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18/5/2011

Prague Biennale 5 / Prague Biennale Photo 2

Nadace Prague Biennale Foundation, Prague

Prague Biennale 5 / Prague Biennale Photo 2 will open on May 19, 2011 and will run until September 11, 2011.
After three editions in the magnificent Karlin Hall, the next edition of the biennial will be held at Microna, a futuristic building that for many years was a factory for aircraft engines.
This new space will bring new ideas and new energy, confirming the Prague Biennale as the only place in Central Europe for what is interesting, new, emerging and groundbreaking.

The fifth edition of the biennial will be divided in three macro-sections: “Expanded Painting,” “Art In General” and “Focus Italy.” With a structure reminiscent of a Chinese Box, each macro-section is divided into smaller sections, each of them organized by an international curator appointed by Prague Biennale directors Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova.

The first macro-section of the Prague Biennale is Expanded Painting. Conceived by Politi and Kontova, the aim of this macro-section is to map the most interesting tendencies in contemporary painting with focus areas such as the United States, Portugal and Scandinavia. Inspired by Rosalind Krauss’ seminal text “Sculpture in the Expanded Field,” Expanded Painting considers the work of artists who do not necessarily work only with painting, but rather artists whose practices speak about the legacy of the medium.

Art in General is the second macro-section of Prague Biennale. There is a particular focus on the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, as well as on India, which is featured for the first time in the Czech Republic with a special survey “Crossroads: India Escalate” that includes 22 artists.

You will find the same attitude and attention to regions in the third macro-section, Focus Italy, which will feature a selection of Italian artists.

Continuing the first edition inaugurated last year, the second edition of Prague Biennale Photo will spotlight the emerging scene in the field of photography in the Czech Republic and internationally.

PRAGUE BIENNALE 5
The 5th edition of the biennial will be divided in three “macro sections”: Expanded Painting, Art In General and Focus Italy. With a structure reminiscent of a Chinese Box, each macro section is divided into smaller sections, each of them organized by an international curator appointed by Prague Biennale directors Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova.

EXPANDED PANTING
The first macro section of Prague Biennale is Expanded Painting. Conceived by Politi and Kontova, the aim of this macro section is to map the most interesting tendencies in contemporary painting with a focus on regional areas. Inspired by Rosalind Krauss’s seminal text “Sculpture in the Expanded Field,” Expanded Painting considers the work of artists who do not necessarily work only with painting, but rather with artists whose practices speak about the legacy of the medium.

PAINTING OVERALL Curated by Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova in collaboration with Nicola Trezzi. The section consists of a mixture of emerging painters from Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Switzerland, and has a focus on the duality figuration versus abstraction.
ARTISTS: Sonia Almeida, PT; Mark Barrow, US; Baldur Geir Bragason, IS; Vittorio Brodmann, CH; Ana Cardoso, PT; Aline Cautis, US; Ann Craven, US; Francesca DiMattio, US; Ida Ekblad, NO; Enzo Giordano, IT; Heather Guertin, US; David Örn Halldórsson, IS; Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir, IS; Jacob Kassay, US; Gilda Mautone, IT; Elizabeth Neel, US; Ylva Ogland, SE; Paloma Presents [Urs Zahn & Roman Gysin], CH; Zak Prekop, US; Jo Robertson, UK; Patricia Treib, US; Daniel Turner, US; Garth Weiser, US

PORTRAITS OF POWER Curated by Jane Neal. The artists in this section relate to Hungary either by ethnicity or through choosing it as a place to live and work. The history of the region and its imperial and communist pasts have left their mark on the artists in terms of the subject matter they choose to depict, and in some cases in their stylistic painting decisions, which at times consciously acknowledge the influence of social realism. Ultimately though, these artists are connected through a commonality of exploration: of private and public mythologies; of the power of past and present icons — whether these be human or machine; by the often strained relationships between society and the individual, and by the increased blurring of the line between reality and fiction, and the conscious and subconscious mind.
ARTISTS: Zsolt Bodoni, RO/HU; Robert Fekete, RO/HU; Péter Sudár, HU; Attila Szűcs, HU; Alexander Tinei, MD

SOME DOMESTIC INCIDENTS Curated by Matt Price with Charlie Levine. With an emphasis on figurative painting, Some Domestic Incidents presents works by eight emerging and established artists from the United Kingdom that connect to the theme of domesticity and explore how normative relationships with homes can be effected.
ARTISTS: Graham Chorlton, UK; Oliver Clegg, UK; Anna M. R. Freeman, UK; Philip Hale, US; Justin Mortimer, UK; Sally Payen, UK; Caroline Walker, UK

THE NECESSITY OF ABSTRACTION Curated by Christine Nippe. The section explores new ideas of abstraction in Contemporary German art. All artists are living and working in Berlin.
ARTISTS: Friederike Feldmann, DE; Arturo Herrera, VE; Gregor Hildebrandt, DE; Olaf Holzapfel, DE; Anne Neukamp, DE; Frank Nitsche, DE; Renaud Regnery, FR

ART IN GENERAL
Art in General is the second macro section of Prague Biennale. Like Expanded Painting there’s a visible interest in regional areas such as the Czech Republic and Slovakia, as well as more emerging and peripheral countries like India and Canada respectively.

