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25/2/2009

Biennale Cuvee

O.K Center for Contemporary Art and external locations, Linz

A project for Linz 2009 European capital of culture

Under the title Biennale Cuvée the OK Center for Contemporary Art in Linz/Austria presents a selection of artistic projects from the most important international biennials of 2008 with an emphasis on the Asian biennials in the selection. The exhibition offers visitors an insight into the international art world and an opportunity for a condensed experience of contemporary art.

Next to art fairs, today "biennials" are the most important international format for art exhibitions. Especially for cities like Taipei, Singapore, Yokohama or Gwangju, they also provide an opportunity to present themselves to a "western" international audience and to strengthen ties to the geographically remote European art scene.
The OK "Biennale Cuvée" presents a selection from the most interesting biennials of 2008 with an emphasis on the Asian biennials in the selection. In addition to an exhibition in the OK itself, various locations and sites in the city of Linz will also be opened to present the most interesting projects.

Both public and private institutions operate as partners here, making their facilities available and taking part in developing the contents of the project. Specifically, these are the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labor, the Knowledge Tower, the Energie AG Upper Austria, which welcome artists from all over the world together with the OK. The public areas essentially marking the new train station quarter become locations of art.

About 40 selected artists from over 25 countries are guests in Linz with their projects.

In addition to an exhibition in the OK itself, various locations and sites in the city of Linz will also be opened to present art projects. Both public and private institutions operate as partners here, making their facilities available and taking part in developing the contents of the project.

With:
Nevin Aladag, Christopher Thomas Allen, Shaarbek Amankul, Alfredo Juan Aquilizan, & Maria Isabel Gaudinez-Aquilizan, Zadok Ben-David, Lene Berg, Ursula Biemann, Beth Campbell, Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, Chieh-Jen Chen, Nina Fischer & Maroan El Sani, Petra Gerschner, Shilpa Gupta, Hans Haacke, John Jordan, Kuswidananto a.k.a Jompet, Dinh Q. Le with Hai Quoc Tran and Danh Van Le, Charles Lim Li Yong, Renata Lucas, Luigi Ontani, Wilfredo Prieto, Ki Bong Rhee, Andreas Siekmann, Taryn Simon, The Yes Men, José Angel Toirac, Su-Mei Tse, Klaus Weber, Julita Wójcik, Cheng-Ta Yu, Wang Zhan, Ki Jong Zin.

Curated by Manray Hsu and Martin Sturm, in cooperation with Franz Prieler (Energie AG) and Elfi Sonnberger (AK OÖ)

OK February 27 - April 26, 2009
Arbeiterkammer OÖ March 13 - May 15, 2009
and Energie AG March 13 - May 15, 2009
Wissensturm March 13 - April 26, 2009

Press Information:
Maria Falkinger, OK, OK Platz 1, 4020 Linz, +43.732.784178-203; mail: m.falkinger@ok-centrum.at

Opening OK 26.2.2009, 7 p.m.

O.K Center for Contemporary Art
OK Platz 1 - 4020 Linz Austria

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