BiennaleOnline

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 BiennaleOnline
Launched April 26, 2013
Genre Contemporary Art
Frequency Every 2 years
Overview
Founded 2012 (2012)
Founders David Dehaeck
Nathalie Haveman
Organizers ART +
Website
www.biennaleonline.org

BiennaleOnline is a biennial exhibition of contemporary art. This exhibition's platform will be the first of its kind as it will be held online.[1] The exhibition aims to focus on the most promising emerging visual artists worldwide, presenting works in New Media, Installation, Traditional Media, Photography and Performance. These artists will come from Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle East, and have been selected by 30 leading international curators.[2][3][4]

The inaugural exhibition will be launched on April 26, 2013 and is called "Reflection & Imagination" with Jan Hoet serving as the artistic director.[2][5][6]

Overview

BiennaleOnline was founded by David Dehaeck and Nathalie Haveman in 2012. The exhibition was set to be launched on September 2012, however it was moved to April 2013.[7] The exhibition is organized by ART +, a mobile exhibition platform for art lovers and collectors of contemporary art.[8][9]

The first BiennaleOnline will be directed by Jan Hoet. Hoet previously served as the artistic director of Documenta IX and the museum MARTa Herford, Germany, and was a founder of SMAK in Ghent, Belgium. 25 artists, which are carefully chosen by Hoet, will be represented in the center section of the exhibition called "Reflection & Imagination".[8][10]

Exhibitions

Exhibition Launched Artistic Director Central Exhibition Total Artists Exhibits Visitors
I BiennaleOnline 2013 May 2, 2013 Jan Hoet "Reflection & Imagination" 180[11]

Curators

The team consists of leading international curators who are affiliated with prestigious museums such as the Guggenheim Museum and the Jewish Museum in New York City, United States; Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France; the Serpentine Gallery in London, United Kingdom; Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, Sweden; Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Poland; SMAK in Ghent, Belgium; Leeum - Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea; the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, Japan; the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Canada; the MAC in Hornu, Belgium and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, Canada.[12]

The participating curators are:[13]

  • Rodrigo Alonso (Argentina)
  • Laurent Busine (Belgium)
  • Adriano Pedrosa (Brazil)
  • Iara Boubnova (Bulgaria)
  • Josée Drouin-Brisebois (Canada)
  • Gerardo Mosquera (Cuba)
  • Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel (France)
  • Martin Germann (Germany)
  • Katerina Gregos (Greece)
  • Chang Tsong-zung (Hong Kong)
  • Ranjit Hoskote (India)
  • Gideon Ofrat (Israel)
  • Vincenzo de Bellis (Italy)
  • Yuko Hasegawa (Japan)
  • Hyunsun Tae (South Korea)
  • Cuauhtémoc Medina (Mexico)
  • Lorenzo Benedetti (Netherlands)
  • Joanna Mytkowska (Poland)
  • Elena Sorokina (Russia)
  • Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez (Slovenia)
  • Javier Hontoria (Spain)
  • Daniel Birnbaum (Sweden)
  • Giovanni Carmine (Switzerland)
  • Manray Hsu (Taiwan)
  • Fulya Erdemci (Turkey)
  • Catherine David (UAE)
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist (UK)
  • Nancy Spector (USA East)
  • Jens Hoffmann (USA West)

References

  1. ↑ "An online biennale?". Flash Art Online. January 24, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "First online biennial exhibition of contemporary art. Launching April 26, 2013, BiennaleOnline's inaugural exhibition is titled "Reflection & Imagination".". Biennial Foundation. January 17, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013. 
  3. ↑ January 24, 2013. "Jan Hoet leidt eerste online kunstbiënnale ter wereld". Belga (in Dutch). Knack. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Jan Hoet leidt eerste online kunstbiënnale ter wereld" (in Dutch). De Morgen. January 24, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Tracey Emin's Broadway Debut, Musée d'Orsay Puts Out the Poor, and More". Blouin ArtInfo. January 30, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Saviour Puzella (February 4, 2013). "Le biennali continuano a moltiplicarsi. E diventano anche virtuali: da aprile la prima BiennaleOnline" (in Italian). Kulturize. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "New mobile platform for smart investments in emerging Contemporary art". Art Daily. Retrieved February 12, 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Brian Boucher (January 29, 2013). "Does the Art World Need an Online Biennial?". Art in America. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Jan Hoet dirige la première biennale d’art en ligne" (in French). Deredactie. January 15, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 
  10. ↑ Sonia Ávila (February 6, 2013). "Encuentro de creación en la web, crean una bienal en línea" (in Spanish). Excélsior. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 
  11. ↑ "La primera Bienal Online reunirá 180 artistas seleccionados por 30 comisarios" (in French). Arte Informado. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 
  12. ↑ "BIENNALEONLINE : LE NUMÉRIQUE POURSUIT SON EXPANSION" (in French). Fin' Art. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Meet the Curators". ART +. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 

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