October 2012
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from Friday September 07 2012 to Sunday November 11 2012 |
Gwangju Biennale Hall Gwangju-si Buk-gu Yongbong-dong San 149-2 (Biennalle 2-gil 211) Gwangju See on Map P : +82 62 608 41 14 |
biennale@gb.or.kr www.gb.or.kr |
| ‘ROUNDTABLE’ is the theme of the 9th Gwangju Biennale chosen by the team of six co-artistic directors appointed to organize the upcoming biennale. Nancy Adajania is a Bombay-based cultural theorist and independent curator; she is also research scholar-in-residence at BAK, Utrecht. Wassan Al-Khudhairi is the Director and Chief curator at Mathaf : Arab Museum of Art, Doha, Qatar. Mami Kataoka is a curator and writer and the Chief Curator of the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Sunjung Kim is a Seoul-based curator and professor at the Korea National University of Arts. Carol Yinghua Lu is an art critic and curator who lives and works in Beijing. She is a contributing editor for Frieze. Alia Swastika is a curator, project manager, and writer based in Jakarta ; she curated Jogja Biennale XI (2011). | ||
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from Saturday September 08 2012 to Sunday December 09 2012 |
Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo Parque Ibirapuera, Portão 3 04094-000 Sao Paulo See on Map P : +5511 55 76 76 00 |
bienalsp@fbsp.org.br www.bienal.org.br |
| Title of the Biennale : A iminência das poéticas (The Imminence of Poetics), curated by Luis Pérez-Oramas | ||
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from Wed. September 12 2012 to Saturday December 08 2012 |
ZERO1 Garage South 1st Street 439 San Juan See on Map |
www.zero1biennial.org/ |
| Under the theme Seeking Silicon Valley, the 2012 ZERO1 Biennial will feature work by a diverse group of local, national, and international contemporary artists whose work will transform Silicon Valley into an epicenter for innovative art production and public experience. | ||
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from Saturday September 15 2012 to Sunday November 25 2012 |
55 Jordan Street L69 1XB Liverpool See on Map P : +44 (0) 151 709 7444 |
info@biennial.com www.biennial.com/ |
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from Saturday September 22 2012 to Saturday November 24 2012 |
Busan Museum of Art 40 Apec-Ro, Haeunda-Gu Busan See on Map P : +82 51 503 6111 |
bsbiennale2012@gmail.com www.busanbiennale.org |
| Busan Biennale 2012 - "Garden of Learning" The coming Busan Biennale will be based on collaborative work. The exhibition’s Artistic Director, Roger M. Buergel (Berlin), is looking for people in Busan (and wider Korea) who would be interested in taking part in the exhibition’s making. Participants in the "Garden of Learning" will be working in close, sustained collaboration with both the Artistic Director and with Korean and international artists who come to Busan for certain periods of time. | ||
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from Friday September 28 2012 to Sunday October 21 2012 |
Information centre - Fondation espace écureuil 3, place du Capitole Toulouse See on Map |
Claudine Colin Communication - Valentine Dolla printempsdeseptembre@claudinecolin.com www.printempsdeseptembre.com |
| The theme of the 2012 Printemps de Septembre is History. Curated by art historian and critic Paul Ardenne, “History is mine!” brings together some forty artists who, each in their own way, address the question of history today. But then how could it be otherwise, given that all of us, artists or otherwise, are shaped and moved by history? Not a universal history, but a singular one, revisited and rewritten by each individual as the key material of their “life-novel.” Printemps 2012 will be articulated around its usual venues (with the exception of Les Jacobins, currently being renovated) with a string of associate venues further along the Garonne chosen in order to diversify content and maintain close cooperation with local and regional players. Likewise, there will be a special emphasis on interventions in public space, which is eminently the space of sharing and conviviality. This festive impulse will be heighted by the Nomadic Nights, especially this year. The International Festival of Art Schools, inaugurated in 2011, will be housed this year at the École des beaux-arts. This will be the last edition to be held in the autumn. In 2013, Le Printemps will be held in May, thus going back to the time of year, spring, that inspired the name it has kept over its 23 years of activity. | ||
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from Saturday September 29 2012 to Sunday January 13 2013 |
Taipei Fine Arts Museum 181, Zhong Shan N. Road, Sec. 3 10461 Taipei See on Map P : +886 2 2595 7656 |
info@taipeibiennial.org www.taipeibiennial.org/ |
