Edited by Afterall Books in association with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven. Essay by Rachel Weiss. Texts by Luis Camnitzer, Coco Fusco and Geeta Kapur. New texts by Charles Esche and Gerardo Mosquera. Interviews with artists Alex Ángeles, José Bedia, Alfredo Márquez and Lázaro Saavedra. The second book in Afterall’s Exhibition Histories series focuses on the third edition of the Bienal de La Habana, which took place in 1989. In the core essay, Rachel Weiss examines the ways in which this exhibition extended the global territory of contemporary art and redefined the biennial model. A key member of the curatorial team, Gerardo Mosquera, contributes a reflection on the project, and its constituent exhibitions and events are documented photographically. The book also includes a paper delivered by Geeta Kapur at the Bienal conference and republishes reviews of the Bienal by Coco Fusco and Luis Camnitzer. It opens with an introduction by Charles Esche and brings together recent interviews with participating artists Alex Ángeles, José Bedia, Alfredo Márquez and Lázaro Saavedra. Crucial texts from the time are complemented by vital new material. Der zweite Band der Reihe Exhibition Histories konzentriert sich auf die dritte Biennale Kubas, die 1989 in Havanna stattfand.Rachel Weiss untersucht in ihrem Essay den weltweiten Einfluss dieser Ausstellung auf die zeitgenössische Kunst. Einzelne Ausstellungen und Veranstaltungen werden fotografisch dokumentiert und von Gerardo Mosquera, einem der Hauptkuratoren der Havanna-Biennale, reflektiert und kommentiert.Das Buch enthält Interviews mit Teilnehmern wie Alex Ángeles, José Bedia, Alfredo Márquez und Lázaro Saavedra, den Vortrag Geeta Kapur anlässlich der Biennale-Konferenz sowie Kritiken von Coco Fusco und Luis Camnitzer, zahlreiche Fotografien und neue Beiträge. Exhibition Histories ist eine 10-bändige Reihe, die der Geschichte der zeitgenössischen Ausstellungspraxis gewidmet ist. Jeder Einzelband bietet detaillierte Analysen historisch bedeutsamer Einzel- bzw. Gruppenausstellungen Exhibition Histories vol. 1This book inaugurates the Exhibition Histories series, which investigates shows that have shaped the way contemporary art is experienced, made and discussed.

Weiss, Rachel, 1954-; Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Wien; Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum

Weiss, Rachel, Camnitzer, Luis, Fusco, Coco, Kapur, Geeta, Esche, Charles

Rachel Weiss, Luis Camnitzer, Coco Fusco, Geeta Kapur, Charles Esche

Afterall Books

Afterall Academy Of Fine Arts Vienna Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven

König, Walther, Buchhandlung, GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. Verlag

Afterall Books ; Koenig Books (distr.)

Afterall Publishing

Exhibition histories, London, London, 2011

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Germany, Germany

Jan 31, 2012

PS, 2012

250 pages : 22 cm
"The third edition of the Bienal de La Habana, which took place in 1989, extended the global territory of contemporary art and redegined the biennial model. This book examines the project in its historical and international contexts ... Making art global (part 2) will focus on the Paris exhibition 'Magiciens de la Terre' of 1989"--Page 4 of cover
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-244) and index
Introduction : Making art global / Charles Esche -- A certain place and a certain time : the third Bienal de La Habana and the origins of the global exhibition / Rachel Weiss -- The Third Bienal de La Habana in its global and local contexts / Gerardo Mosquera -- The Third Bienal de La Habana : City maps -- 'Tres Mundos' -- Núcleo 1 : Roberto Diago ; José Bedia ; Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar ; Ahmed Nawar ; Roberto Feleo ; Antonio Ole ; Victor Teixeira (Viteix) ; 'Latin American textiles' ; 'Cuban lithography' ; 'Calligraphy in contemporary Arab painting' -- Núcleo 2 : 'Bolívar in wood carvings' ; 'Mexican dolls' ; 'African wire toys' -- Núleo 3 : 'The tradition of humour' ; 'Messages from South Africa' ; 'We love you, Paraguay' ; 'Censored photographs from Chile' ; Graciela Iturbide ; Sebastião Salgado ; José Tola -- Núcleo 4 -- Catalogue : Regulations ; Introduction / Llilian Llanes Godoy -- Notes on the art, identity and poverty of the third world / Mirko Lauer -- Contemporary cultural practice : some polemical categories / Geeta Kapur -- The margin of the 'margin' / Coco Fusco -- The Third Biennial of Havana / Luis Camnitzer -- Interviews with exhibiting artists : José Bedia in conversation with Lucy Steeds ; Lázaro Saavedra in conversation with Rachel Weiss ; Alex Ángeles and Alfredo Márquez in conversation with Rachel Weiss

The second installment in Afterall's Exhibition Histories series, Making Art Global, Part 1 focuses on the third Havana Biennial, which took place in 1989. In the core essay, Rachel Weiss examines the ways in which this exhibition extended the global territory of contemporary art and redefined the biennial model. Gerardo Mosquera, a key member of the curatorial team, contributes a reflection on the project, and its constituent exhibitions and events are documented photographically. The book also includes a paper delivered by Geeta Kapur at the Biennial conference and republishes reviews of the Biennial by Coco Fusco and Luis Camnitzer. It opens with an introduction by Charles Esche and brings together recent interviews with participating artists Alex ngeles, Jos Bedia, Alfredo Mrquez and Lzaro Saavedra. Key texts from the time are complemented by new material.

Pt. 1. The Third Havana Biennial 1989 -- Rachel Weiss ; With Additional Essays By Luis Camnitzer ... [et Al.] ; Interviews ... Conducted By Lucy Steeds And Rachel Weiss ; And An Introduction By Charles Esche. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 242-244) And Index. The Third Edition Of The Bienal De La Habana, Which Took Place In 1989, Extended The Global Territory Of Contemporary Art And Redesigned The Biennial Model. This Book Examines The Project In Its Historical And International Contexts ... Making Art Global (part 2) Will Focus On The Paris Exhibition 'magiciens De La Terre' Of 1989. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

2023-06-28