[spectre] BUCHAREST BIENNALE 4 FINAL REPORT

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Brief Final Report

BUCHAREST BIENNALE 4

May 21st – July 25th 2010

Handlung. On Producing Possibilities

Sunday, July 25th 2010, BUCHAREST BIENNALE 4 - Bucharest
International Biennial for Contemporary Art - curated by Felix Vogel
(n. 1987), entitled "Handlung. On Producing Possibilities", has closed
after more than 8 weeks, during which it has enjoyed an unprecedented
success for a Romanian contemporary art event.

BUCHAREST BIENNALE has gained throughout the years an international
reputation and its last edition has expressed the potential for
development of this type of artistic event.

BB4 has been composed of the main exhibition, parallel and
simultaneous events, an epilogue-exhibition at the Romanian Cultural
Institute in Stockholm and lectures. 37 artists from 17 countries have
participated, 21 works being produced especially for the biennial.

BB4 took place in 7 locations, 6 for the main exhibition and one for
the accompanying lectures.

Felix Vogel has officially became the youngest biennial curator in
the history of art. The research and selection process, as well as
preparing theoretical texts took 2 years.

The average age of the BB4 team is 22,5 years, the team comprising 6
employees and 22 volunteers and interns.

The biennial attracted more media attention than any of the previous
editions. Thus, at the opening press conference over 370 professionals
and press participated, both national and international. The biennial
was featured by over 110 publications, news agencies, radio and TV
stations, blogs, such as Frieze, FlashArt, Artforum, e-flux, Art
Agenda, Euronews, The Economist, Vogue Italy, Kunstzeitung, Artnet,
Afterall, Springerin, Radical Philosophy, Cabinet, ARTMargins, Cura.
Magazine, Camera Austria, Mute, ArtPapers, Open, Vicious Vitamins,
Kaleidoscope, Goteborgs Posten, TVR Cultural, The Diplomat,
Cotidianul, Adevarul, Gandul, Dilema Veche, Arhitectura, 9AM News,
MediaFax, Jurnalul National, Curentul, Elle Romania, B-24-Fun, Zile si
Nopti, Modernism.ro, Alternativ.ro, Metropotam.ro, Veiozaarte, TimeOut
and many others.

BB4 had a higher number of visitors than the previous edition, this
time being viewed by over 58.000 people. 

PAVILION - journal for politics and culture - published a special
issue, having a total of 540 pages and containing texts written by
renowned theoreticians such as Chantal Mouffe, Peter Osborne, Antonio
Negri, Bruno Latour, Hito Steyerl, Daniel Beland, Julia Brotea, Maria
Muhle, Doina Petrescu, Reinhold Martin or Ludger Schwarte. In the same
time a guide was published with 240 pages as a instrument for visiting
the exhibition.

The biennial website and the Facebook page have had more than 70.000
viewers from 73 countries, during the event.

The BB4 budget was 842.000 Euro.

BB4 had as main sponsor Pilsner Urquell, being also supported by
UniCredit Tiriac Bank. Among the institutions that have contributed to
the financing of BB4 were the Austrian Cultural Forum, Danish Arts
Council, IFA Berlin, IASPIS, Ministerio da Cultura, Fundacao Calouste
Gulbenkian, dgARTES, OCA, Dutch Embassy, Seacex, French Embassy,
Romanian Cultural Institute, Rumanska Kulturinstitutet Stockholm,
Romanian Cultural Institute New York etc.

Respecting tradition, the Ministry of Culture refused supporting BB4.

The press conference that will announce the BB5 curator, in 2012,
will take place in New York, on the 21st of September 2010.

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Image: Ion Grigorescu, Electoral Meeting, 1975, b/w photography, size
variable. Courtesy: the artist.

