Ordinary / Extraordinary: The democratization of art or the will to change things

June 4 to July 3, 2016

Historic Center, Guatemala City

The 20 Bienal de Arte Paiz, celebrates 40 years of supporting the Guatemalan visual arts by the Fundación Paiz for art and culture. The twentieth edition aspires to greater inclusiveness by bringing the public closer to contemporary art, through the promotion of a simple and direct dialogue as a first step for a better understanding of the art of our time. In the historic center of Guatemala City, the Bienal de Arte Paiz  will endeavor to close the gap that exists between the public and the work of art through participatory works and other works inspired by the idea of art and life. The works, created by national and international artists, span from the sixties to the present. The 20 Bienal de Arte Paiz will also explore the notion of the everyday through various themes: Deconstructions, Obsessions, and the Exercise of Collecting Objects; Environments (Observation, Space and Place); Individual and Social Identity; Politics and Activism; and the Ordinary Unconscious.

Selected artists

1. María José Ayarza, Chile
2. Esvin Alarcón Lam, Guatemala
3. Guy Ben-Ner, Israel
4. Marilyn Boror Bor, Guatemala
5. Nicolás Consuegra, Colombia
6. Rochelle Costi, Brasil
7. Carlos Cruz-Diez, Francia/Venezuela
8. Glenda León, Cuba
9. María Ignacia Edwards, Chile
10. Magdalena Fernández, Venezuela
11. Hamish Fulton, Gran Bretaña
12. Dora García, España
13. María Alejandra Gónzalez, Guatemala
14. Felix Gonzales-Torres, USA
15. Alexandra Grant, USA
16. G.R.A.V., Francia
17. Cao Guimarães. Brasil
18. Kimsooja. Corea/USA
19. Julio Le Parc, Francia/Argentina
20. Los Torreznos, España
21. Juan Maurilio Mendoza, Guatemala
22. Ernesto Neto, Brasil
23. David Pérez (karmadavis), R. Dominicana/Guatemala
24. Raqs Media Collective, India
25. Sara Ramo, Brasil/España
26. Pedro Reyes, México
27. Cristián Salineros, Chile
28. Sitio-Seña, Guatemala
29. Rirkrit Tiravanija, USA
30. Sergio Valencia Salazar, Guatemala
31. Lawrence Weiner, USA
32. YOUNG – HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES,Corea

Curatorial team

Alma Ruiz, Curadora 20 Bienal de Arte Paiz

Alexia Tala, Curadora Editorial 20 Bienal de Arte Paiz

Carla Natareno, Coordinadora, 20 Bienal de Arte Paiz

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