[spectre] Tirana Biennale / Episode 4

[info at tiranabiennale.net]

PRESS RELEASE





BITTERSWEET / (EPISODE 4)



Participating artists: Nathalie Djurberg, Magdalena Dziurlikowska, 
Regina JosŽ Galindo, Allen Grubesic, P'l Hollender, Jessica Lagunas, 
Ma Liuming, Elahe Massumi, Monica Melin, Agron Mesi, Annee Olofsson, 
Mario Rizzi, Joanna Rytel, Erzen Shkololli & Suela Qoshja.



Curated by Joa Ljungberg



14th October ö 10th November 2005

Kompleksi ãGoldiä Tirana



The TIRANABIENNALE3 is built up by 5 episodes, all of which set out 
to explore Îtaboos of our timeâ. Whereas the first episode: 
TEMPTATIONS (curated by Edi Muka & Gezim Quendro) addressed the 
relationship between taboo and the notion of power, and the second 
episode: TO LOSE WITHOUT BEING A LOSER (curated by Roberto Pinto) 
reflected upon the act of losing as a modern taboo, the third 
episode: DEMOCRACIES (curated by Zdenka Badovinac) looked at the 
existence of parallel economies and systems. Now it is time for the 
fourth episode to open: BITTERSWEET (curated by Joa Ljungberg) which 
will address subject matters surrounded by a number of taboos in most 
cultures, by exploring the relationship between love, sexuality and 
power.



ÎWhy make an exhibition focusing on love and sexuality in 
relationship to power? Well one important reason is that, throughout 
our contemporary world, societies are still dominated by men. This 
condition has consequences not only on how women are valued, treated 
and to what extent a democratic country can really be said to be 
democratic. It also effects how men and women live together, love one 
another and have sex with each other. Bittersweet presents works by 
15 artists, some of which investigate established norms for love and 
sexuality: how those are formed; what expectations, needs and 
behaviours they generate; and how they function as to perpetually 
re-establish socio-sexual structures with inherent power mechanisms. 
Some artists discuss consequences of

male honour residing in the sexual purity of women, whereas others 
explore sexually luring advertising and its subliminal play on our 
human desires. There are also artists addressing acute relationships 
between sexuality and economical power, by dealing with phenomenas 
such as trafficking, prostitution and sex tourism, as well as artists 
discussing what sexual assault really entails ö that it is about 
power, and so concerns everyone in our society.â



The fifth and final episode of the Tirana Biennale3: GO INSIDE 
(curated by Hou Hanru) will open on the 28th of October. At this date 
we will also invite you to celebrate that the Tirana biennale 3 has 
been completed.



PROGRAM



EPISODE 1 [TEMPTATIONS]

Edited by: Edi Muka, G‘zim Q‘ndro

Exhibition area: Kompleksi "Goldi"

10th September



<http://www.tiranabiennale.net/episode_2.htm>EPISODE 2 
<http://www.tiranabiennale.net/episode_2.htm>[TO LOSE WITHOUT BEING A 
LOOSER]

Edited by:  Roberto Pinto

Exhibition area: Kompleksi "Goldi"

20th September



<http://www.tiranabiennale.net/episode_3.htm>EPISODE 3 [DEMOCRACIES]

Editd by:  Zdenka Badovinac

Exhibition area: "National Gallery"

30th September



<http://www.tiranabiennale.net/episode_4.htm>EPISODE 4 [BITTERSWEET]

Edited by:  Joa Ljungberg

Exhibition area: Kompleksi "Goldi"

14th October



<http://www.tiranabiennale.net/episode_5.htm>EPISODE 5 [GO INSIDE]

Edited by:  Hanru Hou

Exhibition area: The National Gallery of Arts

28th October







EXHIBITION HEADQUARTERS

Kompleksi ãGoldiä

Rr. Dibres 229

Tirana - Albania

Free entry

Opening hours: 11-15  16-19











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