 6th, 2011, Jack Persekian, Director of the Sharjah Art Foundation since 2005, was dismissed without notice by the ruler of Sharjah, HH. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi. The sudden termination of Persekian’s post came after a public outcry over the perceived offensive content in an artwork exhibited in the 10th edition of the Sharjah Biennial by Algerian artist, journalist and activist Mustapha Benfodil.

The work of art in question borrows the voice of rape victims at the hands of religious extremists in Algeria, who were using religious texts to justify their crimes. The work is very specific to the Algerian context and is in no way meant as an attack on religion or Islam in general.

In the days following Mr. Persekian’s dismissal, a number of other art works have also been declared offensive, resulting in them either being taken down, altered or relegated to the status “under review”.

see full petition here

http://sharjahcallforaction.wordpress.com/

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curator's statement
http://sharjahcallforaction.wordpress.com/rasha-salti-haig-aivazians-statement/

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02 April, 2011

Impact Overview

IMPACT 7
International Multi-disciplinary Printmaking Conference
27 - 30 September 2011
Monash University, Melbourne Australia

http://www.impact7.org.au

IMPACT 7: Intersections & Counterpoints will focus on the multiple identity of the print, exploring the cross-disciplinary nature of printmedia internationally and in the context of the Asia-Pacific region. Printmedia will be explored as a heterogeneous, diverse and all pervading aspect of contemporary culture. Often located at the intersections of disciplines and media, it is also a powerful political vehicle, generating discourse and debate by virtue of its wide dissemination and ability to offer counterpoints to the norm. The conference addresses practitioners, writers, critics, artists, theorists, and others working in the broad fields of print-related research. It aims to provide a platform in which practitioners and researchers can engage in a mutually productive exchange. Media identified by the conference will include but not be limited to:

26 March, 2011

Swedish Printmakers

The Swedish Printmakers´ Association was founded in 1910 by a handful of artists with the intention, then as now, of furthering the interests of printmakers, arranging print exhibitions and distributing information about printmaking as an art form.
The Association has worked internationally from the very beginning, exhibiting in many countries, and arranging print exhibitions from abroad.
The Swedish Printmakers´ Association runs a gallery from which there is a vast network of contacts to other printmakers´ collective workshops and printmakers´ associations in Sweden and abroad.

Grafiska Sallskapet
Hornsgatan 6
118 20 Stockholm

http://www.grafiskasallskapet.se/english_index.htm

Exhibition Program 2011

VÅREN 2011
29.03	17.04	Artists' books: Göteborgs konstskola
09.04	04.05	Cathrine Johansson
07.05	25.05	Grafikskolan i Stockholm
28.05	15.06	Gun Kessle postumt 1926 - 2007

Exhibitions
http://www.grafiskasallskapet.se/utstallningar/01.pagaende.html

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The Swedish Print-makers' Association proudly announces the celebration of its Centenary. The main feature is a grand exhibition of fine-art print-making. The exhibition opens on 26th October 2010 and finishes on 12th December 2010. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, will inaugurate the exhibition. The opening venue is at Konstakademien, the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine-Arts gallery at nr.12 Fredsgatan in central Stockholm. The exhibition will then travel to several different venues in Sweden during 2011.

The exhibition is divided into three categories:

1. HISTORISK ATERBLICK The history of our Association including a rich selection from the archives of our published editions throughout the years.

2. XIV GRAFIKTRIENNAL A jury-selected Swedish Print XIV Triennial open to all print-making artists throughout Sweden.

3. MEDLEMSUTSTALLNING An exhibition of prints from all of our members wishing to participate.

Whilst the main exhibition is at Konstakademien, the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine- Arts gallery at nr.12 Fredsgatan, we are showing Nordic print-makers in our own gallery at nr.6 Hornsgatan at these times:
27.10 – 07.11 Taidegraafikot, the Finnish Print-makers ' Association.
09.11 – 21.11 Íslenska Grafíkfélagid, the Icelandic Print-makers' Association.
23.11 – 05.12 Danske Grafikere, the Danish Print-makers'Association.
07.12 – 19.12 Norske Grafikere, the Norwegian Print-makers Association.
26.10 – 12.12 Triennial and Jubilee Exhibition at Konstakademien, the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts gallery at nr.12 Fredsgatan.

video and exhibition views
http://www.grafiktriennal.se/2010/index.htm

24 March, 2011

Berlin Biennale 2010 + 2012

The 7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art will take place in early 2012.

