Prague Biennale 4

 

Now in its fourth edition, Prague Biennale relaunches itself to include the first edition of Prague Biennale Photo. From painting and photography to performance and installation art, this year's large-format edition tracks the most significant aspects of Central European art and beyond. It includes a foreword by the biennial directors, essays by curators and information about the artists included in each section.

 

4th PRAGUE BIENNALE

14 May - 26 July 2009

 

Directors: Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova

General Editor: Nicola Trezzi

 

EXPANDED PAINTING 3

Conceived by Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova

 

INDIVIDUALS

Curators: Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova

Salvatore Arancio (IT/UK); Alessandra Ariatti (IT); Carlo Bertocci (IT); Mauro Bonacina (IT/UK); Rossana Buremi (IT); Valerio Carrubba (IT); Alberto Guidato (IT); JEBE (Adriana Jebeleanu) (RO/IT); Alessandra Mancini (IT); Marco Salvetti (IT); Cecilia Sergi (IT).

 

SHORT LIST 09

12 PAINTERS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Curator: Daniel Pitín

Josef Bolf; Sylvie Brodi; Veronika Holcová; KW; Hynek Martinec; Jan Merta; Jitka Mikulicová; Alice Nikitinová; Jaromír Novotný; Robert Šalanda; Vladimír Skrepl; Pavel Šmíd.

 

DRESDEN – PRAG / PRAG – DRESDEN

Curator: Daniel von Wichelhaus

Paul Barsch; Tilman Hornig; Bernd Imminger; Johannes Makolies; Martin Mannig; Stephan Ruderisch.

 

STAGING THE GREY

12 ROMANIAN AND HUNGARIAN PAINTERS

Curators: Mihai Pop in collaboration with Jane Neal

 

Marius Bercea (RO); Zsolt Bodoni (HU); Andrei Câmpan (RO); Radu Comşa (RO); Oana Fărcaş (RO); Adrian Ghenie (RO); Cantemir Hauşi (RO); Victor Răcătău (RO); Şerban Savu (RO); Mircea Suciu (RO); Péter Sudár (HU); Alexander Tinei (MD/HU).

 

ITALY

NO MORE THAN A POINT OF VIEW

Curator: Angelo Mosca

Manfredi Beninati; Luca Bertolo; Lorenza Boisi; Gianluca Di Pasquale; Pesce Khete; Andrea Kvas; Ivan Malerba; Alessandro Roma; Michele Tocca.

 

SOUTH EAST B(L)OOMING

Curators: Primo Marella in collaboration with Eleonora Battiston

Annie Cabigting (PH); Alfredo Esquillo (PH); Nona Garcia (PH); Geraldine Javier (PH); Haris Purnomo (ID); Emmanuel Santos (MY); Yasmin Sison (PH); Wayan Suja (ID); Wire Tuazon (PH); Ronald Ventura (PH); Entang Wiharso (ID/US); Gede Mahendra Yasa (ID).

 

TRANS-DIMENSIONAL

INTERESTING DYNAMICS IN NEW KOREAN PAINTING

Curator: Wonil Rhee

Bongho Ha; Jonghyun Ha; Kyungah Ham; Yeondoo Jung; Un Kang; Kira Kim; Gilwoo Lee; Kwangho Lee; Sungsic Moon; Kibong Rhee.

 

HYPERLUCID

Curator: Domenico Quaranta

Alterazioni Video (IT/US); Gazira Babeli (Second Life); Shane Hope (US); Miltos Manetas (GR/UK); Gerhard Mantz (DE); Eva and / a Franco Mattes (IT); UBERMORGEN.COM (AT); Damon Zucconi (US).

 

CHINA BOX

Curator: Cecilia Freschini

Cui Jie; Li Chao; Li Qing; Li Wei; Qin Chong; Qin Qi; Tu Hongtao; Wang Guangle; Wang Yabin; Wang Yaqiang; Xue Jun; Ye Yongqing.

 

FANCY SUCCESS

POSITIONS IN YOUNG POLISH PAINTING

Curators: Beata Nowacka-Kardzis and Lidia Krawczyk

Basia Bańda; Agata Bogacka; Tymek Borowski; Ewelina Chrzanowska; Lidia Krawczyk and / a Wojtek Kubiak; Przemek Matecki; Bartek Materka; Karol Radziszewski.

 

ONE HUNDRED YEARS

ENDOGAMIC & EXOGAMIC PICTORIAL PRACTICES IN MEXICO

Curators: Alessandra Poggianti and Juan Pablo Macías

Carlos Arias; Hernaín Bravo; Rubén Gutiérrez; Daniel Guzmán and / a Luis Felipe Ortega; René Hayashi / SIRE Collective; Marcos Kurtycz; Alejandro Osorio; Sebastián Romo; Guillermo Santamarina.

