[artinfo] Conference and First General Assembly of the International Biennial Association (IBA)

[Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art]

Conference and First General Assembly of the 
International Biennial Association (IBA)

Berlin, 7.7.2014

On the extraordinary occasion of the First 
General Assembly of the International Biennial 
Association (IBA) in Berlin, biennial 
professionals from all over the world will gather 
at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt from July 10 to 
13, 2014. The idea of creating a stronger 
professional alliance among biennials was already 
discussed in the year 2000 at the first 
international conference Biennials in Dialogue 
(Kassel, Germany). Since then several small and 
large-scale events highlighted and shaped the 
development of a new network, which gained clear 
formulation at the World Biennial Forum No. 1 
Shifting Gravity (Gwangju, South Korea, 2012) 
with the implementation of the International 
Biennial Association (IBA). In the format of an 
association, IBA seeks to actively engage in how 
biennials evolved in the global art world and how 
they respond to socio-political urgencies in the 
midst of contemporary challenges.

The conference on July 11, 2014 will be open for 
the wider public and bring together artists, 
critics, art historians, curators, and biennial 
directors who triggered, defined as well as 
influenced important questions and developments 
related to perennial art exhibitions.

PROGRAM

Conference:

Friday, 11.7.14, 10 am-6 pm
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin
Open to the public, free entrance, in English
RSVP: <mailto:iba at berlinbiennale.de>iba at berlinbiennale.de
Live stream: <http://www.hkw.de>www.hkw.de

10:00-10:30 am
Welcome

10:30-11:15 am
Keynote Lecture: Why Biennial?
Maria Hlavajova, Artistic Director, BAK, basis 
voor actuele kunst, Utrecht and FORMER WEST

11:45 am-1:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Biennial Writing - Re-assessing Art History
·	Bruce Altshuler, Director, Museum Studies Program, New York University
·	Nicolas Bourriaud, Director, École 
Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts/Curator, 
Taipei Biennial 2014
·	Juan A. Gaitán, Curator, 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
Moderated by Koyo Kouoh, Founding Director, RAW Material Company

3-3:45 pm
Keynote Lecture: Why Associate?
Bartomeu Marí, President, International Committee 
for Museums and Collections of Modern Art / 
Director, Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art

4:15-6 pm
Panel Discussion: Institutional Critique - How to 
be Self-Critical in Biennial Work
·	Galit Eilat, Co-Curator, 31st Bienal de São Paulo
·	Hedwig Fijen, Director, Manifesta - The 
European Biennial of Contemporary Art
·	Geeta Kapur, Art Critic and Curator
·	Ahmet Ögüt, Artist
Moderated by Bige Örer, Director, Istanbul Biennial

IBA General Assembly:

Saturday, 12.7.14, 10 am-5:30 pm
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin
IBA Members only
RSVP: <mailto:info at biennialassociation.org>info at biennialassociation.org
Further information: 
<http://www.biennialassociation.org>www.biennialassociation.org

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The Berlin Biennale is organized by KW Institute 
for Contemporary Art and funded by the 
Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal 
Cultural Foundation).