Artur Żmijewski has been appointed curator of the 7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art. Visual artist Artur Żmijewski, born in 1966 in Warsaw (Poland), works almost exclusively with the media of photography and film. He is particularly interested in the power of art and its relation to politics. From an almost anthropological viewpoint he investigates social norms, morality and representations of power in today’s society and the effects that art have on it.

website
http://www.berlinbiennale.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=126

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6th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
2010

Report by ARTS.21

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S3BaYUUJ_0

Some video impressions from ArtReview's team at this year's Berlin Biennial, including installation shots of work by Petrit Halilaj, John Smith, Mark Boulos, Ron Tran, Nir Evron, Danh Vo and Ferha Ozgür.
You can read Oliver Basciano's review of the 6th Berlin Biennale here

report from Kulturcheck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zpI9RcgCLc

20 March, 2011

Göteborg Biennial - 2011

Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art 2011

Professor Sarat Maharaj is chief curator of Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art 2011 with the theme Pandemonium: Art in a Time of ‘Creativity Fever’.
Sarat Maharaj works in a curatorial team consisting of Dorothee Albrecht, Stina Edblom and Gertrud Sandqvist. The overall theme Pandemonium: Art in a Time of ‘Creativity Fever’ constitutes the starting-point for the curatorial process taking off in December 2010. During the spring of 2011, Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art will arrange open seminars and workshops leading up to the opening on September 10, 2011.

Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art is held September 10 – November 13, 2011.
While Röda Sten is the main exhibition venue, the 2011 biennial will also take place at Göteborgs Konsthall and Göteborgs Konstmuseum. The planning of other exhibition venues and the upcoming program will continue in 2011

http://goteborg.biennal.org/en/

http://www.rodasten.com/
Röda Sten is a member of European Biennial Network.
EBN websit

Göteborgs Konsthall is a centre for contemporary art in Göteborg, Sweden.
http://www.konsthallen.goteborg.se

Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art is arranged by Röda Sten with main support from Göteborgs Kulturnämnd, Västra Götalandsregionen, Kulturrådet, Kulturkontakt Nord and support from Regeringskansliet, Stiftelsen Längmanska kulturfonden, The Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Göteborg & Co, Goethe-Institutet Schweden in cooperation with Göteborgs Konsthall, Göteborg Museum of Art, Göteborg City Museum, City Library of Göteborg, Galleri Box, Bio Capitol, Göteborg & Co, Avalon Hotel, Göteborgs Kulturförvaltning and Kultur i Väst.

19 March, 2011

Venice Biennale 2011

The 54th International Art Exhibition, titled ILLUMInations, is being presented in a series of press conferences attended by Paolo Baratta and Bice Curiger: Zurich (March 14th), Berlin (15th), Moscow (18th), LondonParis (22nd), and New York (25th). The Exhibition will run 4th June to 27th November at the Giardini and Arsenale (preview on 1st, 2nd and 3rd June), and in various other venues around Venice. (21st),

http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/exhibition/54.html

Art Basel 2011

Art 42 Basel takes place June 15 – 19, 2011.

The world's premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. More than 2,500 artists, ranging from the great masters of Modern art to the latest generation of emerging stars, are represented in the show's multiple sections. The exhibition includes the highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and editioned works.

http://www.artbasel.com/go/id/ss/

art basel on vimeo
http://vimeo.com/search/videos/search:art%20basel/4797c3b1

Manifesta

Manifesta, the roving European Biennial of Contemporary art, changes it location every two years – Rotterdam (1996), Luxembourg (1998), Ljubljana(2000), Frankfurt (2002), San Sebastian (2004), Nicosia (2006 – cancelled), Trentino-South Tyrol (2008) and Murcia in dialogue with northern Africa (2010). Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography. This includes innovations in curatorial practices, exhibition models and education. Each Manifesta biennial aims to investigate and reflect on emerging developments in contemporary art, set within a European context. In doing so, we present local, national and international audiences with new aspects and forms of artistic expression.