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www.pavilionjournal.org

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 COMUNICAT DE PRESA

Scurt raport final 

BUCHAREST BIENNALE 4

21 mai – 25 iulie 2010

Handlung. On Producing Possibilities

Duminica, 25 iulie 2010, BUCHAREST BIENNALE 4 - Bienala
Internationala de Arta Contemporana Bucuresti - curatoriata de Felix
Vogel (n. 1987), cu titlul "Handlung. On Producing Possibilities", s-a
inchis dupa mai mult de 8 saptamani, timp in care s-a bucurat de un
succes fara precedent pentru un eveniment romanesc de arta
contemporana.

Bucharest Biennale a capatat in decursul ultimilor ani o reputatie
internationala, iar ultima editie a exprimat potenţialul de crestere
a acestei forme de intalnire artistica.

BB4 s-a compus din expozitia principala, evenimente paralele si
simultane, o expozitie-finisaj la Institutul Cultural Roman de la
Stockholm, dezbateri si conferinte. 

Au participat 37 de artisti din 17 tari, 21 de lucrari fiind produse
special pentru bienala.

BB4 s-a desfasurat in 7 locatii, 6 pentru expozitia principala si 1
pentru conferintele conexe.

Felix Vogel a devenit oficial cel mai tanar curator de bienala din
istoria artei. Cercetarea, selectia artistilor si pregatirea textelor
teoretice s-au desfasurat pe parcursul a 2 ani. 

Varsta medie a echipei BB4 este de 22,5 ani, aceasta cuprinzand 6
angajati si 22 de voluntari si interni. 

Bienala a atras mai multa atentie media decat oricare dintre editiile
precedente. Astfel la conferinta de presa dedicata deschiderii
bienalei au participat peste 370 de reprezentanti media si
profesionisti din tara si din strainatate. Bienala a fost reflectata
de peste 110 de publicatii, agentii de stiri, posturi de radio si
televiziune, bloguri, precum Frieze, FlashArt, Artforum, e-flux, Art
Agenda, Euronews, The Economist, Vogue Italy, Kunstzeitung, Artnet,
Afterall, Springerin, Radical Philosophy, Cabinet, ARTMargins, Cura.
Magazine, Camera Austria, Mute, ArtPapers, Open, Vicious Vitamins,
Kaleidoscope, Goteborgs Posten, TVR Cultural, The Diplomat,
Cotidianul, Adevarul, Gandul, Dilema Veche, Arhitectura, 9AM News,
MediaFax, Jurnalul National, Curentul, Elle Romania, B-24-Fun, Zile si
Nopti, Modernism.ro, Alternativ.ro, Metropotam.ro, Veiozaarte, TimeOut
si multe altele.

BB4 a beneficiat de un numar mai mare de vizitatori fata de editia
precedenta depasind cifra de 58.000. 

Pentru aceasta editie a fost editat un numar special bilingv din
PAVILION - journal for politics and culture - cu 540 de pagini
continand texte scrise de teoreticieni de marca precum Chantal Mouffe,
Peter Osborne, Antonio Negri, Bruno Latour, Hito Steyerl, Daniel
Beland, Julia Brotea, Maria Muhle, Doina Petrescu, Reinhold Martin sau
Ludger Schwarte. De asemenea a fost editat un ghid al bienalei cu 240
pagini.

Website-ul bienalei si pagina de Facebook au adunat peste 70.000 de
vizitatori provenind din 73 de tari, in perioada desfasurarii
evenimentului.

Bugetul BB4 a fost de 842.000 Euro.

BB4 a avut ca sponsor principal Pilsner Urquell, fiind sustinuta de
UniCredit Tiriac Bank. Printre institutiile care au contribuit la
finantarea BB4 s-au numarat Forumul Cultural Austriac, Danish Arts
Council, IFA Berlin, IASPIS, Ministerio da Cultura, Fundacao Calouste
Gulbenkian, dgARTES, OCA, Ambasada Olandei, Seacex, Ambasada Frantei,
Institutul Cultural Roman, ICR Stockholm, ICR New York etc.

Urmand traditia, Ministerul Culturii din Romania a refuzat sustinerea
BB4.

Conferinta de presa care va anunta curatorul BB5, din 2012, va avea
loc la New York in data de 21 septembrie 2010.

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