Beijing International Art Biennale
The Beijing International Art Biennale (BIAB) is the official Chinese biennial for international contemporary art in Beijing . The biennale, which has been taking place since 2003, is organized by the Chinese Association of Artists and is characterized by diverse international participation.
Previous events
1st Beijing Biennial 2003
from September 20 to October 20, 2003 in Beijing with 577 works from 45 countries
2nd Beijing Biennial 2005
September 20 to October 20, 2005 in Beijing (China Millennium Monument Beijing World Art Museum, National Art Museum of China) with approx. 600 works from 50 countries.
Participating German artists (selection): Gerhard Richter , Anselm Kiefer , Hans Scheib, Karin Sander (artist) , Norbert Bisky , Helmut Federle , Werner Schaarmann, Michael Growe , Marc Schmitz , Heike Kati Barath, Cornelia Schleime, Georg Baselitz .
3rd Beijing Biennial 2008
The third biennial was held from July 8th up to and including August 24th, 2008 under the title “Colors and Olympism”; Due to the postponement of one year, it took place at the same time as the Olympic Games , which were also held in Beijing , and also took up thematically. A total of 747 works by artists from 81 countries were exhibited at exhibitions in the National Art Museum of China (July 8th - August 12th) and in the Exhibition Hall of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (July 7th - August 24th). Mainly sculptures and paintings were shown at the Biennale ; According to the curator Wang Yong, this should not only pick up on current trends in Chinese art, but also the renewed global interest in painting. Criticism of the fact that this would exclude contemporary, avant-garde art production, was relativized by Wang Yong by saying that “innovation does not necessarily mean new media and new art forms”.
This biennial was also barely noticed internationally; in Art in America it has been criticized as a "lackluster survey exhibition" showing "hastily commissioned paintings of heroic Chinese soldiers" while relevant contemporary art from China would only have been shown at private gallery exhibitions at the same time.
One prize received among others for an Olympic sports picture:
- Sandra Ackermann (* 1974), Germany: The jumpers. 2006. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 200 × 150 cm
4th Beijing Biennial 2010
September 20 to October 4, 2010 under the motto: “Environment Concern and Human Existence” with 535 participating artists and 562 exhibited works from China and 93 other countries worldwide.
5th Beijing Biennial 2012
September 28 to October 22, 2012 under the motto: "Future and Reality" with over 700 exhibited works from 84 countries, including 9 German participations.
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of names according to Art Aspects
- ↑ Zhu Linyong: "Third Beijing International Art Biennale kicks off" ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on ChinaCulture.org (accessed April 11, 2013)
- ↑ Katherine Don: "Beijing Biennale: July 8-Aug 12", in: Art in America , December 2008