Manifesta 8 has just finished.
http://www.manifesta8.com/manifesta/manifesta8.home

Manifesta 8 presentation at Art Basel 41, June 2010 from Alfredo Cramerotti on Vimeo.

on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=manifesta+8&aq=2

Manifesta is pleased to announce the Province of Limburg, Belgium as the host region for the ninth edition of Manifesta which will take place in 2012. (no dates?)

http://manifesta.org

14 March, 2011

Tallinn Print Triennial 2011

Tallinna XV Graafikatriennaal
20. jaanuar - 8. mai 2011

http://www.triennial.ee/en/

In a shift from previous years the 15th Tallinn Print Triennial will be held exclusively at Kumu Art Museum to deliver a more focused and thematically integrated exhibition. This strategy will also capitalize on Kumu’s status as Tallinn’s most visited exhibiting institution.

The 15th Tallinn Print Triennial 'For Love Not Money' |

Personal and Public Space in 1970s Estonian Graphics
08.12.2010–10.04.2011 4^th floor, A-wing, Cabinet of Prints and Drawings
The exhibition introduces local black-and-white etched graphics from the 1970s, from artists who juxtaposed prescribed social themes with extreme subjectivity.

Mapping. Hits from the Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts. 15^th Tallinn Print Triennial
02.01.–17.04.2011 4^th floor, B-wing
The exhibition introduces distinguished Grand Prix winners from the world’s oldest international biennial of graphic arts. The names include: Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Victor Vasarely, Hans Hartung, Richard Hamilton, Damien Hirst and many more. Supported by: Tallinn2011

For Love Not Money. 15^th Tallinn Print Triennial
21.01.–08.05.2011 The Great Hall
This international exhibition examines printmaking in the broader context of the developments of art. The artists, who were chosen through intense competition, include several internationally recognized stars. Supported by: Tallinn2011

For Love Not Money. 15^th Tallinn Print Triennial
21.01.–23.04.2011 5^th floor, Gallery of Contemporary Art
This time, the Print Triennial is divided into subtopics which deal with the various aspects of love and money: yearning, dependency, dedication, family, religion, politics, goods, fetishes, sex and much more. Supported by: Tallinn2011

Images of the exhibition here

13 March, 2011

Singapore Biennale 2011

http://www.singaporebiennale.org/

Featuring 60 artists from 30 countries, the third Singapore Biennale, titled 'Open House', will be open to the public from 13 March to 15 May 2011. Over half of the artists are creating new commissions or premiering new works. 'Open House' is presented across four exhibition venues, each with their own particular character, that draw upon emblematic spaces in Singapore: Housing Development Board flats (Singapore Art Museum and 8Q), shopping centres and night markets (National Museum of Singapore), and international air and sea ports (Old Kallang Airport). Major art works at Marina Bay will amplify individual experience in the city.

about

list of artists

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Ed: I was in Singapore for the last Biennial in 2009.

25 September, 2010

Listing of Biennales

http://en.shanghaibiennale.org/content.php?nid=161

29 July, 2010

Melbourne Art Fair 2010

Melbourne Art Fair, Australia's premier international visual arts event returns to the World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building from 4-8 August 2010

Melbourne Art Fair is an exhibition of leading contemporary art, presented by over 80 selected national and international galleries. The biennial event features paintings, sculpture, photography, installations and multi media art works of over 900 artists and attracts up to 30,000 visitors.

http://www.artfair.com.au/fair/

exhibiting galleries
http://www.artfair.com.au/fair/galleries/

on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Melbourne-Art-Fair-2010/113151785387023

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Melbourne Art Week
http://www.artfair.com.au/fair/program/melbourne-art-week/

Melbourne Art Foundation Forum
"Inspired Acts of Co-Creation: On Collaboration"
Wednesday 4 August 2010,
NGV International, 12.30pm Clemenger Auditorium BBDO

NGV International
180 St Kilda Road
Panels run from 12.30pm - 4.00pm with a break in between
Free Entry, bookings essential: T: 03 8662 1555 Event Code: P1095

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Melbourne Art Foundation 2010 Lecture
Presented by Bill Henson

Monday 2 August, 6.00pm - 7.30pm, BMW Edge, Federation Square
Free entry, doors open from 5.30pm

more events
http://www.artfair.com.au/fair/program/lectures-and-forums/

Download Melbourne Art Week 2010 Program and Map (PDF)

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Project Rooms
http://www.artfair.com.au/fair/program/project-rooms/

06 May, 2010

17th Biennale of Sydney

THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE
Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age

The 17th Biennale of Sydney will take place in venues and sites around Sydney Harbour, including: Cockatoo Island, Pier 2/3, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Artspace and the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Grand Court).

