<html><head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<title></title></head><body><img width="180" height="167" alt="" src="http://pavilionmagazine.org/phplist/tempdir/BB4_pilsner_mica(1).jpg" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<font size="2"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.bucharestbiennale.org"><img width="270" height="188" alt="" src="http://pavilionmagazine.org/phplist/tempdir/26_mica.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
/ pentru limba romana mergeti mai jos</font><br />
<br />
<font size="3"><strong>PRESS RELEASE<br />
<br />
Brief Final Report<br />
BUCHAREST BIENNALE 4<br />
May 21st – July 25th 2010<br />
Handlung. On Producing Possibilities</strong><br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
BB4 took place in 7 locations, 6 for the main exhibition and one for the accompanying lectures.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
The average age of the BB4 team is 22,5 years, the team comprising 6 employees and 22 volunteers and interns.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
BB4 had a higher number of visitors than the previous edition, this time being viewed by over 58.000 people. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
The biennial website and the Facebook page have had more than 70.000 viewers from 73 countries, during the event.<br />
<br />
The BB4 budget was 842.000 Euro.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Respecting tradition, the Ministry of Culture refused supporting BB4.<br />
<br />
The press conference that will announce the BB5 curator, in 2012, will take place in New York, on the 21st of September 2010.<br />
<br />
---<br />
<br />
Image: Ion Grigorescu, Electoral Meeting, 1975, b/w photography, size variable. Courtesy: the artist.<br />
<br />
---<br />
<br />
For images you can access our blog: http://pavilion.pavilionmagazine.org<br />
<br />
---<br />
<br />
Other links:<br />
www.bucharestbiennale.org<br />
www.pavilionjournal.org<br />
www.facebook.com/pavilionjournal<br />
www.facebook.com/bucharestbiennale<br />
<br />
---<br />
<br />
</font> </font><font size="3"><strong>COMUNICAT DE PRESA</strong><br />
<br />
<strong>Scurt raport final <br />
BUCHAREST BIENNALE 4<br />
21 mai – 25 iulie 2010<br />
Handlung. On Producing Possibilities</strong><br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
BB4 s-a compus din expozitia principala, evenimente paralele si simultane, o expozitie-finisaj la Institutul Cultural Roman de la Stockholm, dezbateri si conferinte. <br />
<br />
Au participat 37 de artisti din 17 tari, 21 de lucrari fiind produse special pentru bienala.<br />
<br />
BB4 s-a desfasurat in 7 locatii, 6 pentru expozitia principala si 1 pentru conferintele conexe.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
Varsta medie a echipei BB4 este de 22,5 ani, aceasta cuprinzand 6 angajati si 22 de voluntari si interni. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
BB4 a beneficiat de un numar mai mare de vizitatori fata de editia precedenta depasind cifra de 58.000. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Website-ul bienalei si pagina de Facebook au adunat peste 70.000 de vizitatori provenind din 73 de tari, in perioada desfasurarii evenimentului.<br />
<br />
Bugetul BB4 a fost de 842.000 Euro.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Urmand traditia, Ministerul Culturii din Romania a refuzat sustinerea BB4.<br />
<br />
Conferinta de presa care va anunta curatorul BB5, din 2012, va avea loc la New York in data de 21 septembrie 2010.<br />
<br />
---<br />
<br />
Pentru imagini puteti accesa blogul BB4 la: http://pavilion.pavilionmagazine.org<br />
<br />
---<br />
<br />
Alte linkuri:<br />
www.bucharestbiennale.org<br />
www.pavilionjournal.org<br />
www.facebook.com/pavilionjournal<br />
www.facebook.com/bucharestbiennale</font><strong><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</strong>
<div><font size="3"><strong> <font face="Arial">---</font></strong></font></div>
<div><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong> </strong>BUCHAREST BIENNALE<br />
Bucharest International Biennial for Contemporary Art</font></div>
<div><font size="3" face="Arial">proudly supported by PILSNER URQUELL<br />
<br />
Sos. Nicolae Titulescu 1 (Piata Victoriei) </font></div>
<div><font size="3" face="Arial"> Bucharest 011131 Romania </font></div>
<div><font size="3" face="Arial"> T: + 4 031 103 4131 </font></div>
<div><font size="3" face="Arial"> E: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pavilion@pavilionmagazine.org">pavilion@pavilionmagazine.org</a></font></div>
<div><font size="3" face="Arial"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.bucharestbiennale.org/">www.bucharestbiennale.org</a></font></div>
<div><font size="3" face="Arial"><br />
---<br />
</font><font size="3" face="Arial"> <font size="2">Facebook: </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pavilionjournal">www.facebook.com/pavilionjournal</a></font><font size="3"><br />
</font> <font size="3" face="Arial"> ---<br />
<br />
This is a project by PAVILION - journal for politics and culture. <br />
<a href="http://www.pavilionjournal.org">www.pavilionjournal.org</a><br />
<br />
---</font></div>
<div><font size="3" face="Arial"> PAVILION, BUCHAREST BIENNALE and PAVILION UNICREDIT are projects devised and founded by Razvan Ion and Eugen Radescu<br />
<br />
---<br />
<em>Proudly sponsored by:</em> Pilsner Urquell<br />
<em>Strategic partner:</em> UniCredit Tiriac Bank<br />
<em>Supported by: </em>Austrian Cultural Forum, British Council, Centre for Visual Introspection, Danish Arts Council, dgARTES, French Cultural Institute, French Embassy, FRAME Finland, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, FSPUB (Faculty of Political Science, Bucharest University), National Geology Museum, IASPIS, IFA Germany, laBOMBA, Ministerio da Cultura, Mondriaan Foundation, Netherlands Embassy in Bucharest, OCA Norway, ParadisGaraj, Polish Institute, Romanian Cultural Institute, Romanian Cultural Institute New York, Romanian Institute of Geology, Rumanska Kulturinstitutet Stockholm, Seacex, UNArte (National University of Arts, Bucharest), FRAME - Finnish Fund for Art Exchange.<br />
<em>Media partners: </em>22 Magazine, Afterall, Alternativ, Arhitectura, Cabinet, Cura Magazine, Euromedia, Framework, Kaleidoscope, Metropotam, Modernism, Mute, Oops Media, Open, Radical Philosophy, Springerin, VeiozaArte, Vicious Vitamins, Zile si Nopti.
<br />
<em>Official coffee:</em> Illy
<br />
<em>Official hotel: </em>Intercontinental Bucharest<br />
<em>
</em></font><font size="3" face="Arial"><em>Printing partner:</em> First Advertising
</font><br />
<font size="3" face="Arial"><em>Official club: </em>Control
<br />
<em>Production partner:</em> UpDate Advertising
<br />
<em>Official city guide:</em> City Compass</font><font size="2" face="Arial"></font></div>
<br />
<div class="emailfooter">---<br />
To unsubscribe click <a href="http://pavilionmagazine.org/phplist/?p=unsubscribe&uid=65556873c4c94d9594f39b40f682e7fc">this link</a><br />
To forward this message click <a href="http://pavilionmagazine.org/phplist/?p=forward&uid=65556873c4c94d9594f39b40f682e7fc&mid=165">this link</a></div></body></html>