Prague Biennale

4th PRAGUE BIENNALE 2009

14 May - 26 Jul 2009

4th PRAGUE BIENNALE
14 May - 26 July 2009

Directors: Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova
General Editor: Nicola Trezzi

EXPANDED PAINTING 3
Conceived by Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova

INDIVIDUALS
Curators: Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova
Salvatore Arancio (IT/UK); Alessandra Ariatti (IT); Carlo Bertocci (IT); Mauro Bonacina (IT/UK); Rossana Buremi (IT); Valerio Carrubba (IT); Alberto Guidato (IT); JEBE (Adriana Jebeleanu) (RO/IT); Alessandra Mancini (IT); Marco Salvetti (IT); Cecilia Sergi (IT).

SHORT LIST 09
12 PAINTERS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Curator: Daniel Pitín
Josef Bolf; Sylvie Brodi; Veronika Holcová; KW; Hynek Martinec; Jan Merta; Jitka Mikulicová; Alice Nikitinová; Jaromír Novotný; Robert Šalanda; Vladimír Skrepl; Pavel Šmíd.

DRESDEN – PRAG / PRAG – DRESDEN
Curator: Daniel von Wichelhaus
Paul Barsch; Tilman Hornig; Bernd Imminger; Johannes Makolies; Martin Mannig; Stephan Ruderisch.

STAGING THE GREY
12 ROMANIAN AND HUNGARIAN PAINTERS
Curators: Mihai Pop in collaboration with Jane Neal
Marius Bercea (RO); Zsolt Bodoni (HU); Andrei Câmpan (RO); Radu Comşa (RO); Oana Fărcaş (RO); Adrian Ghenie (RO); Cantemir Hauşi (RO); Victor Răcătău (RO); Şerban Savu (RO); Mircea Suciu (RO); Péter Sudár (HU); Alexander Tinei (MD/HU).

ITALY
NO MORE THAN A POINT OF VIEW
Curator: Angelo Mosca
Manfredi Beninati; Luca Bertolo; Lorenza Boisi; Gianluca Di Pasquale; Pesce Khete; Andrea Kvas; Ivan Malerba; Alessandro Roma; Michele Tocca.

SOUTH EAST B(L)OOMING
Curators: Primo Marella in collaboration with Eleonora Battiston
Annie Cabigting (PH); Alfredo Esquillo (PH); Nona Garcia (PH); Geraldine Javier (PH); Haris Purnomo (ID); Emmanuel Santos (MY); Yasmin Sison (PH); Wayan Suja (ID); Wire Tuazon (PH); Ronald Ventura (PH); Entang Wiharso (ID/US); Gede Mahendra Yasa (ID).

TRANS-DIMENSIONAL
INTERESTING DYNAMICS IN NEW KOREAN PAINTING
Curator: Wonil Rhee
Bongho Ha; Jonghyun Ha; Kyungah Ham; Yeondoo Jung; Un Kang; Kira Kim; Gilwoo Lee; Kwangho Lee; Sungsic Moon; Kibong Rhee.

HYPERLUCID
Curator: Domenico Quaranta
Alterazioni Video (IT/US); Gazira Babeli (Second Life); Shane Hope (US); Miltos Manetas (GR/UK); Gerhard Mantz (DE); Eva and / a Franco Mattes (IT); UBERMORGEN.COM (AT); Damon Zucconi (US).

CHINA BOX
Curator: Cecilia Freschini
Cui Jie; Li Chao; Li Qing; Li Wei; Qin Chong; Qin Qi; Tu Hongtao; Wang Guangle; Wang Yabin; Wang Yaqiang; Xue Jun; Ye Yongqing.

FANCY SUCCESS
POSITIONS IN YOUNG POLISH PAINTING
Curators: Beata Nowacka-Kardzis and Lidia Krawczyk
Basia Bańda; Agata Bogacka; Tymek Borowski; Ewelina Chrzanowska; Lidia Krawczyk and / a Wojtek Kubiak; Przemek Matecki; Bartek Materka; Karol Radziszewski.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS
ENDOGAMIC & EXOGAMIC PICTORIAL PRACTICES IN MEXICO
Curators: Alessandra Poggianti and Juan Pablo Macías
Carlos Arias; Hernaín Bravo; Rubén Gutiérrez; Daniel Guzmán and / a Luis Felipe Ortega; René Hayashi / SIRE Collective; Marcos Kurtycz; Alejandro Osorio; Sebastián Romo; Guillermo Santamarina.

FROM INDIVID TO DVD
YOUNG GEORGIAN PAINTERS
Curators: Nana Kirmelashvili and David Andriadze
Sopho Chkhikvadze; Zura Gikashvili; Michael Gogrichiani; George Kevle; Ketevan Logua; Lado Pochkhua; Maka Razmadze; Ana Riaboshenko; Andro Semeiko; Konstantin Sulaberidze; Maia Sumbadze.

ALBANIA & KOSOVO
Curator: Artan Shabani
Driton Hajredini (KS); Ervin Hatibi (AL); Dalip Kryeziu (KS); Alfred Mirashi Milot (AL); Alkan Nallbani (AL); Artan Shabani (AL).

