Moscow Biennale
The Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art is one of the most important Russian cultural events and was founded in 2003.
First Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
The First Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (January 28 – February 28, 2005) caused great response both in Russia and abroad. The main exhibition “Dialectics of Hope” included projects by 41 artists from 22 countries and represented art that focuses on one of the most fundamental experiences of a modern human being: hope. The main project was realised at the former Lenin Museum, near the Red Square. The Biennale’s special projects and parallel program numbered over 50 exhibitions of Russian actual art as well as European, American and Asian visual artists. Curators (main project): Joseph Backstein, Daniel Birnbaum, Iara Boubnova, Nicolas Bourriaud, Rosa Martinez and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
The main project of the Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (March 1 – April 1, 2007) titled “FOOTNOTES on Geopolitics, Market and Amnesia” showed works of 115 artists from 20 countries. Different curators and curatorial teams realized 5 exhibitions of the main project united by one theme. The project featured the exhibitions organized at various venues including The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow Contemporary Art Center Winzavod, Moscow Museum of Modern Art.
Exhibitions of the main project:
- Nothing but Footnotes? Art in the Epoch of Social Darwinism, Moscow-City, Federation Tower. Curator: Joseph Backstein. Artists: Viktor Alimpiev, Bigert and Bergstrom, Kerstin Cmelka, Keren Cytter, Federico Herrero, Garry Hill, Liu Jianhua, Amal Kenawy, Mikhail Kosolapov, Melvin Moti, Donna Ong, Joseph Robakowski, Michael Sailstorfer, Natalia Struchkova, Ilya Trushevsky].
- USA: American video art at the beginning of the 3rd Millennium, Shopping centre TsUM. Curators: Daniel Birnbaum, Gunnar B. Kvaran, Hans Ulrich Obrist. Artists: Allora & Calzadilla, Julieta Aranda, Edgar Arceneaux, Jennifer Bornstein, Mike Bouchet, Xavier Cha, Paul Chan, Ben Coonley, Bernadette Corporation, Sean Dack, Trisha Donnelly, Piero Golia, Wynne Greenwood k8 Hardy, Christian Holstad, Shane Huffman, Jiae Hwang, Matthew Day Jackson, Miranda July, Laleh Khorramian, Klara Lidén, Kalup Linzy, Nate Lowman, Daria Martin, Matt McCormick, Rodney McMillian, Ohad Meromi, Kori Newkirk, Otolith Group, Seth Price, Adam Putnam, Sterling Ruby, Aïda Ruilova, Paul Sietsema, Catherine Sullivan, Mika Tajima, TM Sisters, Mario Garcia Torres, Kon Trubkovich, Jordan Wolfson, Mario Ybarra Jr., Aaron Young.
- History in present tense. Moscow-City, Federation Tower. Curator: Iara Boubnova. Artists: Artur Zmijewski, Dan Perjovschi, Nedko Solakov, Luchezar Boyadjiev, Carsten Nicolai, Kutlug Ataman, Anri Sala, Biljana Djurdjevic, Aidan Salakhova, Diana Machulina, Maja Bajevic
- Stock Zero, Or The Icy Water Of Egoistical Calculation, Moscow-City, Federation Tower. Curator: Nicolas Bourriaud. Artists: Peter Coffin, Loris Greaud, Kendell Geers, Jonathan Hernandez, Josephine Meckseper, Flavia Muller Medeiros, Gianni Motti, Elena Nemkova, Ester Partegàs, Daniel Pflumm, Franck Scurti, Meredyth Sparks, Simon Starling, Superflex (Rasmus Nielsen, Jakob Fenger and Bjørnstjerne Christiansen), Barthelemy Toguo, Johannes Wohnseifer, Carey Young.
- After all. Moscow-City, Federation Tower, State Schusev Museum of Architecture. Curators: Fulya Erdemci and Rosa Martinez. Artists: Lida Abdul, Narda Alvarado, Shoja Azari, Sergey Bratkov, Olga Chernysheva, Elmgreen and Dragset, Carmela Gross, Barnaby Hosking, John Kormeling, Yuri Leiderman, Gianni Motti, Taller de Serigrafia, Javier Tellez, Sarkis, El Perro, Füsun Onur, Ana Mendieta
Third Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
The commissioner of the Biennale was Joseph Backstein. The exhibition program of the Third Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (September 24 - November 1, 2009) featured main project "Against exclusion" and more than 39 special projects and 7 special guests shows.
