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<strong>The appointed curator of BB5 announced the list of the participant artists and the venues.</strong><br />
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<em>Thursday, February 16, 2012, Anne Barlow, the appointed curator of BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5, announced in a press conference the list of participating artists, the venues and new details about the concept of BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5 - Bucharest International Biennial for Contemporary Art.</em><br />
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BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5, May 25 - July 22, 2012<br />
PREVIEW DAY: May 24, 2012<br />
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<strong>TACTICS FOR THE HERE AND NOW </strong><br />
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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 informal strategies that possess their own kind of power.<br />
For more details please visit: http://bucharestbiennale.org/concept.html<br />
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<strong>PARTICIPANTS:</strong><br />
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Abbas Akhavan (IR/CA)<br />
Marina Albu (RO)<br />
Haris Epaminonda (CY/DE)<br />
Klas Eriksson (SW)<br />
Ruth Ewan (UK)<br />
Aurelien Froment (IE/FR)<br />
Ciprian Homorodean (RO/B)<br />
Iman Issa (EG/USA)<br />
Janice Kerbel (CA/UK)<br />
Jill Magid (USA)<br />
David Maljkovic (HR)<br />
Marina Naprushkina (BY/DE)<br />
Ahmet Öğüt (TR/NL)<br />
Vesna Pavlović (Serbia)<br />
Anahita Razmi (DE)<br />
Wael Shawky (EG/FR)<br />
Alexandre Singh (FR/USA)<br />
Mounira Al Solh & Bassam Ramlawi (LB)<br />
Rinus van der Velde (B)<br />
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<strong>VENUES:</strong><br />
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<em>PAVILION - center for contemporary art and culture<br />
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Located in Victoria Square, PAVILION - center for contemporary art and culture is situated on the ground floor of a communist building. The aforementioned space became a banking center in 1993 and it has stayed like this for the last 15 years. The actual building of the block started in the years of the communist regime and it was concluded five years after the fall of communism. The hruschiovi (apartments named after the former communist leader from the ’60s) from the center of Bucharest have witnessed the changes of a Stalinist society into a capitalist society, with strong social and political marks. <br />
is a work-in-progress independent space, a space for production and research in the fields of the audiovisual, discursive and performative. It is a space of critical thinking, and promotes an artistic perspective implying the social and political involvement of art and of cultural institutions.<br />
PAVILION - center for contemporary art and culture will function as an exhibition venue, as well as the info point of BB5.<br />
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<em>Casa Presei Libere / The House of the Free Press</em><br />
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Casa Presei Libere (original name, before 1989, it was Casa Scânteii),a building in northern Bucharest, is a copy of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Casa Presei Libere held the record for the tallest structure in the city between 1956 and 2007. The building was originally conceived as Scânteia House Complex. The construction of the building took 5 years (1952 - 1957), (between 1949 and 1954, the project leader was Prof. Panaite Mazilu) and was intended to be the headquarters of the official media and especially of the "Scânteia" newspaper that reemerged as the official voice of the Communist Party of Romania. The antenna on this building sustained for a while, since 1956, the Romanian Television transmitter. After 1989, "Casa Scânteii" became known as "Casa Presei Libere" The House of the Free Press. The former Printing House "Casa Scanteii" was also transformed after 1989 into the Autonomous Administratio
n of Printing "CORESI". In February 1999, the Autonomous Administration of Printing "CORESI" became The National Company of Printing CORESI and is a typography company.<br />
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<em>The Institute for Political Research</em><br />
