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1/10/2008

Biacs3

Andalusian Centre of Contemporary Art (CAAC), Seville

Curator: Peter Weibel
Co-curators
Wonil Rhee
Marie-Ange Brayer

The third edition of the International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville (Biacs3), youniverse, celebrates its first month with a notable success in terms of visitor turnout. Since the exhibit was officially inaugurated at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo in Seville and the Palace of Charles V (Alhambra) in Granada on 2 and 3 October, respectively, a total of 55,537 people have come to visit the biennial. The greatest number of visitors was registered during opening weekend, when free admission was offered to everyone and more than 6,000 people flocked to view the exhibitions in Seville and Granada.

According to the data compiled by the two venues, between 2 October and last Sunday, 2 November, the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC) at the Carthusian Monastery of Santa Maria de las Cuevas received 27,370 visitors. Of this number, 9,296 were primary and secondary schoolchildren who attended in group tours organised by the CAAC’s Educational Service and the Biacs. The daily tallies of the ticket office reveal that the largest percentage of visitors were citizens of the city and province of Seville (53.32%), followed by visitors from other Andalusian provinces and the rest of Spain (24.12%), EU citizens (16%) and the rest of the world (6.56%).

In addition to the exhibit at the CAAC, the Biacs3 features outdoor pieces (installations) scattered throughout the city of Seville. The departures terminal of Seville’s San Pablo Airport boasts the presence of Red Eyed Sky Walkers by Jenny Marketou; the ancient fortress Real Alcázar contains Columbus 2.0/ Hidden Codes, by Michael Bielicky; the Torre de los Perdigones features the work Colour by Numbers; and, starting on 11 November, the Santa Justa Train Station will be hosting an installation entitled Plaza de las Libertades (Freedom Square) by the Seville architecture firm MGM (Morales de Giles).

For its part, Granada welcomed 28,167 Biacs3 visitors at the Palace of Charles V from 3 October to 2 November, according to the statistics provided by the Analysis Department of the Board of Trustees of the Alhambra and Generalife. The highest percentage corresponded to visitors from Spain (46.35%), followed by European Union citizens (37.95%) and visitors from other countries (15.70%). Of the total number of visitors recorded, 7.26% were from the city and province of Granada.

The overall figures of turnout for the first month of the Biacs3 represent a 63% increase in comparison with the number registered in the same period for the previous biennial (Biacs2), when 20,000 visitors toured the exhibitions at the CAAC and the Reales Atarazanas of Seville.

The Biacs3, which boasts a total of 184 works by 170 international artists, will remain open until 11 January 2009. Visitors are invited to enjoy the greatest showcase of contemporary art this autumn and discover an overview of the masterpieces of media art, the latest trends in net art and multiplayer media and the evolution of experimental architecture over the past several decades to its most recent applications.

Transversal Biacs – Interventions in public spaces

From 18 November to 11 January, the project Transversal Biacs, organised jointly by the Biacs Foundation, the Centre for Cultural Initiatives of the University of Seville (CICUS), the Institute of Culture and the Arts of Seville (ICAS), Emasesa Cultural and the Official College of Architects of Seville, proposes the creation of an artistic route running from the Biacs3 headquarters in Seville, the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo), to the city centre. A total of 44 projects were admitted to the contest, and the five chosen winners received a cash prize of 8,000 euros each.

María González García. Red-Pública (Public-Network) / Rocío García Robles. Alter-Ego / Daniel Franca Camacho. The Box / Mari Carmen Sales Gómez. Fotosintetic (Photosynthetic) / Fernando Claro Guerrero. Daily Art.

The spaces where the winning projects will be installed are the façade of the University’s Fine Arts Department on Calle Laraña, the inner courtyard of the Official College of Architects in Plaza de San Pedro, the inner courtyard of Emasesa headquarters in Escuelas Pías and the courtyard of the Fine Arts Department on Gonzalo Bilbao.

Exhibitions

Bombay Sapphire Design Exhibition by Mariscal

A total of 33,424 people viewed the exhibition of the artist and designer Javier Mariscal, who made a stop in Seville as a special participant in the Biacs3. 210 of these visitors attended the design conference organised alongside the exhibition, which was on display from 2 to 11 October at the Dean’s Office of the University of Seville (entrance hall of the Philology Department). The Valencian artist’s exhibit paid tribute to a selection of 50 objects that are now a part of our everyday lives but whose initial appearance revolutionised the world of fashion, interior decoration, work organisation, means of transportation, gastronomy, household chores and particularly social interaction and music as a new form of entertainment.

The first Vespa (1946), a Fender Stratocaster guitar (1954), the first portable television set and appliances that have changed eating habits – the Turmix blender or the Bialetti Moka Express coffeemaker, among others – were some of the objects featured in this itinerant exhibition.

Horizontes (Horizons). Ars Fundum Collection

Through Saturday 8 November, the Arts Centre of Seville (CAS) is hosting the exhibition Horizontes, the first itinerant exhibit of the Ars Fundum Collection. This organisation is dedicated to using savings plans to promote and publicise the work of young, up-and-coming contemporary artists.

The show has stopped over in Seville at the invitation of the Biacs3 to display 52 works of art – paintings, sculptures, photographs and video art pieces – from the Ars Fundum Collection, which boasts creations by today’s best contemporary artists. Among them are well-known names like Ángeles Agrela, Chema Alvargonzález, Gonzalo Sicre, Miguel Villarino, Santiago Ydánez and Simón Zabell.

El juego de los tiempos (The Game of Time). Banco Privado Portugués – Ellipse Foundation

From 18 December to 22 January, the Ellipse Foundation will present three pieces from its collection at the 1929 Expo Casino of Seville in an exhibit entitled El juego de los tiempos, in response to an invitation issued by the Biacs Foundation. The three pieces by Mona Hatoum, Gabriel Orozco and João Pedro Vale are works of great importance in their respective careers. When viewed together, they illustrate the richness and diversity of contemporary sculpture art as it is represented in the Ellipse Collection. The common denominator of the three artworks is the way in which the concept of time is brought to bear on artistic expression and how it invites observers to reflect on the relationship between time and action.

SEVILLE - CENTRO ANDALUZ DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO (CAAC)
Entrances located on Avda. Américo Vespucio, 2 and Camino de los Descubrimientos, s/n (opposite the Pasarela de la Cartuja Bridge), 41092, Seville
Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday: 10 am to 8 pm
Saturday: 11 am to 8 pm
Sunday and certain holidays (13 October, 1 November and 6 December): 10 am to 3 pm
Closed on Mondays and on 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 and 6 January
Other holidays: check with the museum.
Admission: general rate 7 euros/ discounted rate 4 euros.

GRANADA – PALACE OF CHARLES V. ALHAMBRA
Monumental complex of the Alhambra and Generalife. 18009 Granada.
Public transport: Bus and Alhambra minibus. Connections to Plaza Nueva – Alhambra and the Albaicín, Sacromonte, Realejo and Barranco del Abogado districts.

Opening hours:
From 3 to 31 October:
Monday – Sunday: 9 am to 8 pm
From 1 November to 11 January:
Monday – Sunday: 9 am to 6 pm
Closed on 25 December and 1 January.
Free admission

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