Biennale Cuvee
dal 8/2/2006 al 8/4/2006
Segnalato da
Johanna Billing
Candice Breitz
Tania Bruguera
Donna Conlon
Jose Damasceno
Calin Dan
Muratbek Djoumaliev
Gulnara Kasmalieva
Juan Manuel Echavarria
Quin Ga
Diango Hernandez
Markus Huemer
Karl-Heinz Klopf
Isabelle Krieg
Yaron Leshem
Maider Lopez
Jakub Moravek
Oscar Munoz
Deimantas Narkevicius
Adrian Paci
Robin Rhode
Gerwald Rockenschaub
Markus Schinwald
Martin Sturm
Genoveva Rueckert
8/2/2006
Biennale Cuvee
OK Center for Contemporary Art, Linz
A selection of art projects from the biennials of Istanbul, Prague, Venice and the Baltic Triennial in Vilnius took place in the summer or fall of 2005. The wide-ranging list of participants and the divergent curatorial concepts of these biennials clearly show that there is no homogeneous idea or agreement about what contemporary art is. The O.K has selected 38 special projects and arranged the works in new thematic groups. The focus is on a younger generation of artists, interest is concentrated on works that explicitly relate to the space or media works.
World Selection of Contemporary Art
curated by Martin Sturm and Genoveva Rueckert
Artists: Johanna Billing /SE, Candice Breitz /ZA/DE, Tania Bruguera /CU,
Donna Conlon /US, Jose Damasceno /BR, Calin Dan /RU, Muratbek
Djoumaliev and Gulnara Kasmalieva /KG, Juan Manuel Echavarria /CO, Quin
Ga /CN Diango Hernandez /CU, Markus Huemer /AT, Karl-Heinz Klopf /AT,
Isabelle Krieg /CH, Yaron Leshem /IL/US, Maider Lopez /ES, Jakub
Moravek /TZ/DE, Oscar Munoz /CO, Deimantas Narkevicius /LT, Adrian Paci
/AL/IT, Robin Rhode /ZA/DE, Gerwald Rockenschaub /AT/DE, Markus
Schinwald /AT, and a new version of "Black Market World" Vilnius
Triennal (a project formerly known as BMW).
There is a boom as never before, and they are springing up like
mushrooms out of the ground. They are a hotbed for the art world, a
laboratory for the arts, a playground for curators. Without a doubt,
the numerous biennials and triennials around the world today are the
most important gauge of contemporary art. Less commercially oriented
than art fairs, they are both a stage for "big names" and a desirable
platform for young, aspiring artists to present themselves in an
international spotlight. Their greatest achievement is that they have
served to draw greater attention to contemporary art beyond an audience
of specialists.
Under the title "Biennale Cuvee" the O.K presents a selection of art
projects from the biennials of Istanbul, Prague, and Venice and the
Baltic Triennial in Vilnius. The wide-ranging list of participants and
the divergent curatorial concepts of these biennials - which all took
place in the summer or fall of 2005 - clearly show that there is no
homogeneous idea or agreement about what contemporary art is.
Despite all these differences, certain trends, themes and tendencies
can be distinguished. Most of all though - and in the end it really is
that simple - the biennials show a multitude of fascinating,
contemporary art positions. The O.K has selected thirty-eight special
projects from the biennials for a cuvee in keeping with the house's
programming and arranged the works in new thematic groups. The focus is
on a younger generation of artists, interest is concentrated on current
aesthetic modes of expression, on works that explicitly relate to the
space or media works.
Opening: February 9, 2006, 7 pm
O.K Centrum fur Gegenwartskunst
Dametzstrasse30 - Linz