[spectre] BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5 - OPENING DAYS

[Pavilion]

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/for Romanian please go to bucharestbiennale.org/ro

In memoriam Ioana Nemes

BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5

 TACTICS FOR THE HERE AND NOW 

25 May – 22 July 2012

Preview day for press and professionals: 24 May 2012 

Within the current context of the shifting nature of politics,
economics, and culture—conditions that are increasingly referred to
as precarious times—artists often have to negotiate risky positions,
contested territories, or situations in which cultural activity
interacts with, or provides a counterpoint to, conditions of flux.
Bucharest Biennale 5 profiles the work of artists whose agency lies
less in overt statements, but rather in investigative or indirect
strategies that possess their own kind of power. 
By its very nature, work that is investigative expresses a kind of
resistance to both the speed and changing nature of things and the
increasing sense of instability that pervades everyday life. Several
projects in the Biennale involve a reworking of specific histories
from the civic to the personal, producing a different kind of
"knowledge" that is not always about nostalgia or narrative, but is
rather a deliberately constructed perspective on the contemporary. For
some, the act of researching, uncovering, and presenting things that
are below the surface has been aided by the Internet, whereby obscure
or otherwise concealed data may be sought out, enabling new
combinations of imagery and meaning that are open-ended or associative
in nature. Whether relating to symbols of former eras, or personal or
collective memories, these images are complex representations of past
and present—imaginative ‘spaces’ that are characterized by a
degree of uncertainty that make them more challenging to decipher.

For other artists in the Biennale, tactics of subterfuge or
infiltration are intrinsic to their practice, allowing them to
circumvent or negotiate existing systems that they find questionable
or challenging. Their methodology reflects a practice that is
evolving, dynamic and responsive, something that is essential for
situations that change quickly or are not yet fully understood. Often
using techniques that rely on the art of seduction or manipulation,
these works can still contain sharp social or political critique,
merging aesthetics and political and cultural commentary in ways that
initially mask underlying meanings.

 The deployment of such informal approaches is particularly resonant
in a city such as Bucharest, where the infrastructure and contexts for
artistic practice are in the process of evolution. BB5’s projects
take place in non-profit spaces and public venues and sites in the
city, and act as statements and overtures of various kinds, from the
critically engaged to the playful in nature. While many projects are
situated within these venues which include Pavilion, the Political
Research Institute, artist-run space Alert Studio, former factory
space Make A Point, the local restaurant Nana, the cinema Union, some
magazines and the House of the Free Press, some exist only in the
public domain, using existing forms of distribution or presentation
outside artistic venues to offer audiences different ways of engaging
both with these works and the ideas within the Biennale. 

(excerpt from "Tactics for the Here and Now" by Anne Barlow,
published in PAVILION #16 - journal for politics and culture, edited
for Bucharest Biennale 5) 

PARTICIPANTS 

 Abbas Akhavan (IR/CA) 

 Marina Albu (RO)

 Haris Epaminonda (CY/DE)

 Klas Eriksson (SE)

 Ruth Ewan (UK)

 Aurelien Froment (IE/FR)

 Ciprian Homorodean (RO/BE)

 Iman Issa (EG/USA)

 Janice Kerbel (CA/UK)

 Jill Magid (USA)

 David Maljkovic (HR)

 Marina Naprushkina (BY/DE)

 Ahmet Ogut (TR/NL)

 Vesna Pavlovic (RS)

 Anahita Razmi (DE)

 Wael Shawky (EG/FR)

 Alexandre Singh (FR/USA)

 Mounira Al Solh (LB/NL) & Bassam Ramlawi (LB)

 Rinus van de Velde (BE)

 CURATOR 

Anne Barlow (born in Glasgow, Scotland) is Executive Director of Art
in General, New York, a non-profit organization that supports artists
through the commissioning of new work and an international residency
exchange program. From 1999-2006, Barlow was Curator of Education and
Media Programs at the New Museum, New York, where she oversaw its
educational and public programs, conceived of and developed Museum as
Hub (a global network initiative that connected the museum with art
partners in Cairo, Eindhoven, Mexico City and Seoul), organized
inter-disciplinary roundtables with leaders in the fields of the
visual arts, architecture, and design, developed the museum’s
Digital Culture Programs, and curated numerous exhibitions and
performances.

Barlow received her M.A. in the History of Art from the University of
Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to moving to New York, Barlow was Curator of
Contemporary Art and Design at Glasgow Museums, where she managed its
contemporary art collection, exhibitions, residencies and commissions
programs. Independently, she collaborated on the exhibition Copy It,
Steal It, Share It at Borusan Art Gallery, Istanbul, and guest-curated
film and media projects for the International Film Festival Rotterdam,
the Netherlands, and Threshold Artspace, Scotland. Barlow has
published for organizations including: Liverpool University Press/Tate
Gallery Liverpool; the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, United Kingdom;
the Edith Russ House for Media Art, Oldenburg; the New Museum; and Art
in General. She recently co-organized Art in General’s international
residency/exchange symposium "What Now?", and has participated in
lectures and discussions at organizations including: the Royal College
of Art, London; Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw; MUMOK, Vienna;
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York; New
York University; ARCOmadrid, for Latitudes’ Professional Encounters;
Tate Modern, London; and the Sharjah Art Foundation. Barlow lives and
works in New York.