12th May - 1st August

http://biennaleofsydney.com/

17 October, 2009

Biennale of Sydney 2010

http://www.biennaleofsydney.com.au/

Listen to David Elliott, Artistic Director, 17th Biennale of Sydney talk about the concept of the exhibition and what to expect next year. Interview with David Elliott for VernissageTV at Artane Gallery, Istanbul on 9 September, 2009.

http://vernissage.tv/blog/2009/10/07/17th-biennale-of-sydney-interview-with-artistic-director-david-elliott-part-12/

http://vernissage.tv/blog/2009/10/08/17th-biennale-of-sydney-interview-with-artistic-director-david-elliott-part-22/

30 September, 2009

Biennale de Lyon - Photos

10th Biennale de Lyon - Photo Tour
Extensive photo tour through all the 4 venues of the Biennale,
including works by almost all the participants and lots of information.

10th Biennale de Lyon
16 September 2009 - 3 January 2010. Artistic director: Thierry Raspail. Curator: Hou Hanru. 56 artists and groups in 4 venues.

Dates & facts, curatorial concept, list of artists, etc.,
access via the start page of our Special.

from Universes in Universe

http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/bien/biennale_de_lyon/2009/tour/bichat

08 September, 2009

10th Biennale de Lyon

From 16 September 2009 to 3 January 2010

La Sucrière
Museum of Contemporary Art Bullukian Foundation
Bichat Warehouse

Curator
Hou Hanru

Artistic curator
Thierry Raspail

Production manager
Thierry Prat

We are living in the society of the spectacle. In spite of its alienating effects on our life and social relationships, it’s one of the very fundamental conditions of our existence. We perceive the world and communicate with each other through the spectacle – a system of image production and representation dominated by the logic of market capitalism which tends to “develop” our faculties of perception, imagination and reflection towards a “one dimensional model” formatted by the language of consumerist ideology. This is also the very contemporary condition of our self-identification and social order “guaranteed” by the established power system. As a main typology of artistic and cultural events of our time, biennials of contemporary art are no doubt an ultimate form of expression of such a tendency...

interview with curator
http://www.biennaledelyon.com/contemporaryart2009/edition-2009/

website
http://www.biennaledelyon.com/contemporaryart2009/

Press PDF files

http://www.biennaledelyon.com/data/classes/revuepresse/rdp_8_coupure.pdf

http://www.biennaledelyon.com/data/classes/revuepresse/rdp_13_coupure.pdf

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as reported on Universes
http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/bien/biennale_de_lyon/2009

31 May, 2009

Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro

Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro

http://www.claireandsean.com/

Meet the COFA graduates taking a slice of Australia to the sinking city.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywC-SPJ5xrU

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http://www.theregoestheneighbourhood.org/claire%20and%20sean.htm

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"Disruptive Colourations," a collaborative exhibition at Barry Keldoulis Gallery, Sydney
http://www.newarttv.com/index.php?id=300

20 May, 2009

Vernon Ah Kee

Vernon Ah Kee, Half Light: Portraits from Black Australia artist, discusses his work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD3sLTmHCNs

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Brisbane indigenous artist Vernon Ah Kee has been selected as one of four Australian artists to exhibit at the Venice Bienalle in June 2009. This documentary will follow Vernon as he prepares and travels to Venice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_9jcqjeclg

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2008 Biennale of Sydney artist Vernon Ah Kee discusses his work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUCX99KCpe4

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Brisbane indigenous artist, Vernon Ah Kee was represented at GoMA's contemporary Australian artwork show called Optimism between November 15 2009 and February 22 2009. The work showcased Ah Kee's work of vinyl text prints on a wall which scale almost 30 metres tall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebai1YhIijc

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Australia's 2009 Venice entry reviewed at Circa Art Magazine
http://www.recirca.com/cgi-bin/mysql/show_item.cgi?post_id=4813&type=reviews

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CV
http://www.australiavenicebiennale.com.au/vernon-ah-kee-cv

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