EXPERIMENTA UTOPIA NOW
Experimenta Utopia Now International Biennial of Media Art chases the dream of a perfect world. Showcasing more than 35 works from countries including Australia, Japan, Austria, India, Germany, Canada, France, Taiwan and the UK, Experimenta Utopia Now critiques the scope for happiness on earth as we know it, pokes fun at social and physical boundaries and questions the human race’s ability to preserve itself.
EMAF 2010
Productions by internationally renowned media artists and the innovative works of new masters from the academies will be presented at the 23nd European Media Art Festival. The EMAF is one of the most influential forums of international Media Art. As a meeting point for artists, curators, distributors, gallery owners and an audience of specialists, the festival has a great impact on the topic and aesthetics of Media Art. Each year the festival offers its visitors a current overview of new experimental films, performances, lectures, an exhibition and the Media Campus.
ZER01 Biennial 2010
The future is not about what’s next; it’s about what we can build to ensure that what’s next matters. How can we, as resourceful, innovative, and knowledgeable local and global citizens build and participate in a desirable future in the face of global climate change, economic meltdown, political instability, and cultural divisiveness?
Prospect.2
Founded in 2008 by Dan Cameron, Prospect New Orleans is the largest biennial of international contemporary art in the United States. Conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, such as the Venice Biennale and the Bienal de São Paulo, Prospect New Orleans showcases new artistic practices from around the world and contributes to the revitalization of New Orleans by spurring tourism and bringing international attention to the city’s vibrant visual arts community. Prospect.2, the second iteration of the contemporary art biennial, which is curated by Dan Cameron, will open to the public on November 13, 2010, and will be on view until Sunday, February 13, 2011.
SCAPE 6
SCAPE 2010 will be the 6th Christchurch Biennial presented by the Art & Industry Biennial Trust. New Zealand’s premier biennial of art in public space will be held in Christchurch, 24 September to 7 November 2010.
Beijing Biennale 4
In 1895, Venice, the water city of Italy, held the first International Art Biennale. Since then, especially since the 1980s, many countries have held the international art biennale. The international art biennale has become a platform to realize the international art communication and to exhibit the cultural power and artistic characteristics of different countries with its cross-border effect and constant frequency of being held once every two years. Furthermore, it has become a symbolic cultural event for a city or a nation to project its international cultural image and status.
Bucharest Biennale 2010
The 4th BUCHAREST BIENNALE (Bucharest International Biennial for Contemporary Art), generated by Pavilion, magazine for art & culture, is set for 21 May – 25 July 2010, under the curatorship of Felix Vogel (DE).
Liverpool Biennial 10
Touched will consist of new art that succeeds in affecting the viewer: art that moves us in mind, body and soul.
The new commissions for Touched will be announced early spring 2010.
ISEA 2011
ISEA International is pleased to announce that the 17th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2011) will be held in Istanbul, Turkey.
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