CROSSROADS: INDIA ESCALATE Curated by Kanchi Mehta. India has been undergoing a global metamorphosis in the last few years, and has stirred all areas including economy, culture, business, education, etc. Contemporary Indian art has shown significant change, reflecting the escalating nature of the nation and the way it is perceived by the rest of the world. Artists have been boldly inspired by this very transformation; have been exposed to new media through which they have recognized many ways to express their conceptual creativity and emotions. The following artists have been selected very carefully, based on the ‘progressive’ nature of their work within the present time, influenced by issues of sexuality, rural and urban settings, ideas of mortality, politics, and religion. The artists and their work selected is the sheer evidence of the changing mindset of the youth and have become a paradigm for the standing of Indian art internationally.
ARTISTS: Minam Apang, IN; Sarnath Banerjee, IN; Nikhil Chopra, IN; Anita Dube, IN; Sakshi Gupta, IN; PS Jalaja, IN; Sonia Jose, IN; Ranbir Kaleka, IN; Shreyas Karle, IN; Riyas Komu, IN; Monali Meher, IN; Justin Ponmany, IN; TV Santosh, IN; Gigi Scaria, IN; Shah Betancourt, IN; Charmi Gada Shah, IN; Tejal Shah, IN; Sudarshan Shetty, IN; Shine Shivan, IN; Avinash Veeraraghavan, IN; T Venkanna, IN; Vivek Vilasini, IN

...TO PERCEIVE IN THE DARKNESS OF THE PRESENT... Curated by Vjera Borozan and Mariana Serranová. This section is based on the idea that society is looking for new, direct ways to define the “status quo” and needs a new approach to formulate questions. Emphasizing one’s subjective gesture as a way of facing reality as it is and overcoming time and space in the classical categories are one of the main goals of this exhibition.
ARTISTS: Hynek Alt, CZ & Aleksandra Vajd, SI; Silvina Arismendi, UY/US; Daniela Baráčková, CZ; Milena Dopitová, CZ; Tomáš Džadoň, SK; Martin Froulík, CZ; Laďa Gažiová, SK; Juraj Jakubčiak, SK; Eva Jiřička, CZ; Eva Koťátková, CZ; František Kowolowski, CZ; Karel Kunc, CZ; Pavla Malinová, CZ and Martin Froulík, CZ; Jan Nálevka, CZ; Markéta Othová, CZ; Milan Salák, CZ; Pavla Sceranková, SK; Tereza Severová, CZ; Erik Sikora, SK; Evžen Šimera, CZ; Matěj Smetana, CZ; Sláva Sobotovičová, SK; Pavel Sterec, CZ; Tomáš Svoboda, CZ; Veronika Vlková, CZ; Ladislav Vondrák, CZ; Ivan Vosecký, CZ

AŤ DĚLÁME CO DĚLÁME, NEMŮŽEME SE S VÁMI SPOJIT / WHATEVER WE DO WE CANNOT CONNECT WITH YOU Curated by Lýdia Pribišová and Katarína Slaninová. The Slovak section at the Prague Biennale 5 thematizes the issue of (non) communication, not only in the everyday life but first of all in the art world that is full of distorted information and subsequent communication noise, misunderstanding and misinterpretation often resulting into the conflict situations. The communication flaws, misunderstanding, distorting and blurring play a key role in the sphere of art — ‘dynamising’ the working and professional relations and creating new unexpected situations.
ARTISTS: Erik Binder, SK; András Cséfalvay, SK; Anna Daučíková, SK; Tomáš Džadoň, SK; Richard Fajnor, SK; Petra Feriancová, SK; Pavlína Fichta Čierna, SK; Viktor Frešo, SK; Mira Gáberová, SK; Marek Kvetan, SK; Michal Moravčík, SK; Ilona Németh, SK; Karol Pichler, SK