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The Institute of Political Research was created in 1999, 10 years after the revolution, through the transformation of the Centre for Political Research, founded in 1995 as the research core of the Faculty of Political Science of The University of Bucharest. After 10 years from the institutionalization of research activity, the Institute remains one of few platforms of debate and analysis of the Romanian political environment from an academic perspective, through social and economic mediation. <br />
By intervening within the Institute of Political Research, BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5 suggests and inserts new means of investigation, discussion and criticism of the socio-political context.<br />
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<em>Alert Studio</em><br />
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Alert studio is an independent artist-run space that acts as a platform for the research and promotion of contemporary artistic production. Taking on the function of a laboratory space, Alert Studio proposes a meeting point between artists, ideas, directions and dialogues from different areas of conceptual and cultural spaces. <br />
BUCHAREST BIENNALE chose this artist-run space as a venue for its strategic position vis-a-vis the Bucharest University of Art, also being a microcosm of a contemporary art scene.<br />
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<em>Make a Point</em><br />
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The headquarters of the cultural center Make a Point is inside of old textile factory, “Postăvăria Română” (1925-2008), where, under low light, the weavers would correct any problems found in the finished material. Make a Point is a permanent exhibition space, ideal for a wide variety of cultural events, having a screening room with two screens and a library open to the public.<br />
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<strong>For more details please visit BUCHAREST BIENNALE website: http://bucharestbiennale.org</strong><br />
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<em><strong>Strategic Partner: UniCredit Țiriac Bank</strong></em><br />
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<strong>Curatorul desemnat al BB5 a anuntat lista artistilor si a spatiilor</strong><br />
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Joi, 16 Februarie, 2012, ora 11:00, Anne Barlow, curatorul desemnat al BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5, a anuntat in cadrul unei conferinte de presa, lista artistilor participanti, a locatiilor si noi detalii cu privire la conceptul BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5 – Bienala Internationala pentru Arta Contemporana Bucuresti.</em><br />
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BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5, May 25 - July 22, 2012<br />
PREVIEW DAY: May 24, 2012<br />
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<strong>TACTICS FOR THE HERE AND NOW / TACTICI PENTRU AICI SI ACUM </strong><br />
In contextul actual al naturii schimbatoare a economiei, societatii si culturii—situatii care sunt adesea numite “vremuri precare” — artistii trebuie sa isi negocieze adesea pozitii riscante, teritorii contestate, ori situatii in care activitatea culturala interactioneaza sau ofera un contrapunct la conditii de flux. in cadrul acestui context, Bucharest Biennale 5 reliefeaza creatia unor artisti al caror portofoliu nu consta neaparat in situatii evidente, ci mai degraba in strategii investigative, indirecte sau informale, care poseda propria lor forma de putere. <br />
Pentru mai multe detalii: http://bucharestbiennale.org/ro/concept.html<br />
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<strong>PARTICIPANTI:</strong><br />
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Abbas Akhavan (IR/CA)<br />
Marina Albu (RO)<br />
Haris Epaminonda (CY/DE)<br />
Klas Eriksson (SW)<br />
Ruth Ewan (UK)<br />
Aurelien Froment (IE/FR)<br />
Ciprian Homorodean (RO/B)<br />
Iman Issa (EG/USA)<br />
Janice Kerbel (CA/UK)<br />
Jill Magid (USA)<br />
David Maljkovic (HR)<br />
Marina Naprushkina (BY/DE)<br />
Ahmet Öğüt (TR/NL)<br />
Vesna Pavlović (Serbia)<br />
Anahita Razmi (DE)<br />
Wael Shawky (EG/FR)<br />
Alexandre Singh (FR/USA)<br />
Mounira Al Solh & Bassam Ramlawi (LB)<br />
Rinus van der Velde (B)<br />
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<strong>LOCATII:</strong><br />
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<em>PAVILION - centrul pentru arta si cultura contemporana</em><br />
