2nd Herzliya Biennial for Contemporary Art
dal 2/10/2009 al 9/10/2009
Segnalato da
Herzliya Museum for Contemporary Art
Alber Elbaz
Dani Gal
Pil and Galia Kollectiv
Omer Krieger
Nir Evron
Benni Efrat
Anat Ben-David
Keren Englman
Amit Berlowitz
Idan Hayosh
Tai Shani
Freddy Kislev
Noa Giniger
Yael Davids
Avinat Gottesman
Adam Rabinowitz
Ami Shavit
Gilad Ratman
David Lieske
Christian Naujoks
Hillel Roman
Eitan Ben-Moshe
Assaf Gruber
Adi Englman
Meir Kordevani
Toony Navok
2/10/2009
2nd Herzliya Biennial for Contemporary Art
Different Venues, Herzliya
This year's biennial is the second to be held in Herzliya. Opening events includes live music shows and performances.The show features a large and diverse array of works, findings, inventions and sounds from new Israeli art: sculptures, collages, music, floristry, architecture, design, astronomy, dance, theatre, handicraft, cinema and robotics.
Herzliya 2009: an urban, nocturnal and festive group show, to be held for one week in Herzliya's city center.
The show will feature a large and diverse array of works, findings, inventions and sounds from new Israeli art: sculptures, collages, music, fashion, television, floristry, architecture, interior design, astronomy, dance, theatre, martial arts, handicraft, cinema and robotics – most of which will have their world premiere at the biennial. These will be shown next to a refreshing selection of works drawn from the history of Israeli art.
The list of participating artists includes a handful of young and young-in-spirit artists, among them: Alber Elbaz (FR), Dani Gal (DE), Pil and Galia Kollectiv (UK), Omer Krieger (IL), Nir Evron (IL), Benni Efrat (IL), Anat Ben-David (UK), Keren Englman (IL), Amit Berlowitz (IL), Idan Hayosh (NL), Tai Shani (UK), Freddy Kislev (IL), Noa Giniger (NL), Yael Davids (NL), Avinat Gottesman (IL), Adam Rabinowitz (LA), Ami Shavit (IL), Gilad Ratman (NYC), David Lieske and Christian Naujoks (DE), Hillel Roman (IL), Eitan Ben-Moshe (IL), Assaf Gruber (FR) and more.
Herzliya 2009 is curated and designed by Adi Englman, Meir Kordevani and Toony Navok, the editors and the publishers of Picnic Magazine, an Israeli-based international publication for visual creation distributed in selected stores worldwide.
This year's biennial is the second to be held in Herzliya. Opening events, on October 3rd, will include live music shows and performances, the unveiling of the new biennial pavilion, the launching of Picnic's fourth issue (the catalogue of the biennial), as well as fireworks, treats and desserts.
The opening event will be held in the presence of Mrs. Yael German, mayor of Herzliya and initiator of the biennial, as well as participating artists.
Herzliya 2009 at the museum: special biennial exhibition at the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, curated by Picnic Magazine
2nd Herzliya Biennial for Contemporary Art is produced and sponsored by the Herzliya Municipality.
Artistic Directorship: Dalia Levin, Head Curator and Director, the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art
Additional support: Israel Lottery, Mondriaan Foundation (Amsterdam), BI Arts and British Council (Tel Aviv), Goethe Institute (Tel Aviv), French Institute (Tel Aviv).
http://www.herzliya-biennial.com/
Differents venues, Herzliya