| The Taipei Biennial 2012 is conceived as an exhibition that negotiates historical consciousness through an imaginative engagement with the past. Based on the assumption that a common ground of the global art system is the experience and effects of modernization, the biennial centers on the way that artists across the globe are articulating and negotiating this experience and its coming-into-being. The re-visioning of modernity, the re-writing of its master narratives, and the re-drafting of its constitutional resources is a trans-disciplinary project of global scale. This activity is driven by the urge to find a vantage point and speaking position from which we can relate to the frontiers of modernization, their present forms and their long shadows, and the role of art in their current transformations. Curated by Berlin-based curator and critic Anselm Franke, this eighth edition takes place at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and further locations in the City of Taipei. | ||
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from Tuesday October 02 2012 to Sunday March 31 2013 |
P : +86 (0)21 31278535 |
shanghaibiennale@126.com 2012.shanghaibiennale.org |
| Based on the experience in operating the past biennales, the 9th Shanghai Biennale 2012 will continue its local experience to face the global situation and cultural attitudes. It insists on constructing different cultural imaginations. The 9th Shanghai Biennale will be the inaugural show for Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum housed in a restoredindustrial building that used to be a thermal power plant. This marks a new beginning for the Shanghai Biennale in its 16 years of history. The 9th Shanghai Biennale will focus on resources and energy, while the curatorial team will study the energy of sites, memories, will, comprehension and, ultimately, the community. | ||
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from Thursday October 04 2012 to Sunday October 07 2012 |
tour & taxis - shed 1 avenue du port 86c b1000 Brussels See on Map P : +33 (1) 43 59 46 06 |
cécile schall info@fotofeverartfair.com www.fotofeverartfair.com |
| Fotofever is born from the will to create a platform to promote contemporary photography and video. through a pointed selection each edition carries the values of fotofever: daring, passion, and sharing. In november 2011: the 1st edition in Paris with 40 gallerie and 11.500 visitors. In october 2012: the 2nd edition launched in the european capital, Brussels, with 60 galleries presented in 4 sections: galleries (50), young (10 galleries under 3 years old), video and editors. Fotofever explores the diversity of photography and video art of today while also supporting the young generation and spreading interest among new collectors. | ||
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from Thursday October 04 2012 to Sunday October 07 2012 |
P : +212 5 22 95 31 90 |
Sylvia Beder sylvia@sylviabeder.com www.marrakechartfair.com/ |
| La troisième édition de la foire internationale d’art moderne et contemporain Marrakech Art Fair se déroulera du 04 au 07 octobre 2012 au Palace Es Saadi. | ||
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from Saturday October 06 2012 to Sunday November 04 2012 |
P : +44 (0)1273 643 908 |
info@photoworks.org.uk www.bpb.org.uk |
| Bringing international and emerging photographers and artists to the city, the fifth Brighton Photo Biennial explores the theme Agents of Change. Photography and the Politics of Space with a packed programme of free exhibitions, new commissions, talks, screenings, workshops and masterclasses. Following the 2010 Biennial curated by Martin Parr, which saw over 60,000 visitors, the 2012 edition is curated and produced by Photoworks, the UK’s leading visual arts agency for photography. Including work by Edmund Clark, Omer Fast, Julian Germain, Jason Larkin, Trevor Paglen, Corinne Silva, Thomson and Craighead and more, Brighton Photo Biennial 2012 (BPB12) will examine a wide range of photographic practices, collectively reflecting on ‘The Politics of Space’. This year’s Biennial will explore how space is constructed, controlled and contested, how photography is implicated in these processes, and the tensions and possibilities this dialogue involves. BPB12 provides a critical space to think about relationships between the political occupation of physical sites and the production and dissemination of images. | ||
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from Saturday October 06 2012 to Sunday January 13 2013 |
105 Centre Euralille F-59777 Lille See on Map P : +33 (0)3 28 52 3000 |
lille3000 contact@lille3000.com www.fantastic2012.com/ |
| thème de cette edition Fantastique2012 du 6 oct au 13 janvier 2013 plus de 30 expositions auront lieu dans toute l’Eurométropole, entre art, design et création. au Tripostal, à la Gare Saint Sauveur ainsi que dans nombreux lieux partenaires, on explore les multiples sens du mot 'fantastique' : des maîtres de la peinture flamande au 16e siècle aux textiles du futur, en passant par une facette inexplorée du travail de Chagall. Avec LES ARTISTES : Nick Cave, Leandro Erlich, Børre Sæthre, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Carsten Höller, Paul Mc Carthy, Robert Morris, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Bart Hess, Carnovsky, Ying Gao, Yohji Yamamoto, Daan Roosegaarde, Huang Yong ping, Théo mercier… | ||
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from Thursday October 11 2012 to Sunday October 14 2012 |
Regent's Park Park Square West. NW1 4NR London See on Map |
Directors : Amanda Sharp, Matthew Slotover info@frieze.com friezelondon.com |
