THE SALOON
THE SALOON – ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN DIALOGUE
14-18 October 2009
Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art 2009 aims to investigate the artistic dialogue as method. The Biennial artists and their fields of interest constitute the starting points for in-depth dialogues.
PRESENTATION & DIALOGUE
KUTLUĞ ATAMAN
ROSA BARBA
TIM ETCHELLS
MATS HJELM
JÖRGEN SVENSSON
FIONA TAN
ALEXANDER VAINDORF
The Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art is committed to exploring new ways of mediating the works presented in the Biennial to local, international and Nordic audiences. The 2009 Biennial will investigate its’ thematics What a Wonderful World further through The Saloon, a series of artist talks and dialogues during five days, October 14-18. The Saloon is a critical programme inviting dialogue and participation from a wide public as well as arts and cultural professionals in order to engage the whole knowledge base that this Biennial seeks to represent.
The seminar programme is developed in close collaboration with some of the artists participating in the Biennial. Kutluğ Ataman, Rosa Barba, Tim Etchells, Mats Hjelm, Jörgen Svensson, Fiona Tan and Alexander Vaindorf will present their work and be in dialogue with a partner and commented by a critical intervenor – methods supporting their ability to function like guides, exploring and locating their practices and processes.
Such contexts for exploration may encompass describing the phases of an artwork, considerations of choice, negotiations and decisions, sources of inspiration as well as the strivings and passions behind the urge to express oneself. These practical and intellectual concerns have also come to play a more important role in the civic debate towards artistic research in the Nordic countries.
The Saloon aims to develop an accessible methodology stressing the interactivity and deepening understanding between audiences, artists, educational and cultural organisations, including key thinkers and arts professionals in the Nordic arena.
ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN DIALOGUE
Artist presentations are followed by dialogues with selected conversation partners. Commentators are invited to follow the day and critically reflect and comment what has been said and shown.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14
2-6 pm (14.00-18.00)
Fiona Tan, Amsterdam, The Netherlands + Cecilia Edefalk, Stockholm, Sweden
Commentator: Taru Elfving, London, United Kingdom
THURSDAY OCTOBER 15
2-6 pm (14.00-18.00)
Tim Etchells, Sheffield, United Kingdom + Camilla Eeg-Tverbakk, Oslo, Norway
Commentator: Malene Vest Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
FRIDAY OCTOBER 16
1-6 pm (13.00-18.00) Please note: At Bio Roy, Kungsportsavenyn 45
1-2.30 pm (13.00-14.30) Film Screening
3-6 pm (15.00-18.00) Artist Presentation, Dialogue and Comments
Including a screening of Mats Hjelm’s 35mm film Black Nation (2008), 94 min
Mats Hjelm, Stockholm, Sweden + Truls Lie, Oslo, Norway
Commentator: Mikela Lundahl, Gothenburg, Sweden
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17
11 am-6 pm (11.00-18.00) Including Late Lunch Break
11 am-2 pm (11.00-14.00) Rosa Barba, Berlin, Germany + Teddy Hultberg, Stockholm, Sweden + Eric M Nilsson, Uppsala, Sweden
2-3 pm (14.00-15.00) Break
3-6 pm (15.00-18.00) Kutluğ Ataman, Istanbul, Turkey and London, United Kingdom + Cristiana Perrella, Rome, Italy
Commentator: Sinziana Ravini, Paris, France
SUNDAY OCTOBER 18
11 am-6 pm (11.00-18.00) Including Late Lunch Break
11 am-2 pm (11.00-14.00) Alexander Vaindorf, Stockholm, Sweden + Georg Schöllhammer, Vienna, Austria
2-3 pm (14.00-15.00) Break
3-6 pm (15.00-18.00) Jörgen Svensson, Gothenburg, Sweden + Jan Verwoert, Berlin, Germany
Commentator: Tone Hansen, Oslo, Norway
ALL SEMINARS ARE IN ENGLISH | FREE ADMISSION
PLACE
All seminars take place at Valand School of Fine Arts, Vasagatan 50
Except Friday October 16: Bio Roy, Kungsportsavenyn 45
Please check website for changes in programme
The Saloon at Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art 2009 is supported by Nordic Culture Point, Government Offices of Sweden, Faculty Office for Fine, Applied and Performing Arts at Göteborg university, and Valand School of Fine Arts, School of Photography
Contact: Cecilia Gelin, Project Manager
cecilia.gelin@goteborg.biennal.org | +46 707 91 68 48
