On 23.02.2005 Emergency Biennale in Chechnya was organized both in Grozny, Chechnya, and in Paris, Palais de Tokyo, site de création contemporaine.
Wishing to reintroduce Chechnya to an international audience while reacting to the phenomenon of proliferation of the international biennales, Emergency Biennale in Chechnya has been conceived in a geopolitical context which has become so complex that it seemed urgent and necessary to mobilize the artists.
A part of the concept involved a call to the artists from all over the world to create works in a double exemplary likely to fit in a suitcase for Chechnya (cared by a local partner), the other one for a touring exhibition around the world.
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On 23.02.2006, after Paris, then Brussels (Matrix Art Project, September), Bolzano (EURAC/ Museion, October), and Milano (Isola Art Centre, November), the itinerant exhibition of Emergency Biennale in Chechnya stops in Riga, Latvia, at the upcoming Riga City Exhibition Hall.
the exhibitions
A stop in Riga, Latvia, represents a significant aspect of the project as to involve this region in activating the public opinion and human memory.
On this occasion, Ieva Kalnina, curator and director of the Riga City Exhibition Hall Project invited the local artists to participate. 16 artists accepted and realized new specific works: Aija Apse, Aija Bleja, Kristians Brekte, Kaspars Goba, Martins Grauds, Andris Grinbergs, Uldis Jancis, Edgars Jurjans, Elina Kalnina, Romans Korovins, Linards Kulless, Raimonds Licitis, Una Meiberga, Gatis Rozenfelds, Kriss Salmanis, Aiva Zurina.
A Forum Opening will offer the opportunity to discuss the problems concerning Caucasus situation with local and Russian contributors.
From AKKA
Galleries, museums, art institutes and site specific exhibitions in Amsterdam.
what's on March/April
exhibition openings day by day
Finland
40 artists and collectives from 24 countries participate in the international ARS 06 exhibition in Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki. Over 100 works of contemporary art fill the whole Kiasma building for seven months. ARS 06 - Sense of the Real is open 21 January -27 August.
Art seeks diverse ways of understanding reality. Kiasma’s international exhibition ARS 06 focuses on meaning of art as part of the reality of our time. The subtitle of the exhibition is Sense of the Real. The human experiences like joy and sorrow are never far apart, but dependent on the perspective and on who experiences them. One person’s Paradise may be another’s Hell. Sometimes the first impression may be misleading. The works in ARS 06 are approachable and yet very complex. They also open up vistas to horrifying and hurtful things.
Since the first ARS exhibition in 1961, all ARS exhibitions have aroused discussion and many of the works exhibited have continued to live on in the minds of the spectators. Each ARS exhibition has formed a picture of its time and offered unforgettable experiences. The 7th international ARS exhibition is an important review of contemporary art in the 21st century. ARS 06 –Sense of the Real is curated by Museum Director Tuula Karjalainen and curator Jari-Pekka Vanhala.
