Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
dal 12/2/2004 al 18/4/2004
Segnalato da
12/2/2004
Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
On January 9th 2004 Ute Meta Bauer introduced the 50 artistic contributions of this year's berlin biennial that will be realised at the two venues KW Institute for Contemporary Art and the Martin-Gropius-Bau as well as the film programme which includes 30 cinematic works which will be shown at the movie theater Arsenal Kino.
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artistic director
Ute Meta Bauer
from February 14th to April 18th the 3rd berlin biennial for contemporary art takes place with Ute Meta Bauer as artistic director.
On January 9th 2004 Ute Meta Bauer introduced the 50 artistic contributions of this year's berlin biennial that will be realised at the two venues KW Institute for Contemporary Art and the Martin-Gropius-Bau as well as the film programme which includes 30 cinematic works which will be shown at the movie theater Arsenal Kino.
A broad, international spectrum of visual art, urban, cinematic, performative and sonic stagings stands in dialogue with local discourses. The 50 invited contributions will be connected with so called 'hubs'. This term is used for the distribution system of a digital network or for an airport used as a centre for plane travel. In the present exhibition it refers to five spaces that are designed especially for the 3rd berlin biennial by cultural producers, the majority of whom live in Berlin, and that function as thematic anchors distributed across the three sites of the 3rd berlin biennial: MIGRATION, URBAN CONDITIONS, SONIC SCAPES, FASHIONS AND SCENES and OTHER CINEMAS. The disparate formats of mediation make the 3rd berlin biennial a transitory space of interlocking communication processes.
The founding of the berlin biennial for contemporary art in 1998 institutionalized an international biennial unique to Germany. The heterogeneity of Berlin which derives from the myth of its past, from the alternative, subcultural and critical practice of the 1980s and early 1990s as well as from politically and economically motivated redefinitions and shifts caused by its role as the 'New Capital'‚ ist he reference point fort he 3rd berlin biennial.
During the course of the 3rd berlin biennial there will be weekly radio programmes in collaboration with reboot.fm, discussions, readings and kooperative events with other cultural institutions in Berlin. The 3rd berlin biennial will conclude with a three-day Performance Jam from April 16th to April 18th 2004 at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art.
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We would like to take the opportunity to remind you of a lecture presented by the Swedish embassy which is part of a series of talks called 'dialogues':
'Do we need biennials?'
Lecture René Block:
Do we need biennials and other mass exhibitions?
Some - critical - considerations
Panel discussion between Ute Meta Bauer and Daniel Birnbaum
19/01/04, 7.00 p.m.
Felleshus of the Nordic Embassies, Rauchstraße 1, Berlin-Tiergarten
R.S.V.P until 15/01/04:
# or 0049 (0) 30. 5050 6624
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On the occasion of the opening of the 3rd berlin biennial for contemporary art there will be a press conference for accreditated media representatives on 12/02/04 at 11.00 a.m with a press preview afterwards.
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Opening 13-2
3rd berlin biennial for contemporary art
tanja wunderlich
presse und medien / press and media
auguststr. 69
d 10117 berlin
phone 0049 (0) 30. 28 44 50. 35
fax 0049 (0) 30. 28 44 50. 57
organizer
berlin biennale für zeitgenössische kunst e.v. in cooperation with kunst-werke berlin e.v.
The 3rd berlin biennial for contemporary art is largely funded by the HauptstadtÂkulturfonds and the Allianz Kulturstiftung. The HUB MIGRATION is supported by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, Stuttgart / Rave-Stiftung supports the 3rd berlin biennial with two rave-scholarships for foreign curators.
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For the first time, the 3rd berlin biennial for contemporary art will have a total of three venues. The works of 50 international artists and art projects will be exhibited at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin-Mitte, on the first floor of the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin-Kreuzberg, and 30 films will be screened at the third venue, the Kino Arsenal, the cinema of the Freunde der Deutschen Kinemathek e.V. on Potsdamer Platz.
venues
KW institute for contemporary art
auguststrasse 69
berlin-mitte
martin-gropius-bau
niederkirchnerstrasse 7
berlin-kreuzberg
kino arsenal
filmhaus
potsdamer strasse 2
berlin-mitte
opening hours
KW institute for contemporary art/martin-gropius-bau
wed-mon 10 am-8 pm, closed on tue
kino arsenal
wed 7.30 pm, fri and sun 7 pm
contact
auguststrasse 69
10117 berlin
phone 0049.(0)30.28 44 50. 30 / fax 39