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Asezat in Piata Victoriei,PAVILION - centrul pentru arta si cultura contemporana, se afla la parterul unui bloc comunist, spatiu devenit sediu de banca in 1993, si care a functionat astfel timp de 15 ani. Constructia blocului a inceput in timpul regimului comunist si a fost finalizata la 5 ani dupa caderea acestuia. “Hrusciovchi” din centrul Bucurestilor este martorul transformarilor unei societati staliniste catre o societate capitalista puternic marcata politic si social.<br />
PAVILION - centrul pentru arta si cultura contemporana este un spatiu independent work-in-progress, un spatiu de productie si cercetare a vizualului, a discursivului si a performativului. Este un spatiu al gandirii critice si care promoveaza o intelegere implicata socio-politc a artei si a institutiilor culturale.<br />
PAVILION - centrul pentru arta si cultura contemporana va functiona atat ca spatiu expozitional, cat si info-point al BB5.<br />
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<em>Casa Presei Libere</em><br />
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Casa Presei Libere (numele original, dinainte de 1989, fiind Casa Scanteii) este o cladire localizata in nordul orasului Bucuresti si este o copie a Universitatii Lermontov. A detinut recordul de cea mai inalta structura din oras intre anii 1956 - 2007.<br />
Cladirea a fost conceputa initial sub denumirea de Complexul Casa Scanteii. Ea a fost ridicata in 5 ani (1952 - 1957) (intre 1949 si 1954, sef de proiect a fost prof. univ. emerit ing. Panaite Mazilu), fiind destinata publicarii presei de stat si in special a ziarului Scinteia, "organ" al Comitetului Central al Partidului Muncitoresc Roman. Antena de pe aceasta cladire a sustinut pentru o vreme, incepand din 1956, emitatorul Televiziunii Romane. Dupa anul 1989, Casa Scanteii este cunoscuta sub denumirea de Casa Presei Libere.<br />
Fostul Combinat Poligrafic "Casa Scanteii" s-a transformat si el, dupa 1989, in Regia Autonoma a Imprimeriilor "CORESI". La randul sau, regia s-a transformat in februarie 1999 in Compania Nationala a Imprimeriilor CORESI si este o companie tipografica.<br />
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<em>Institutul de Cercetari Politice</em><br />
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Institutul de Cercetari Politice a fost creat in 1999, la 10 ani dupa revolutie, prin transformarea Centrului de Cercetari Politice, intemeiat in 1995 ca nucleu de cercetare al Facultatii de stiinte Politice a Universitatii Bucuresti.<br />
Dupa inca 10 ani de la institutionalizarea activitatii de cercetare, Institutul ramane una din putinele platforme de dezbatere si analiza a mediului politic romanesc din perspectiva academica, prin mijlocirea abordarilor sociale si economice implicate in demersul politic.<br />
Prin interventia din cadrul Institutului de Cercetari Politice, BUCHAREST BIENNALE propune si insereaza noi modalitati de a investiga, dezbate si critica contextul socio-politic.<br />
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<em>Alert Studio</em><br />
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ALERT studio este un proiect independent de tip artist-run space cese doreste o platforma de cercetare si promovare a productiei artistice contemporane. Asumandu-si functia de spatiu laborator, Alert Studio propune o intalnire intre artisti, idei, directii si discursuri din zone conceptuale si spatii culturale diferite. <br />
BUCHAREST BIENNALE a ales drept spatiu acest artist-run space pentru pozitionarea sa strategica, vis-a-vis de Universitatea de Arta Bucuresti, fiind totodata reprezentarea formei celulare a unei scene de arta contemporana.<br />
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<em>Make a Point</em><br />
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Sediul principal al centrului cultural "Make a Point" se afla in incinta fostei fabrici de textile Postavaria Romana (1925-2008), pe locul sectiei de repasat, acolo unde, sub lumina slaba, tesatoarele corectau erorile din stofele finisate. "Make a Point" ofera un spatiu expozitional permanent, ideal pentru o varietate de evenimente culturale, avand o sala de proiectie cu doua ecrane si biblioteca deschisa publicului.<br />
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Pentru mai multe detalii va rugam sa vizitati site-ul BUCHAREST BIENNALE: http://bucharestbiennale.org<br />
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<em><strong>Partener Strategic: UniCredit Tiriac Bank</strong></em></font><strong><br />
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<em>Supported by: </em>Austrian Cultural Forum, British Council, 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, 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 />
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