| Celebrating its tenth edition, the fair presents over 170 of the most interesting galleries working today from Berlin to New York and London to Tokyo. -Frieze Projects, the fair’s programme of artist commissions and Frieze -Talks, a prestigious programme of debates, panel discussions and keynote lectures -Frieze Masters 2012, a unique view of the relationship between old and new art, will present approximately 70 international galleries showing work made before the year 2000, ranging from antiquities and old masters through to art of the 20th century. Frieze London is designed by architects Carmody Groarke and housed in a bespoke structure in Regent’s Park. Located in the heart of London, it is within easy walking distance of the city’s West End. | ||
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from Monday October 15 2012 to Sunday October 21 2012 |
Galerie Zürcher 56, rue Chapon 75003 Paris See on Map P : + 33 (1) 42 72 82 20 |
Léa Bayle info@galeriezurcher.com www.galeriezurcher.com |
| Quatrième édition du Salon Zürcher créé par le Zürcher Studio à New York. La Galerie Zürcher lance le « Salon Zürcher » à Paris pendant la FIAC et invite dans son espace parisien 7 galeries américaines où souffle un esprit d’indépendance et de découverte. Cette mini art fair apportera à Paris une réponse alternative made in USA en présentant les œuvres d’une vingtaine d’artistes encore peu connus en France. Liste des exposants : Airplane Blackston Hansel & Gretel Picture Garden Kansas Pocket Utopia Show Room 170 Zürcher Studio | ||
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from Wed. October 17 2012 to Sunday October 21 2012 |
P : + 33 1 83 62 25 67 |
info@showoffparis.fr showoffparis.fr |
| La 7ème édition de Show Off Paris art fair se déroulera au cœur du Marais et relèvera un panorama artistique sur les nouveaux medias. Direction artistique : Dominique Moulon. | ||
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from Wed. October 17 2012 to Sunday October 21 2012 All venues open 12.00pm to 8.00pm |
Le Garage 66 rue de Turenne 75003 Paris See on Map P : + 33 (0)1 55 34 78 15 |
SLICK office contact@slickartfair.com www.slickartfair.com/paris |
| After a success in 2011 with more than 17,000 visitors who came to visit the approxi- mately forty international galleries that were selected, SLICK will come back in october 2012. The fair aims to bring together the vitality of younger galleries with that of more established galleries, working both with recognized artists and tomorrow’s high-potentials.Within six years, SLICK Paris has become the French destination for discovering and supporting artistic talent. Preview VIP & Vernissage : Tuesday 16th (invitation only) Thursday 18th from 12am to 10pm | ||
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from Thursday October 18 2012 to Sunday October 21 2012 |
Bourse de Commerce de Paris 2 rue de Viarmes 75001 Paris See on Map P : + 33 1 40 10 16 93 |
info@cutlog.org www.cutlog.org |
| Since its kick-off four years ago, Cutlog, has became a Parisian, cutting-edge contemporary art fair promoting international emerging or established galleries which are supporting emerging artists. Cutlog is both an alternative and a complement to the other art fairs, focused on presenting under-the-radar galleries. It offers a platform to up and coming artists, as well as a bridge between galleries and established collectors. Held under the dome of the Bourse de Commerce, France’s historical equivalent of Wall Street. It is a skip and a jump away from the Grand Palais and the Louvre. There, in the circular, 1000 meter square room, it disrupts the typical, stern patterns of fairs and encourages a dialogue from galleries to visitors. Each year, it selects international and french galleries, offering a new visibility and a move away from Parisian art fairs. | ||
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from Thursday October 18 2012 to Sunday October 21 2012 |
Grand Palais Avenue Winston Churchill 75008 Paris See on Map |
info@fiac.com www.fiac.com/ |
| FIAC 2011 will witness an important milestone in the history of the fair: the opening of exhibition spaces situated on the upper level of the Grand Palais will make it possible to house all exhibitors at FIAC 2011 within this historic monument. FIAC 2011 will be the first occasion to discover the majestic volumes of these exhibition galleries, closed for many decades and recently restored to their original proportions. The nave will house galleries specializing in modern, contemporary-modern and contemporary art. The upper galleries will likewise host galleries specializing in contemporary art, together with emerging tendencies. 160 galleries representing 21 countries will exhibit at FIAC 2011. exhibitors list | ||
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from Thursday October 18 2012 to Sunday October 21 2012 |
Bastille Design Center 74, bld Richard Lenoir 75011 Paris See on Map |
Direction : Romain TICHIT romain@yia-artfair.com www.yia-artfair.com |
