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.
Participating artists
- Esvin Alarcón Lam, Guatemala
- Chini Ayarza, Chile
- Guy Ben-Ner, Israel
- Marilyn Boror, Guatemala
- Nicolás Consuegra, Colombia
- Rochelle Costi, Brazil
- Carlos Cruz-Diez, France/Venezuela
- Glenda León, Cuba
- María Ignacia Edwards, Chile
- Magdalena Fernández, Venezuela
- Hamish Fulton, England
- Dora García, Spain
- Alejandra Gónzalez Escamilla, Guatemala
- Felix Gonzales-Torres, E.E.U.U.
- Alexandra Grant, E.E.U.U.
- G.R.A.V., France
- Cao Guimarães. Brazil
- Kimsooja. Korea
- Julio Le Parc, Francia/Argentina
- Los Torreznos, Spain
- Juan Maurilio Mendoza, Guatemala
- Ernesto Neto, Brazil
- David Pérez (karmadavis), R. Dominicana/Guatemala
- Raqs Media Collective, India
- Sara Ramo, Brasil/Spain
- Pedro Reyes, Mexico
- Cristián Salineros, Chile
- Sitio/Seña, Guatemala
- Rirkrit Tiravanija, E.E.U.U
- Sergio Valencia Salazar, Guatemala
- Lawrence Weiner, E.E.U.U
- YOUNG–HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Korea
Curatorial team
Alma Ruiz, Curator 20 Bienal de Arte Paiz
Alexia Tala, Editorial / Co-curator 20 Bienal de Arte Paiz
Carla Natareno, Coordinator, 20 Bienal de Arte Paiz
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