Viva Arte
Viva
Biennale
Arte 2017
57th International Art
Exhibition
Curated - Christine
Macel
“Viva
Arte Viva is an exclamation, a passionate outcry for art and the state of the
artist. Viva Arte Viva is a Biennale designed with artists, by artists and for
artists.”
Christine Macel
The 57 La Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition, titled Viva
Arte Viva, until November 26, at the Giardini
and the Arsenale is curated by Christine Macel and chaired by Paolo Baratta.
Viva Arte
Viva - The Nine Trans-Pavilions
Each of the nine
chapters or families of artists of the exhibition “represents a pavilion in
itself, or rather a Trans-Pavilion as it is trans-national by nature but echoes
the Biennale’s historical
organization into pavilions, the number of which has never ceased to grow since
the end of the 1990s. From the “Pavilion
of Artists and Books” to the “Pavilion
of Time and Infinity”, these nine episodes tell a story that is often
discursive and at times paradoxical, with detours that mirror the world’s
complexities, a multiplicity of approaches and a wide variety of practices. The
exhibition is intended as an experience, an extrovert movement from the self to
the other, towards a common space beyond the defined dimensions, and onwards to
the idea of a potential neo-humanism. Viva Arte Viva also seeks to convey a
positive and prospective energy, which whilst focusing on young artists,
rediscovers those passed away too soon or those who are still largely unknown
despite the importance of their work.”
Christine Macel
Viva Arte
Viva
“The question is how to manipulate that which
manipulates you.” Mladen Stilinovic
Artist at Work – 1978/2017
eight silver
gelatin prints
Viva Arte
Viva
“My
mother may be illiterate... but her messages are full of symbols, full of the
magic of the ancient language of the Orient.”
Abdullah Al Saadi
Al Saadi’s Diaries – 2016
39 graphite works – each in a box
Viva Arte
Viva
“It Became this sort
of art-meets-life-meets-reality and those lines blurred very literally on paper
and openly because I had itemized everything, I had the inventory, everything.”
Dawn Kasper
The Sun, The Moon, and
The Stars – 2017
Installation
Viva Arte
Viva
“The perception of art
develops from the pressure points stimulated when you stand on it...”
Franz West
Chaise Longue – 2014
steel foam rubber linen
Otium – 1998
videocassette tape
Viva Arte
Viva
“The geometric pattern pierced up in the
painting projects,
the employment and evolution of Mondrian’s principle of creating
spatial imagination via geometry and also conceals Liu Ye’s prudent contemplation on space and composition with a
balanced treatment
of composition, color tones, and
light”
[Dina Zhang]
Liu Ye
Book Painting No1 – 2013
Book Painting No. 6 -
acrylic on canvas
Viva Arte
Viva
Roberto D’Agostino and Paolo Baratta
Marwan
The Veil – 1973
oil on canvas
Viva Arte
Viva
“I
do not need to position myself in any ideological way. Creativity is just the
capacity of consciousness. It is away to synthesize. It is a good language to
ground your consciousness in a condensed manner that you can see physically
outside yourself.”
[from an interview by Alain Elkann - Mar 2014]
Kiki Smith
Rogue Stars – 2012
opal with antique glass with
blackened stead and lead, 5 white glass stars with metal frames
Gathering – 2014
collage on Nepalese paper
Viva Arte
Viva
“The reason I became a sculptor is because
I really love the ability to touch something, and
in museums you usually don’t
get a chance to do that. In actuality, any person in this audience can go up
and move it around any way they wanted to and it will be fine any position you
decide to put it in.”
Senga Nengudi
A.C.Q.– 2016-2017
sculptural installation
Viva Arte
Viva
“I think the problem of art is form, and
(form) is a complicated thing to do. Form is not an object, it is a moment of
attention – to apply art to political resistance is always a bit complicated,
but there are ways to do it.”
[from an interview by Van Badham - The Guardian.com]
Philippe
Parreno
Cloud Oktas – 2017
wall for The Bride, AC/DC snakes,
sonic lightening grid, glass roof
Viva Arte
Viva
“My work begins at the crossroads—at
the intersection of Bebop improvisation and Abstract Expressionism.”
MacArthur Binion
DNA:Sepia
Viva Arte
Viva
“Je suis regarduer.”
Raymond Hains
Les Jardineries du Sud
mixed media installation
Viva Arte
Viva
“I stay away from complicated technology
and I have no secrets, this is actually something that anyone can do. Hence I
chose the tag ‘Weaving’ which requires neither strenuous physical activity nor
unique skill. All that is required is a pair of hands and minimal effort.”
Hassan Sharif
Hassan Sharif Studio
(Supermarket) - 1990-2016
mixed media objects, heaps, books,
boxes
Viva Arte
Viva
Olafur Eliasson - Green
Light – An Artistic Workshop
“Green light is an act of welcoming,
addressed both to those who have fled hardship and instability in their home
countries and to the residents of the cities receiving them. I am very pleased
to be able to present the project at the Biennale Arte 2017. To me, going to
the Biennale has always been about going deeper into reality, not about exiting
reality. Mass displacement and migration are core challenges in the world
today, affecting millions of people around the globe. Green light displays a
modest strategy for addressing the challenges and responsibilities arising from
the current situation and shines a light on the value of collaborative work and
thinking.”
Olafur Eliasson
Green Light – An
Artistic Workshop
Green light – An artistic workshop
invites refugees, asylum seekers, and members of the public to participate in a
multifaceted programme of creativity and shared learning. The educational
programme includes a workshop for the construction of Green light lamps,
language courses, seminars, artist’s interventions, and film screenings.
Made from recycled and sustainable
materials and designed to be stackable, the Green light modules can function
either on their own or be combined into more complex structures. At the core of
the Green light project is a fundraising campaign benefiting two NGOs that work
with refugees: Emergency and Georg Danzer Haus. For a contribution of (at
least) 250 Euros, donors receive a Green light lamp built during the workshop.
Donations can be made in the Green light space at the Biennale di Venezia or
online on the TBA21 web shop.