 

FROM INDIVID TO DVD

YOUNG GEORGIAN PAINTERS

Curators: Nana Kirmelashvili and David Andriadze

Sopho Chkhikvadze; Zura Gikashvili; Michael Gogrichiani; George Kevle; Ketevan Logua; Lado Pochkhua; Maka Razmadze; Ana Riaboshenko; Andro Semeiko; Konstantin Sulaberidze; Maia Sumbadze.

 

ALBANIA & KOSOVO

Curator: Artan Shabani

Driton Hajredini (KS); Ervin Hatibi (AL); Dalip Kryeziu (KS); Alfred Mirashi Milot (AL); Alkan Nallbani (AL); Artan Shabani (AL).

 

ART IN GENERAL

WHITE PAPER BLACK BRIDE

THE CONTEMPORARY ART SCENE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Curators: Jiří Kovanda and Edith Jeřábková

Zbyněk Baladrán; Josef Bolf; Jiří David; Ladislava Gažiová; Jan Haubelt; Lukáš/Polák; Michal Kalhous; Barbora Klímová; Eva Koťátková; Alena Kotzmannová; Martin Kubíček; Skupina/Ládví Group; Dominik Lang; Marek Meduna; Jan Nálevka; Markéta Othová; Luděk Rathouský; Jan Šerých; Evžen Šimera; Vladimír Skrepl; Michal Škoda; Pavel Sterec; Václav Stratil; Adéla Svobodová; Tomáš Svoboda; Jiří Thýn; Jirí Valoch; Tomáš Vaněk; Ivan Vosecký.

 

ART WORKS

YOUNG SLOVAK ART THAT WORKS

Curator: Omar Mirza

Gabika Binderová; Peter Homola & Marko Horban; Jana Kapelová; KassaBoys; Peter Králik; Martin Melicherčík; Svätopluk Mikyta; Lucia Nimcová; Katarína Patrášová; Monika Pavlechová; Veronika Šramatyová; Ján Vasilko.

 

WO-MAN POWER

Curator: Dadja Altenburg-Kohl

Maja Bajevic (BIH); Sigalit Landau (IL); Daniel Pešta (CZ); Ulrike Rosenbach (DE).

 

FOCUS ITALY

AL.CHI.MAS+X

Curator: Getulio Alviani

Getulio Alviani; Ennio Chiggio; Manfredo Massironi.

 

REREADING THE IMAGE

PHOTOGRAPHY AS STORAGE OF MEANING (ITALY 1970-2009)

Curator: Luca Panaro

Adriano Altamira; Olivo Barbieri; Silvia Camporesi; Cristian Chironi; Mario Cresci; Paola Di Bello; Francesco Nonino; Sara Rossi; Marco Samoré; Alessandra Spranzi; Davide Tranchina; Carloalberto Treccani; Elisa Turchi; Franco Vaccari.

 

ITALIAN NEWBROW

Curator: Ivan Quaroni

Vanni Cuoghi; Paolo De Biasi; Eloisa Gobbo; Massimo Gurnari; Fulvia Mendini; Elena Rapa; Michael Rotondi; Giuliano Sale; Giuseppe Veneziano

 

PRAGUE BIENNALE PHOTO 1

 

NEW LIFE, NEW DOCUMENT

NEW DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY IN CENTRAL EUROPE

Curators: Tomáš Pospěch and Vladimír Birgus

 

Czech Republic

Kateřina Držková and / a Barbora Kleinhamplová; Adam Holý; Hana Jakrlová; Jan Vaca.

 

Poland

Mariusz Forecki; Grzegorz Klatka; Rafał Milach; Agnieszka Rayss; Urszula Tarasiewicz.

 

Slovakia

Martin Kollár; Jozef Ondzik.

 

Hungary

Krisztina Erdei; Mátyás Misetics; Péter Szabó Pettendi.

 

NEW SLOVAK PHOTOGRAPHY

Curators: Lucia L. Fišerová and Václav Macek

Andrej Balco; Petra Bošanská; Petra Cepková; Radovan Čerevka; Juraj Chlpík; The Dudas Brothers; Jana Ilková; Šymon Kliman; Martin Kollár; Dalibor Krupka; Marek Kvetan; Pavel Maria Smejkal; Viktor Szemzö.

 

REAL UNREAL

CONTEMPORARY CZECH DIGITAL MANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY

Barbora Bálková; Tereza Vlčková; Barbora Žůrková and / a Radim Žůrek.

 

THE NEWEST NEW YORK

YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM THE BIG APPLE

Curators: Lina Bertucci and Michael Mckinney

Michele Abeles; Thomas Bangsted; Alison Brady; Catherine Czacki; Elleser Galleta; Liz Magic Laser; Leigh Ledare; Ryan Pfl uger; Paul Salveson; Allison Sexton.

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