Prague Biennale

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Prague Biennale
StatusInactive
GenreContemporary art
Locations Prague, Czech Republic
Years active2003–2013
Founder Helena Kontová; Giancarlo Politi
Organized byNadace Prague Biennale

The Prague Biennale is an international art exhibition in Prague, Czech Republic, held in alternate (odd-numbered) years. It was founded in 2003 by Helena Kontova and Giancarlo Politi. [1] It is supported by the Czech Minister of Culture and the City of Prague. The New York Times said of it in 2009: "Now in its fourth iteration, the biennial has a reputation for working on the cheap (the lighting is minimal to nonexistent, meaning viewings have to end by sundown) and for offering the first appearance of emerging artists from Central and Eastern Europe." [2]

Contents

The Prague Biennale is a partner organisation of the Biennial Foundation. [1]

Biennales

1. 2003

The first Prague Biennale had the title "Peripheries become the center" and took place from 26 June to 24 August at the National Gallery in Prague's Veletrzni Palac. [3]

Participants

Lazarus Effect. curated by Luca Beatrice, Lauri Firstenberg and Helena Kontova

Superreal. Curated by Lauri Firstenberg

Mission Possible. Curated by Michal Kolecek

When Periphery turns center and center turns periphery. Curated by Jens Hoffmann

Beautiful banners. Representation/Democracy/Partecipation. Curated by Marco Scotini

Italy: Out of Order. Curated by Luca Beatrice and Giancarlo Politi (I)

Illusion of security. Curated by Lino Baldini and Gyonata Bonvicini (I)

Differentia specifica. Curated by Judit Angel

alone / together. Curated by Jacob Fabricius

(Dis)locations. Curated by Julieta Gonzalez

Global Suburbia. Curated by Dorothée Kirch

Seduced (by speeds and movements): Towards active agencies of fictions and realities in Polish art. Curated by Adam Budak

Collecting, Channeling. Curated by Sofia Hernandez

Space and Subjectivity. Curated by Lauri Firstenberg

Overcoming alienation. Emerging artists from Russia. Curated by Ekaterina Lazareva

Contemporary identities. Curated by Charlotte Mailler

No title. Curated by Gregor Muir

Leaving Glasvegas. Scottish Art scene after the ’90. Curated by Neil Mulholland

Virtual Perception. Curated by Laurence Dreyfus

IMPROVisual. curated by Lavinia Garulli

The art of Survival. Curated by B+B (Sarah Carrington and Sophie Hope)

China Art Today. Curated by Francesca Jordan & Primo Marella

Disturbance (Interference). Curated by Helena Kontova

Come with me. Curated by Gea

Aión: an eventual architecture. Curated by Andrea Di Stefano

Deste Foundation (Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Dakis Joannou, Greece)

Special Guest Curator: Francesco Vezzoli (artist, Italy)

Special Projects:

Brand Art

Special Homage to Czech women artists

Pass-it-on. Curated by Raimundas Malasauskas (Lithuania)

Soya Sauce and Ketchup Fight

2. 2005

The second biennale took place from 26 May to 15 September at the Karlin Hall. [4]

3. 2007

The third biennale took place from 24 May to 16 September at the Karlin Hall. [5]

4. 2009

The fourth biennale took place from 14 May to 26 July at the Karlin Hall and was one of the events of the Czech Presidency of the European Union. [6]

5. 2011

The fifth biennale took place from 19 May to 11 September at the new venue of Microna. [7]

6. 2013

The 6th Prague Biennale opened at the Žižkov freight railway station in Prague on 6 June. [8]

Prague Biennale Photo

In parallel, the foundation launched a photography biennial: Prague Biennale Photo 1 (2009) and Prague Biennale Photo 2 (2011). [9] [10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Prague Biennale". Biennial Foundation. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Rail, Evan (19 July 2009). "In Prague, Art is Everywhere but Not Always Easy..." The New York Times . Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Prague Biennale 1". Prague Biennale. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Prague Biennale 2". Prague Biennale. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Prague Biennale 3". Prague Biennale. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Prague Biennale 4". EU2009.CZ. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Prague Biennale 5". Prague Biennale. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Prague Biennale home page". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Prague Biennale 4 / Prague Biennale Photo 1". NeMe. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  10. ↑ "Prague Biennale 5 / Prague Biennale Photo 2 - Announcements". e-flux. Retrieved 2025-08-25.


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