(Geneva, Switzerland)
The Centre D’Art Contemporain Genève presents from November 9th, 2016 – January 29th, 2017, the “Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement 2016”, with Sophia Al-Maria, Yuri Ancarani, John M. Armleder & Stephan Eicher, Karimah Ashadu, Trisha Baga, Bertille Bak, Hicham Berrada, Phoebe Boswell, Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz, Brian Bress, Boychild & Wu Tsang, Loulou Cherinet, Massimo D’Anolfi & Martina Parenti, Alessio Di Zio, Bodil Furu, Jenna Hasse, Emilie Jouvet, Evangelia Kranioti, Salomé Lamas, Wu Tsang, Cinthia Marcelle & Tiago Mata Machado, Boris Mitić, Tracey Rose, Cally Spooner, Kerry Tribe and Emily Wardill.
The Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement 2016 is organized by the Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, in collaboration with the Fonds d’art contemporain de la Ville de Genève (FMAC) and the Fonds cantonal d’art contemporain, Genève (FCAC) and co-produced by Faena Art and In Between Art Film.
November 2016 marks the 15th edition of the Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement (Biennale of Moving Images, BIM), presented under the artistic direction of Andrea Bellini, director of the Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, in collaboration with Cecilia Alemani, director and curator of High Line Art, New York; Caroline Bourgeois, chief curator and conservator of the Pinault Collection, Paris; and Elvira Dyangani Ose, curator and lecturer in visual cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London, and member of the Thought Council at the Fondazione Prada.
The Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement 2016 will feature 27 new productions, produced and/or supported for the occasion and presented as installations (at the Centre d’Art Contemporain and the Mamco), performances (at the Théâtre de l’Usine (TU) and the Zoo de l’Usine), or feature films (presented with the artists at Cinéma Spoutnik and then shown at the Cinema Dynamo). The 2016 edition of the Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement marks the return of the international competition, which was held during the first editions of the Biennale. BIM special projects: Generations is a prize aimed at encouraging young film directors studying in prestigious local and international art and cinema schools. The winner will receive a grant for the creation of a new work, which will be presented during the next edition of the Biennale.
Finally, the new Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement is not a single exhibition. The 2014 edition traveled to several venues, including the Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, Australia, and the Teatrino Palazzo Grassi, Fondation Pinault, Venice. The BIM evolves from city to city, according to the format adopted to present the works (screening, exhibition of installations, etc.).
BIM 2016 will be presented in several institutions and festivals on at least four continents:
Teatrino Palazzo Grassi, Fondation Pinault, Venise : 14 – 16 November 2016
Schermo dell’arte, Florence : 16 – 19 November 2016
Faena Forum Miami Beach : preview 1 – 4 December 2016, exhibition Spring 2017)
Tent, Rotterdam: 19 December 2016 – 1st January 2017
Galerie de l’UQAM, Montreal: 23 February – 8 April 2017
Faena Art Center Buenos Aires (in collaboration with Untref, Universidad Nacional Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires) : Exhibition from 24 may 2017
SINCE 2014: A RECONCEIVED EVENT
The year 2014 marked a new BIM event format, which considers its own history while looking to the future with a commitment to a young generation of artists. The originality of the new BIM resides in the fact that it consists mainly of works commissioned and produced for the occasion. The Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement seeks to investigate new exhibition models and formats by building a show as a choir, bringing together polyphonic voices to offer a window onto contemporaneity. Comprising a wide array of multimedia installations, films, and documentaries usually shown in cinemas, as well as performances, the Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement is a one-of-a-kind hybrid situated somewhere between a cinema festival, a constellation of solo exhibitions, and a site for research and experimentation. With this format, artists are invited to push the boundaries of traditional media.
HISTORY
The Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement was founded by André Iten in 1985, during a workshop with the artists Silvie and Chérif Defraoui. It was initially called International Video Week and was one of the first events of its kind in Europe. Over a period of 30 years the BIM has brought together the very best in video art, showing works by artists such as Bill Viola, Gary Hill, Steina and Woody Vasulka, Robert Filliou, Chris Marker, Guy Debord, Vito Acconci, William Wegman, Bruce Nauman, Chantal Akerman, Rebecca Horn, Jean-Luc Godard, Andy Warhol, Philippe Garrel, Nam June Paik, Laurie Anderson, Artavazd Pelechian, Harun Farocki, Matt Mullican, Anri Sala, and the Straub/Huillet duo, among others.
GENERATIONS
The 2016 edition of the Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement marks the return of the international competition, which was held during the first editions of the Biennale. BIM special projects: Generations is a prize aimed at encouraging young film directors studying in prestigious local and international art and cinema schools.
Each of the selected schools was invited to submit a shortlist of student films. Following this call, 64 student projects from 12 schools across the world were submitted. Among these, a first jury of art and video professionals shortlisted 10 films, which will be shown during the Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement 2016. During the event, a second jury, comprised of key personalities in the art world, will select a winner from among the 10 films presented. The winner will be invited to participate in the Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement 2018 and will receive a production grant of CHF 10,000.
“Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement 2016”, with Sophia Al-Maria, Yuri Ancarani, John M. Armleder & Stephan Eicher, Karimah Ashadu, Trisha Baga, Bertille Bak, Hicham Berrada, Phoebe Boswell, Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz, Brian Bress, Boychild & Wu Tsang, Loulou Cherinet, Massimo D’Anolfi & Martina Parenti, Alessio Di Zio, Bodil Furu, Jenna Hasse, Emilie Jouvet, Evangelia Kranioti, Salomé Lamas, Wu Tsang, Cinthia Marcelle & Tiago Mata Machado, Boris Mitić, Tracey Rose, Cally Spooner, Kerry Tribe and Emily Wardill.
Opening: November 9th
On view through January 29th, 2017
Centre D’Art Contemporain Genève, Mamco, Auditoire Du Bac
Bâtiment d’art contemporain – Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 10
1205 Genève
Working Hours: The Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève is open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Mamco is open Tuesday to Friday, noon to 6 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
T: +41 22 329 18 42
info@centre.ch
Directions:
Bus nr. 1: stop “Ecole-Médecine” (direction Petit-Bel-Air)
Bus nr. 2, 19: stops “Musée d’ethnographie” (direction “Onex-Cité”) or “Bains” (direction “Genève-Plage” or “Vernier-Village”)
Tramway nr. 12 stop “Plainpalais” and nr. 15 stop “Cirque”
(To consult travel time: http://www.tpg.ch)
Parking de Plainpalais: entrance Avenue du Mail and Rond-Point de Plainpalais