04-06-2011

27-11-2011

Italy, Venice

Posted by: mahir-namur

Category: Festival/Biennial/Triennal

Field: Visual arts

Source http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/bien/venice_biennale/2011

http://www.labiennale.org/en/Home.html

International Art Exhibition

Venice - Venezia - Venedig - Venecia
Special by UiU, including extensive coverages of selected pavilions and exhibitions:

ILLUMInazioni - ILLUMInations
Central international exhibition. Artistic director: Bice Curiger. 82 artists and groups.

Central Asia
11 artists. Curators: Boris Chukhovich, Georgy Mamedov, Oksana Shatalova.

Egypt
Ahmed Basiony (killed on Tahrir Square). Curator: Aida Eltorie. Executive Curator: Shady El Noshokaty.

Future Pass
From Asia to the World. Over 100 artists. Curators: Victoria Lu, Renzo di Renzo, Felix Schöber.

Georgia
Artist: Tamara Kvesitadze. Curator: Henk Slager. Commissioner: Päivi Tirkkonen.

Latin America
Pavilion of the IILA. Commissioner: Patricia Rivadeneira. Curator: Alfons Hug.

Taiwan
Pavilion of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. Artists: Hong-Kai Wang, Yu-Hsien Su. Curator: Amy Cheng.

The Future of a Promise
Pan-Arab exhibition of contemporary art, works by 22 artists. Curator: Lina Lazaar.

United Arab Emirates
Reem Al Ghaith, Lateefa bint Maktoum, Abdullah Al Saadi. Curator: Vasif Kortun. Commissioner: Dr. Lamees Hamdan.

On 27 April 2011, the International Jury of the 54th International Art Exhibition has been announced.
>> Please see below.

The 54th International Art Exhibition, with the title of ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations, is directed by Bice Curiger and organized by la Biennale di Venezia under the presidency of Paolo Baratta.

The exhibition ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations will be laid out in the Central Pavilion in the Giardini and in the Arsenale, forming a single itinerary, featuring 82 artists from all over the world. The director asked four participating artists to create "parapavilions", architectural and sculptural structures erected in the Giardini and the Arsenale to house the works of other artists.

Bice Curiger stated:

"La Biennale is one of the world’s most important forums for the dissemination and 'illumination' about the current developments in international art. The title of the 54th Exhibition, ILLUMInations literally draws attention to the importance of such developments in a globalised world. I am particularly interested in the eagerness of many contemporary artists to establish an intense dialogue with the viewer, and to challenge the conventions through which contemporary art is viewed."

"ILLUMInations emphasizes the intuitive insight and the illumination of thought that is fostered by an encounter with art and its ability to sharpen the tools of perception – the director underlined. While the last Biennale ‘Making Worlds’ highlighted constructive creativity, ILLUMInations will focus on the 'light’ of the illuminating experience, on the epiphanies that come with intercommunicative, intellectual comprehension. The Age of Enlightenment also resonates in ILLUMInations, testifying to the enduring vibrancy of its legacy".

Bice Curiger is an art historian, critic and curator of international exhibitions. Her curatorial activity at Kunsthaus Zurich parallels her important work in the publishing sector. In 1984, she cofounded the prestigious art magazine "Parkett", of which she is editor-in-chief. She has been publishing director of London Tate Gallery’s magazine "Tate etc" since 2004.

More: >> Bice Curiger, biographical data

The central international exhibition "ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations" will be paralleled by 88 national participations, a record for the Art Biennale (there were 77 in 2009) , housed in the historical Pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, as well as in other locations around the city. More than 40 Collateral Events will be arranged by international organizations and institutions, which will set up their exhibitions and initiatives in various locations around the city on the occasion of the Biennale.

(From a press release, 11 March 2011)

International Jury of the 54th International Art Exhibition:

Hassan Khan (Egypt)
President of the jury, visual artist and experimental musician, lives and works in Cairo.
more info & photos

Carol Yinghua Lu (China)
Independent curator and art critic, contributes to several international magazines such as Frieze, Contemporary and Today Art.

Letizia Ragaglia (Italy)
Specialized in museology and contemporary art, director of the Museion, Museo of modern and contemporary art Bolzano.

Christine Macel (France)
Writer, art critic, has been curator at Centre Pompidou, Paris since 2000.

John Waters (USA)
Filmmaker, actor, writer, artist and art collector, teaches Film and Subculture at the European Graduate School, Switzerland.

The jury will award the following official prizes:
- Golden Lion for the best National Participation
- Golden Lion for the best artist at the ILLUMInations Exhibition
- Silver Lion for a promising young artist at the ILLUMInations Exhibition

Organizer, contact:

La Biennale di Venezia
Settore Arte

Ca' Giustinian
San Marco 1364/A
30124 Venezia
Italy

Tel.: +39 041 - 5218711
Fax: +39 041 - 5218812

Email: aav@labiennale.org
Website: www.labiennale.org

Press office Art:

infoartivisive@labiennale.org

Tel.: +39 041 - 5218846 / 716
Fax: +39 041 - 5218812


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See also:

53rd Venice Biennale, 2009
Extensive photo tour, including 24 pavilions & exhibitions

52nd Venice Biennale, 2007
Photo tour: 118 artists

51st Venice Biennale, 2005
Photo tour: ca. 100 artists

50th Venice Biennale, 2003
Photo tour: ca. 80 artists

49th Venice Biennale, 2001
Photo tour: large selection.

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