| Salon d’art contemporain hors-norme, le YIA _ Young International Artists Art Fair ouvre sa deuxième édition dans un lieu atypique à Paris, le Bastille Design Center situé à mi chemin entre le Génie de la Bastille, la place des Vosges et la place de la République. Élevé sur trois niveaux, cet ancien bâtiment industriel bénéficie d’une architecture inso- lite : sol pavé en bois patiné et structure métallique apparente surplombée d’une remar- quable verrière. C’est dans cet écrin à taille humaine que les 25 galeries invitées pour leur engagement en faveur de la scène émergente présentent un artiste de leur choix sélectionné pour la qualité de son œuvre. Chacun d’entre eux compte déjà plusieurs expositions monographiques en France et à l’international dans de grandes institutions, fondations ou galeries. Afin de mettre en valeur ces 25 « statements », le YIA _ Young International Artists fait tomber les barrières des stands pour un accrochage ouvert et perméable, favorisant un véritable dialogue entre les pièces exposées et conférant un supplément d’âme indéniable à l’événement. Prenant appui sur la singularité du lieu et sa sélection d’artistes des plus pointue, le YIA Art Fair souhaite créer un nouveau rendez- vous incontournable en cette semaine de l’art contemporain à Paris. | ||
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from Thursday October 18 2012 to Monday October 22 2012 |
Pavillons sur l’avenue des Champs-Elysées Paris 8ème de la place Clémenceau à la place de la Concorde 75008 Paris P : +33 (0)1 49 28 51 30 |
info@orexpo.fr www.artelysees.fr/home.html |
| Professionals, partners, collectors, visitors, they all agree, Art Elysées 2011 was a huge success. With over 38,000 visitors, the fair reaches its objectives and takes once again the first step among the others satellite fairs, during the week of October dedicated to art in Paris. Still more consistent and qualitative with 60 exhibitors selected, Art Elysees was differentiated from other events and has definitely acquired its place. At the end of this fifth edition, the fair still proves that it is truly a must-see annual event. | ||
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from Friday October 19 2012 to Monday October 22 2012 |
Cité de la mode et du design quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris See on Map P : +33 (0) 6 18 92 32 88 |
Sandrine Bisognin sbisognin.oct12@gmail.com www.chic-today.com |
| Forte du succès rencontré dans le passé, Chic Art Fair se développe et élargit son champ d’investigation à une création plastique actuelle pluridisciplinaire nationale et étrangère. Sur le principal plateau de 3400 m2, elle s’impose avec une programmation sélective et ambitieuse. | ||
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from Friday October 19 2012 to Tuesday November 20 2012 |
Center of Contemporary Art 10D. Abashidze str. 0102 Tbilisi See on Map |
info@cca.ge www.cca.ge |
| The first edition of this Triennial, entitled Offside Effect, will take place from October 19 until November 20, 2012. The notion of Offside Effect can be understood in various metaphoric modes. For example, in the mode of artistic thinking breaking through formalized frameworks of knowledge production. Or in the mode of agonistic, heterogeneous forms of laboratory-based education remedying homogenizing approaches. The ultimate ambition of the Tbilisi Triennial Offside Effect is to map a variety of practises in the form of activities, economics, methodologies, and strategies all connected with the experimental field of artistic thinking. Various curatorial tools will be deployed in Offside Effect. Firstly, four keynote artists will be invited, i.e. artists who have demonstrated in their renowned practices to be able to articulate a stance with respect to art academies and art education. The four keynotes are: Hito Steyerl, Stephan Dillemuth, Anton Vidokle, and Marion von Osten. Secondly, around twelve experimental education platforms—Maumaus (Lisboa), ISA (Habana), Staedelschule (Frankfurt), Finnish Academy of Fine Arts (Helsinki), MaHKU (Utrecht), Mildred's Lane (New York), F+F (Zurich), AICA (Yerevan), KHAS (Istanbul), Addis Contemporary (Addis Ababa), Kaywon College (Seoul) and CCA IMP (Tbilisi)—will be asked to demonstrate and disseminate their specific view on visual art, art education, and research in a number of presentations. The "Academy as Exhibition" is the ultimate curatorial position Offside Effect will take. Curators: Henk Slager, Wato Tsereteli | ||
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from Friday October 26 2012 to Monday October 29 2012 |
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE North Building, Exhibit Hall A & B 255 Front Street West Toronto See on Map |
info@arttoronto.ca www.arttoronto.ca |
| For this 13th edition, the curatorial direction of Art Toronto’s flagship exhibition and the commissioned Benefit Edition will highlight art and artists from Asia. Art Toronto announces FOCUS Asia 2012 a continuation of the annual initiative designed to highlight influential topics in contemporary art. Focus ASIA 2012 will feature both established and emerging gallery from the world's largest continent in a section devoted specifically to contemporary Asian art. | ||
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from Saturday October 27 2012 to Wed. October 31 2012 |
Kim Dae-Jung Convention Center 30 Sangmunuriro Seo-gu 502-828 Gwangju See on Map |
www.worldbiennialforum.org/ |
| The World Biennial Forum is an international get-together on practical and actual issues concerning biennials, aiming to provide professionals from the international biennial community and contemporary art world with a new global platform. | ||