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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.


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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

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