Main project "Against exclusion"
The main project of Third Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art entitled "Against exclusion" (curator Jean-Hubert Martin, best known for his exhibition "Magiciens de la terre" at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, 1989) was held at the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture (now known as Garage Museum of Contemporary Art) and was presenting artists from Russia, Europe, United States, Asia, South America, Africa and Oceania. French curator Jean-Hubert Martin mixed the work of well-known contemporary western artists with non-western and non-professional artists. He was assisted by Exhibition Designer and Dutch Curator Mattijs Visser and French Curator Oliver Varenne.
Artists: Marina Abramović, AES+F, Aji V.N., Yury Albert, Ghada Amer, El Anatsui, Yoshita Azuma, José Bedia, Michel Blazy, Blue Noses, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, Alexander Brodsky, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, Berlinde de Bruyckere, Christoph Büchel, Chéri Chérin, Chéri Samba, Sheba Chhachhi, Ivan Chuikov, Tony Cragg, Stephen Dean, Wim Delvoye, Braco Dimitrijevic, Atul Dodiya, Anita Dube, Gloria Friedmann, Dmitry Gutov, Fiona Hall, Aspassio Haronitaki, Romuald Hazoumé, Leni Hoffmann, Huang Yong Ping, Jean-Olivier Hucleux, Alfredo Jaar, Anish Kapoor, William Kentridge, Kimsooja, Valery Koshlyakov, Agatoak Ronny Kowspi, Juul Kraijer, Samuel Kane Kwei, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Alexander Lobanov, Heinz Mack, Esther Mahlangu, Djambawa Marawili, Erina Matsui, Annette Messager, Vik Muniz, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Anatoly Osmolovsky, Mike Parr, Pavel Pepperstein, Julius Popp, Markus Raetz, Ravinder G Reddy, Reynold Reynolds, Claude Rutault, Conrad Shawcross, Chiharu Shiota, Yinka Shonibare, Jason Shulman, Roman Signer, Haim Sokol, Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger, Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Wolfgang Tillmans, Cyprien Tokoudagba, Dmitry Tsvetkov, Tunga, Spencer Tunick, Koen Vanmechelen, Stanislav Volyazlovsky, Regina Pilawuk Wilson, Nawurapu Wunungmurra, Erwin Wurm, Soichi Yamaguchi, Yang Jiechang.
Special guests shows
The Special Guest program represent personal exhibitions of the important figures of the modern art scene.
- Olga Chernysheva, Russia. "Present - Past", Baibakov Art Projects, Red October (former chocolate factory)
- Antony Gormley, Great Britain. "Domain Field", The Garage Center for Contemporary Culture (July 16 – September 2, 2009)
- Michail Grobman, Israel. "The Metamorphoses of Collage", Moscow Museum of Modern Art
- Bertrand Lavier, France. AFTERMOON
- Atelier Van Lieshout, Netherlands. "Slave City", Moscow Contemporary Art Center WINZAVOD
- Vladimir Tarasov, Russia. "Sound Games", Multimedia Art Museum
- Luc Tuymans, Belgium. "Against the Day", Baibakov Art Projects, Red October (former chocolate factory)
Special projects
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Parallel program
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Fourth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
The curator of the Fourth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art will be Peter Weibel, curator, artist, theorist of media arts and director of the Center of Art and Media Technology (ZKM) in Karlsruhe (Germany). Fourth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art will take place in September–October 2011. Commissioner and the artistic director of the Biennale will be Joseph Backstein.
External links
- Neue Review, "The First Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Exhib. Review)"
- Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
- Third Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
- Fourth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
- Frieze Magazine, "3rd Moscow Biennale"
- Art Margins, "The 3rd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Exhib. Review)"
- Artupdate, 'List of participating artists in 5th Moscow Biennale announced Summer 2013'