Maria Lind Directs Gwangju Biennale with Focus on Art's Agency and Embedded Practice
Maria Lind, who serves as the director of Tensta Konsthall and the artistic leader of the Eleventh Gwangju Biennale (GB11), elaborates on her curatorial vision for 'The Eighth Climate (What does art do)?', which is scheduled from 2 September to 11 November 2016 in Gwangju, South Korea. This biennial commemorates the May 18 uprising of 1980, aiming to engage with the local history. The curatorial team, featuring Binna Choi and Azar Mahmoudian, chose over 70 artists following site visits in September 2015. The artworks are grouped by themes such as 'above and below ground' and 'new subjectivities.' GB11 will include Monthly Gatherings, an Infra-School, and various exhibitions. Lind highlights art's significance beyond mere commercial interests. She has also led IASPIS and Kunstverein München and received the Walter Hopps Award in 2009.
Key facts
- Maria Lind is artistic director of the Eleventh Gwangju Biennale (GB11) titled 'The Eighth Climate (What does art do)?'
- GB11 runs from 2 September through 11 November 2016 in Gwangju, South Korea.
- The biennial originated as a living memorial to the 1980 May 18 uprising in Gwangju.
- Over 70 artists are featured, with works organized into thematic strands like 'new subjectivities' and 'right to opacity.'
- The curatorial team includes Binna Choi, Azar Mahmoudian, Margarida Mendes, Michelle Wong, and local collective Mite-Ugro.
- GB11 includes components such as Monthly Gatherings, an Infra-School, publications, and exhibitions across multiple venues.
- Lind is director of Tensta Konsthall in Stockholm and previously directed IASPIS and the Kunstverein München.
- She won the Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement in 2009 and co-curated Manifesta 2 in 1998.
Entities
Artists
- Maria Lind
- Alma Heikkilä
- Pratchaya Phinthong
- Fernando García-Dory
- siren eun young jung
- Bernd Krauss
- Binna Choi
- Azar Mahmoudian
- Margarida Mendes
- Michelle Wong
- Sofia Hernandez Chong Cuy
- Hito Steyerl
Institutions
- Tensta Konsthall
- Gwangju Biennale
- Gwangju Biennale Foundation
- Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College
- IASPIS
- Kunstverein München
- Manifesta
- ArtReview
- ArtReview Asia
- Sternberg Press
- Mite-Ugro
- Asia Culture Center
- 5.18 Archives
- Seoul National University
- RAT school of art
- Chosun University
- Gwangju International Center
- Metahaven
Locations
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- Annandale-on-Hudson
- United States
- Munich
- Germany
- Iasi
- Romania
- Porto Alegre
- Brazil
- Ekaterinburg
- Russia
- São Paulo
- Paris
- France
- Seoul