 LOCATIONS / VENUES

 Each of the locations chosen for the BB5 are justified by their
history, socio-political involvement, but also by the topographical
location (details on www.bucharestbiennale.org): 

. PAVILION - centre for contemporary art and culture (also the BB5
info-point)

. Institute for Political Research - University of Bucharest

 . Make A Point - cultural center

. Alert Studio - artist-run space

. Casa Presei Libere - the former communist house for press

. Cinema Union - movie theatre

. Nana - local restaurant

. Tabu - women magazine

. Zeppelin - architecture magazine

. Vice - lifestyle magazine

 PUBLICATIONS 

 PAVILION - journal for politics and culture will dedicate #16 to the
biennale. PAVILION #16 will contain contributions by all the artists
and texts by Anne Barlow, Eugen Radescu, Stephen Duncombe, Razvan Ion,
Suzana Milevska, Sotirios Bahtsetzis, Tom Holert, Olive McKeon, Simon
Sheikh, Stefan Voicu and Marius Stan.

 A map/guide will be published to be a handy instrument for
navigation through the biennale. 

 The journal and the guide can be ordered as a hard copy or
downloaded for free as a PDF, soon, from pavilionjournal.org or
bucharestbiennale.org. This can also can be directly purchased from
the info-point of BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5. 

 PARALLEL EVENTS 

 The Parallel Events are collateral events taking place in the same
period as BB5. Our program aims to present a broader view of different
aspects of the local cultural scene to the regional, national and
international public.

 Parallel Events program offers a communication platform for
individual artists and interdisciplinary cultural producers who live
and work in the region, as well as for local institutions, art
organisations and other cultural events. For details please see our
website or Facebook page.

 EDUCATION AND MEDIATION

 Whatever your background or experience level with regard to
contemporary art, heritage or art history, BB5 educational programs
allows you to engage, participate in the dialogue and broaden your
outlook. Join us, together with your friends, family or students, for
one of our conversational tours and more.

 If you are planning a visit to BB5 with your school, university,
community organisation, company, museum association or any other group
over 10 persons, then this is the place to be. Be sure to let us know
in advance to organize for you a free guided tour. Based on your
interests, age and background we will create a personalized program to
fit your group. 

 If you are visiting BB5 by yourself or with a small group, please
note that we have volunteers prepared to guide you in every venue. So
just ask them for details.

 Feel free to contact us for more information or with any requests.

 PROGRAM OF THE OPENING DAYS

 MAY 24, 2012

 11.00 - 12.30

 TACTICS FOR THE HERE AND NOW

 Press conference for professionals and press

 Participants: Anne Barlow - curator of BB5, team of BB5 &
participating artists of BB5

 Venue: Hotel Intercontinental - Rapsodia conference hall, 1st floor

 Bd. Nicolae Bălcescu nr. 4 

Metro: Piata Universitatii

 13.00 - 19.00 

 BB5 PREVIEW

 All venues will be open exclusively for press and professionals
based on accreditation only

 21.30 - 22.00

 PERFORMANCE

 “Com´on you Reds” by Klas Eriksson (SE)

 Venue: Public place, in front of the entrance of Intercontinental
Hotel, 

 Bd. Nicolae Bălcescu nr. 4

 Klas Eriksson is a participating artist in BB5

 Metro: Piata Universitatii

 22.00 - 05.00

 OPENING PARTY (invitation only)

 Venue: Club Control

 Str. Academiei 19, in Pasajul Victoriei

 Metro: Piata Universitatii

 Opening Party Program

22.30 CHINAWOMAN (invitation only)

 LIVE CONCERT/MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

 For the first time in Romania

 chinawoman.ca

 24.00 (invitation only)

 Special DJ Stars Line Up: CLIZA vs LEO

 MAY 25, 2012

 19:00

 PERFORMANCE

 “Curva Viola” by Klas Eriksson (SE)

 Venue: Make a Point, Str. Morarilor nr. 1, Bucharest (inside
Postavaria Romana factory).

 Metro: Costin Georgian

 22.00 

 PARTY (open entrance)

 Informal party to celebrate the artists, the curator of BB5 + our
guests and the team of the biennale.

 Venue: OTA (the most famous underground artsy place)

 Str. Dr. Staicovici nr. 26, Bucharest (no sign on the entrance,
enter the garden and in the back downstairs)

 Good vibes provided by DJ Pericle

 Metro: Eroilor

 PRESS AND PROFESSIONALS ACCREDITATION 

 For accreditation please visit
http://bucharestbiennale.org/press.html 

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 More details at: 

 www.bucharestbiennale.org

 www.facebook.com/bucharestbiennial

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 Image: Rinus van de Velde, "untitled (The Lost Bishop)", charcoal on
wall, 240 cm x 360 cm, 2012. Courtesy of the artist.



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