8th Lyon Biennale 'Expérience de la durée' Explores Time Through Art
The 8th Lyon Biennale, titled 'Expérience de la durée,' took place in Lyon from September 14 to December 31, 2005, under the curation of Nicolas Bourriaud and Jérôme Sans. This exhibition examined the concept of duration through various timed pieces, such as Andy Warhol's Sleep, and John Miller's decade-spanning photographs, as well as La Monte Young's Dream House, which highlighted transhistorical duration. Influences from Fluxus and minimalism were evident, with Riley's installation encouraging noise in a contemplative environment. Saâdane Afif contributed electric guitars that played repetitive chords. The event showcased op and kinetic art from artists like Ann Veronica Janssens, Martin Creed, Olafur Eliasson, and James Turrell, while Erwin Wurm's work critiqued participation and Agnès Thurnauer's paintings challenged the notion of art's longevity, featuring 43 artists and 70 events throughout the Rhône-Alpes region.
Key facts
- 8th Lyon Biennale titled 'Expérience de la durée'
- Curated by Nicolas Bourriaud and Jérôme Sans
- Dates: September 14 to December 31, 2005
- Multiple venues in Lyon
- Three approaches to duration: timed, protocol, transhistorical
- Featured Andy Warhol's Sleep (six hours) and Jonas Mekas's 24-hour family life
- John Miller photographed between noon and 2 PM for ten years
- Wim Delvoye collected La Vache qui rit cheese labels
- La Monte Young's Dream House and Terry Riley's Time Lag Accumulator from the 1960s
- References to Fluxus, minimal art, Brian Eno, Robert Crumb, Robert Malaval
- Saâdane Afif's Power Chords (2005) with eleven programmed electric guitars
- Afif's work references André Cadere's color sequences with deliberate errors
- Resurgence of op art and kinetic art effects
- Works by Ann Veronica Janssens, Martin Creed, Olafur Eliasson, James Turrell
- Erwin Wurm's Adorno was wrong with his ideas about art (2005) with satirical instructions
- Pierre Huyghe's This is not a time for dreaming (2004) comparing Le Corbusier in 1959 to artist in 2004
- Agnès Thurnauer's paintings invoking Rodin, Manet, Barnett Newman
- Thurnauer's Remake highlights lack of female avant-garde figures like Marcelle Duchamp and Francine Picabia
- 43 artists and 70 events across Rhône-Alpes region
- 'Art sur la place' project for professional-amateur dialogue
Entities
Artists
- Nicolas Bourriaud
- Jérôme Sans
- Andy Warhol
- Jonas Mekas
- John Miller
- Wim Delvoye
- La Monte Young
- Terry Riley
- Brian Eno
- Robert Crumb
- Robert Malaval
- Saâdane Afif
- André Cadere
- Ann Veronica Janssens
- Martin Creed
- Olafur Eliasson
- James Turrell
- Erwin Wurm
- Pierre Huyghe
- Le Corbusier
- Agnès Thurnauer
- Rodin
- Manet
- Barnett Newman
- Marcelle Duchamp
- Francine Picabia
- Kendell Geers
- Carole Boulbès
Institutions
- Biennale de Lyon
- Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
- Harvard University
- Le Monde
Locations
- Lyon
- France
- Rhône-Alpes
- Massachusetts
- United States
Sources
- artpress —