ART IN GENERAL
WHITE PAPER BLACK BRIDE
THE CONTEMPORARY ART SCENE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Curators: Jiří Kovanda and Edith Jeřábková
Zbyněk Baladrán; Josef Bolf; Jiří David; Ladislava Gažiová; Jan Haubelt; Lukáš/Polák; Michal Kalhous; Barbora Klímová; Eva Koťátková; Alena Kotzmannová; Martin Kubíček; Skupina/Ládví Group; Dominik Lang; Marek Meduna; Jan Nálevka; Markéta Othová; Luděk Rathouský; Jan Šerých; Evžen Šimera; Vladimír Skrepl; Michal Škoda; Pavel Sterec; Václav Stratil; Adéla Svobodová; Tomáš Svoboda; Jiří Thýn; Jirí Valoch; Tomáš Vaněk; Ivan Vosecký.

ART WORKS
YOUNG SLOVAK ART THAT WORKS
Curator: Omar Mirza
Gabika Binderová; Peter Homola & Marko Horban; Jana Kapelová; KassaBoys; Peter Králik; Martin Melicherčík; Svätopluk Mikyta; Lucia Nimcová; Katarína Patrášová; Monika Pavlechová; Veronika Šramatyová; Ján Vasilko.

WO-MAN POWER
Curator: Dadja Altenburg-Kohl
Maja Bajevic (BIH); Sigalit Landau (IL); Daniel Pešta (CZ); Ulrike Rosenbach (DE).

FOCUS ITALY
AL.CHI.MAS+X
Curator: Getulio Alviani
Getulio Alviani; Ennio Chiggio; Manfredo Massironi.

REREADING THE IMAGE
PHOTOGRAPHY AS STORAGE OF MEANING (ITALY 1970-2009)
Curator: Luca Panaro
Adriano Altamira; Olivo Barbieri; Silvia Camporesi; Cristian Chironi; Mario Cresci; Paola Di Bello; Francesco Nonino; Sara Rossi; Marco Samoré; Alessandra Spranzi; Davide Tranchina; Carloalberto Treccani; Elisa Turchi; Franco Vaccari.

ITALIAN NEWBROW
Curator: Ivan Quaroni
Vanni Cuoghi; Paolo De Biasi; Eloisa Gobbo; Massimo Gurnari; Fulvia Mendini; Elena Rapa; Michael Rotondi; Giuliano Sale; Giuseppe Veneziano


PRAGUE BIENNALE PHOTO 1

NEW LIFE, NEW DOCUMENT
NEW DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY IN CENTRAL EUROPE
Curators: Tomáš Pospěch and Vladimír Birgus

Czech Republic
Kateřina Držková and / a Barbora Kleinhamplová; Adam Holý; Hana Jakrlová; Jan Vaca.

Poland
Mariusz Forecki; Grzegorz Klatka; Rafał Milach; Agnieszka Rayss; Urszula Tarasiewicz.

Slovakia
Martin Kollár; Jozef Ondzik.

Hungary
Krisztina Erdei; Mátyás Misetics; Péter Szabó Pettendi.

NEW SLOVAK PHOTOGRAPHY
Curators: Lucia L. Fišerová and Václav Macek
Andrej Balco; Petra Bošanská; Petra Cepková; Radovan Čerevka; Juraj Chlpík; The Dudas Brothers; Jana Ilková; Šymon Kliman; Martin Kollár; Dalibor Krupka; Marek Kvetan; Pavel Maria Smejkal; Viktor Szemzö.

REAL UNREAL
CONTEMPORARY CZECH DIGITAL MANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY
Curator: Vladimír Birgus
Barbora Bálková; Tereza Vlčková; Barbora Žůrková and / a Radim Žůrek.

THE NEWEST NEW YORK
YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM THE BIG APPLE
Curators: Lina Bertucci and Michael Mckinney
Michele Abeles; Thomas Bangsted; Alison Brady; Catherine Czacki; Elleser Galleta; Liz Magic Laser; Leigh Ledare; Ryan Pfl uger; Paul Salveson; Allison Sexton.
 

Tags: Michele Abeles, Getulio Alviani, Salvatore Arancio, Maja Bajevic, Zbynek Baladran, Olivo Barbieri, Manfredi Beninati, Marius Bercea, Luca Bertolo, Lina Bertucci, Zsolt Bodoni, Agata Bogacka, Josef Bolf, Mauro Bonacina, Valerio Carrubba, Lu Chao, Jirí David, Katerina Držková, Ladislava Gaziova, Adrian Ghenie, Wang Guangle, Daniel Guzman, Kyungah Ham, Veronika Holcova, Adam Holý, Tilman Hornig, Bernd Imminger, Geraldine Javier, Pu Jie, Cui Jie, Yeondoo Jung, Kira Kim, Eva Koťátková, Alena Kotzmannova, Jirí Kovanda, Andrea Kvas, Marek Kvetan, Sigalit Landau, Dominik Lang, Liz Magic Laser, Leigh Ledare, Miltos Manetas, Martin Mannig, Gerhard Mantz, Manfredo Massironi, Przemek Matecki, Bartek Materka, Jan Merta, Svätopluk Mikyta, Sungsic Moon, Alice Nikitinova, Lucia Nimcova, Jaromir Novotny, Marketa Othova, Gianluca Di Pasquale, Daniel Pitin, Li Qing, Lu Qing, Karol Radziszewski, Kibong Rhee, Ulrike Rosenbach, Sara Rossi, Marco Salvetti, Guillermo Santamarina, Serban Savu, Jan Serych, Vàclav Stratil, Jiri Thyn, Alexander Tinei, Tomas Vanek, Alterazioni Video, Entang Wiharso