Emergency Biennale in Chechnya
dal 23/2/2006 al 11/3/2006
Segnalato da
Adel Abdessemed
A Constructed World
Dennis Adams
Maria-Thereza Alves
Francis Alys
Maja Bajevic
Ruth Barabash
Sylvie Blocher
Blue Noses
Mark Boswell
Anton Kozlov
Marc Boucherot
Veronique Boudier
Mathieu Briand
Santiago Caicedo
Cao Fei
Jota Castro
Raimond Chaves
Chen Shaoxiong
Paolo Chiasera
Magali Claude
Jimmie Durham
Al Fadhil
Seamus Farrell
Fu Jie
Adriana Garci'a Galan
Ghazel
Roya Ghiasy
Yves Grenet
Gu Dexin
Daniel Guzman
Jens Haaning
Han Myung-Ok
Alfredo Jaar
Kolkoz
Koo Jeong-A
Gabriel Kuri
Surasi Kusolwong
Gilda Mantilla
Oda Projesi
Lucy Orta
Damian Ortega
Gionata Gesi Ozmo
Adrian Paci
Emmanuelle Rapin
David Renaud
Thorbjorn Reuter Christiansen
Nina & Torsten Romer
Julian Rosefeldt
Juan Esteban Sandoval
Santomatteo
Sarkis
Zineb Sedira
Shen Yuan
Nedko Solakov
Pascale Marthine Tayou
Bert Theis
Rirkrit Tiravanija
Enzo Umbaca
Anton Vidokle
Cesare Viel
Luca Vitone
Wang Du
Florence Wang
Hans Winkler
Sislej Xhafa
Yan Lei
Yang Fudong
Yang Jie Chang
Zheng Guogu
Zhu Jia
Aija Apse
Aija Bleja
Kristians Brekte
Kaspars Goba
Martins Grauds
Andris Grinbergs
Uldis Jancis
Edgars Jurjans
Elina Kalnina
Romans Korovins
Linards Kulless
Raimonds Licitis
Una Meiberga
Gatis Rozenfelds
Kriss Salmanis
Aiva Zurina
Evelyne Jouanno
23/2/2006
Emergency Biennale in Chechnya
Riga Art Space, Riga
After Paris, then Brussels, Bolzano and Milano the itinerant exhibition stops in Riga, Latvia. On this occasion, Ieva Kalnina, curator and director of the Riga City Exhibition Hall Project, invited 16 local artists to participate. A Forum Opening will offer the opportunity to discuss the problems concerning Caucasus situation with local and Russian contributors.
A stop in Riga
Co-organized by Ieva Kalniņa
Curator, Riga Exhibition Hall Project director Evelyne Jouanno
Founder and artistic director of Emergency Biennale in Chechnya
On 23.02.2005 Emergency Biennale in Chechnya was organized both in Grozny, Chechnya, and in Paris, Palais de Tokyo, site de cre'ation contemporaine.
Wishing to reintroduce Chechnya to an international audience while reacting to the phenomenon of proliferation of the international biennales, Emergency Biennale in Chechnya has been conceived in a geopolitical context which has become so complex that it seemed urgent and necessary to mobilize the artists.
A part of the concept involved a call to the artists from all over the world to create works in a double exemplary likely to fit in a suitcase for Chechnya (cared by a local partner), the other one for a touring exhibition around the world.
On 23.02.2006, after Paris, then Brussels (Matrix Art Project, September), Bolzano (EURAC/ Museion, October), and Milano (Isola Art Centre, November), the itinerant exhibition of Emergency Biennale in Chechnya stops in Riga, Latvia, at the upcoming Riga City Exhibition Hall.
A stop in Riga, Latvia, represents a significant aspect of the project as to involve this region in activating the public opinion and human memory.
On this occasion, Ieva Kalnina, curator and director of the Riga City Exhibition Hall Project invited the local artists to participate.
16 artists accepted and realized new specific works: Aija Apse, Aija Bleja, Kristians Brekte, Kaspars Goba, Mārtiņš Grauds, Andris Grinbergs, Uldis Jancis, Edgars Jurjāns, Elīna Kalniņa, Romans Korovins, Linards Kulless, Raimonds Līcītis, Una Meiberga, Gatis Rozenfelds, Krišs Salmanis, Aiva Zurina.
A Forum Opening will offer the opportunity to discuss the problems concerning Caucasus situation with local and Russian contributors.
Invited persons: LR Minister for Integration Ainars Latkovskis, the poet Uldis Berzins, the journalists Atis Klimovics, Sandijs Semjonovs and Pavel Shirov.
Emergency Biennale in Chechnya / Riga Stop do wait the visit of Aminat Saijeva, representative of the Ichkeria in Lithuania, and famous Lithuanian politics, Chechen rights supporter Algirdas Endrukaitis.
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ARTISTS
Adel Abdessemed, A Constructed World, Dennis Adams, Maria-Thereza Alves, Francis Alys, Maja Bajevic, Ruth Barabash, Sylvie Blocher, Blue Noses, Mark Boswell & Anton Kozlov, Marc Boucherot, Ve'ronique Boudier, Mathieu Briand, Santiago Caicedo, Cao Fei, Jota Castro, Raimond Chaves, Chen Shaoxiong, Paolo Chiasera, Magali Claude, Jimmie Durham, Al Fadhil, Seamus Farrell, Fu Jie, Adriana Garci'a Gala'n, Ghazel, Roya Ghiasy, Yves Grenet, Gu Dexin, Daniel Guzma'n, Jens Haaning, Han Myung-Ok, Alfredo Jaar, Kolkoz, Koo Jeong-A, Gabriel Kuri, Surasi Kusolwong, Gilda Mantilla, Oda Projesi, Lucy Orta, Damia'n Ortega, Gionata Gesi Ozmo, Adrian Paci, Emmanuelle Rapin, David Renaud, Thorbjorn Reuter Christiansen, Nina & Torsten Romer, Julian Rosefeldt, Juan Esteban Sandoval, Santomatteo, Sarkis, Zineb Sedira, Shen Yuan, Nedko Solakov, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Bert Theis, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Enzo Umbaca, Anton Vidokle, Cesare Viel, Luca Vitone, Wang Du, Florence Wang, Hans Winkler, Sislej Xhafa, Yan Lei, Yang Fudong, Yang Jie Chang, Zheng Guogu, Zhu Jia.
/ Aija Apse, Aija Bleja, Kristians Brekte, Kaspars Goba, Mārtiņš Grauds, Andris Grinbergs, Uldis Jancis, Edgars Jurjāns, Elīna Kalniņa, Romans Korovins, Linards Kulless, Raimonds Līcītis, Una Meiberga, Gatis Rozenfelds, Krišs Salmanis, Aiva Zurina
Emergency Biennale in Chechnya is supported by
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, FIDH, Paris
Emergency Biennale in Chechnya / Riga stop is supported by
Riga City Council, Riga City Council Department of Culture, Riga City Council Center for Information Tehnologies, State Culture Capital Foundation, security company "Evor", company "Ramirent", newspaper "Diena", newspaper "Kulturas Forums", company "Storaenso" and personally Maris Gailis.
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Opening forum: 23.02.2006, 18:00
Screenings: 25.02.2006, 04.03.2006, 11.03.2006 / 16.00
At the upcoming Riga City Exhibition Hall venue
Entrance at 3 Kungu iela - Riga, Latvia
Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 12.00 - 20.00