LES AFFINITÉS SÉLECTIVES / SELECTIVE AFFINITIES Curated by Marius Tanasescu. Is it true that “works of art are not merely representations of the way things are, but actually produce a community’s shared understanding,” like Heidegger asserted? Is homo artisticus canadensis participating on it, as an effective thespian?
ARTISTS: Adad Hannah, CA; Mathieu Lefèvre, CA; Aude Moreau, CA; Cécile Martin, CA & Francisco López, ES; David Spriggs, CA; Ève K. Tremblay, CA

FOCUS ITALY
Continuing from for Prague Biennale 4 there will also be a macro section mapping the scene in Italy, which is a country that has been always on the radar of the event since it inception.
DOMESTICITY Curated by Lucie Fontaine. While the Italian heritage of family and society is collapsing a generation of emerging Italian artists is presenting works of art that speak about domesticity and craftsmanship, establishing an interesting connection between tradition and cultural innovation.
ARTISTS: Riccardo Beretta, IT; Lupo Borgonovo, IT; Michele Chiossi, IT; Patrizio Di Massimo, IT; Cleo Fariselli, IT; Enza Galantini, IT; Marcello Martin, IT; Alice Mandelli, IT; Alek O., IT; Matteo Rubbi, IT; Santo Tolone, IT; Alice Tomaselli, IT; Marcella Vanzo, IT; Mauro Vignando, IT

THE CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE Curated by Marta Barbieri and Lino Baldini. You just need to read the newspaper or watch the news to realize that the level of confidence in our society is very low. Even the current financial climate is the result of the crisis of confidence. This section, featuring emerging Italian artists, presents a series of works specifically selected by the curators in order to illustrate the situation.
ARTISTS: Yuri Ancarani, IT; Filippo Berta, IT; Luca Bolognesi, IT; Silvia Hell, IT; Rudina Hoxhaj, IT; Runo Lagomarsino, SE; Domenico Antonio Mancini, IT; Maria Lucrezia Schiavarelli, IT; Marco Strappato, IT; Davide Valenti, IT

IF YOU WANT THIS STORY TO CONTINUE... Selected by Andrea Bruciati. It is a fact: our existence is reflected on the screens. This derives from a systematic, widespread, unexpected and inescapable invasion. We are surprised and unprepared to receive it, overwhelmed by our inadequacy. In a country like Italy, so seduced by the mediatic power of television, the diffusion of the technological image came so quick that we did not have the time to understand the consequences of what is going on.
ARTISTS: Riccardo Benassi, IT; Jacopo Candotti, IT; Danilo Correale, IT; Patrizio Di Massimo, IT; Cleo Fariselli, IT; Riccardo Giacconi, IT; Diego Marcon, IT; Alessandra Messali, IT; Nicola Nunziata., IT; Giulio Squillacciotti, IT; Marco Strappato, IT; Ian Tweedy, US; Driant Zeneli, AL

PRAGUE BIENNALE PHOTO 2

ROMANTIC CONSTRUCT / ROMANTICKÝ KONSTRUKT Curated by Daniela Dostálková and Tomáš Pospěch. Continuing the mandate of Prague Biennale Photo 1, the aim of this section is to spotlight the work of young artists coming from all around the world whose practices deal with the history and tradition of the photographic medium.
ARTISTS: Jan Adriaans, NL; Melanie Bonajo, NL; Amira Fritz, DE; Sanna Kannisto, FI; Matthieu Lavanchy, CH; Kamila Musilová, CZ; Bára Přidalová, CZ; Yan Renelt, CZ & Kryštof Kalina, CZ; Jaap Scheeren, NL; Diana Scherer, NL; Michaela Thelenová, CZ; Martin Tůma, CZ; Tomáš Werner, SK; Henk Wildschut, NL; Magda Wunsche, PL

INSIDE - OUTSIDE: SOME ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY POLISH PHOTOGRAPHY Curated by Marek Grygiel. A survey mapping the scene of contemporary photography in Poland.
ARTISTS: Adam Lach, Maciej Jezierski, Ewa Meissner (Napo Agency), PL; Adam Panczuk, PL; Krzysztof Pijarski, PL; Dominika Truszczynska, PL; Joanna Zastrozna, PL; Albert Zawada, PL

The show is accompanied by a 232-page catalog with color illustrations, with a forward by the biennial directors, essays by curators and information about the artists included in each section. Politi editions Price: 30.00 Euro

For further information do not hesitate to contact our press office: press@praguebiennale.org

Press preview: may 19 from 11am to 3pm
Opening days may 19-21 2011 12:00 - 7:00 PM

Nadace Prague Biennale Foundation
Budecska 3, Praha 2, 120 00, Repubblica Ceca
Hours: 7 days a week from 11am to 7pm
Admission:
full price 150Kc (6 euro)
reduced 70Kc (3 euro)

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