La Biennale de Montréal 2016 Announces Artist List for Le Grand Balcon Edition
The 2016 edition of La Biennale de Montréal, titled Le Grand Balcon, has revealed its initial artist lineup under curator Philippe Pirotte. Running from 19 October 2016 to 15 January 2017, the biennial features new commissions including Moyra Davey's film Hemlock Forest and Anne Imhof's multidisciplinary work Angst. International co-productions include a photographic installation by Celia Perrin Sidarous. The extensive list spans over 40 artists from diverse backgrounds, with names like Luc Tuymans, Kerry James Marshall, Haegue Yang, and Xu Zhen. A complete roster will be announced in September. The event showcases a mix of established and emerging voices across various media.
Key facts
- La Biennale de Montréal 2016 is titled Le Grand Balcon
- Curated by Philippe Pirotte
- Runs from 19 October 2016 to 15 January 2017
- Initial artist list announced in May 2016
- Includes new commissions by Moyra Davey and Anne Imhof
- Features over 40 artists from multiple countries
- Full list to be announced in September 2016
- Includes artists like Luc Tuymans, Kerry James Marshall, and Xu Zhen
Entities
Artists
- Philippe Pirotte
- Moyra Davey
- Anne Imhof
- Celia Perrin Sidarous
- Haig Aivazian
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby
- Knut Åsdam
- Eric Baudelaire
- Thomas Bayrle
- Nadia Belerique
- Valérie Blass
- Michael Blum
- Shannon Bool
- Dineo Seshee Bopape
- Elaine Cameron-Weir
- Chris Curreri
- Nicole Eisenman
- Em’kal Eyongakpa
- Liao Guohe
- Judith Hopf
- Luis Jacob
- Myriam Jacob-Allard
- Brian Jungen
- Hassan Khan
- Meiro Koizumi
- Zac Langdon-Pole
- Tanya Lukin Linklater
- Kerry James Marshall
- Corey McCorkle
- Nathalie Melikian
- Joe Namy
- Shahryar Nashat
- Camille Norment
- PURE FICTION
- Lucy Raven
- Marina Rosenfeld
- Ben Schumacher
- Walter Scott
- Benjamin Seror
- Frances Stark
- Luke Willis Thompson
- David Gheron Tretiakoff
- Luc Tuymans
- Jacob Wren
- Haegue Yang
- Xu Zhen
Institutions
- La Biennale de Montréal
- BNLMTL 2016
Locations
- Montréal
- Canada
- New York
- USA
- Lebanon
- Nigeria
- Norway
- France
- Germany
- Israel
- South Africa
- Cameroon
- Netherlands
- China
- Peru
- Egypt
- Japan
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- UK
- Belgium
- South Korea