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  • The pavilion as a sculpture

    Turkish artist Suat Öğüt speaks about Turkey and his striking Istanbul-pavilion

    Turkish-born artist Suat Öğüt wants to do it differently than the other curators. He makes a sculpture out of his cardboard cube that has also a practical function. The Istanbul pavilion opens...

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  • Urbanism
  • Television
  • biennale
  • amsterdam
  • Montage
  • 2010

    Tearing down the wall

    Daniële Marx about the the physical and mental wall of Porto Alegre

    Curator Daniele Marx shows works from Brazilian artists in her pavilion in the Amsterdam Biennale, that opens the 14th of November.

  • 2010

    Living on the edge

    Interview with Caroline Woolard, curator of the Brooklyn pavilions

    For her second pavilion in the Amsterdam Biennale, Caroline Woolard curated Temporary Services into the Brooklyn Pavilion. They organized a one-off newspaper, focusing on art labor and economics in...

  • Truths and stereotypes

    Interview with Kaspar Wimberley and Susanne Kudielka from the Stuttgart pavilion at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009

    Saturday 5 December at 20:00 hrs the Stuttgart pavilion opens in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009. Stuttgart doesn't have a very good reputation. Curators Susanne and Kaspar explain why.

  • Is it a man or a woman?

    Pedro Meyer’s fascination for nudes, hermaphrodites and transvestites

    Brazilian artist Pedro Meyer doesn't just paint nude women. With his painting-installation “Transvestite Bathroom” he plays with the notions of seduction and strangeness. The Rio de Janeiro pavilion...

  • The evolution of a brand

    Conversation with Sabine Delafon, curator of the Milan pavilion

    For the Amsterdam Biennale performance artist Sabine Delafon created a special exhibition with her Sabine Delafon Corporation. It opens on Saturday 21 November at Mediamatic from 20:00 hrs, along...

  • Creators of social value

    Conversation with Erik Pold, travel-guide and curator of the Copenhagen pavilion

    Danish artist Erik Pold interviewed four people from the cultural underground in Copenhagen for his CPH TLK project. This Saturday the 21st of November at 20:00 hrs Erik's Copenhagen pavilion opens...

  • A temple for the male muse

    7 questions for Olga Jitlina

    Olga Jitlina and Katja Sokolova are curators of the St. Petersburg pavilion that opens Saturday 5 December at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic, at 20:00 hrs. The woman has been a muse for...

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: suat ogut

    Istanbul Pavilion

    The Istanbul pavilion is composed of art works that evaluate the geographical identity structure in Turkey and the classifications of cultural diversity caused by political pressure. Open from 14...

  • A Biennale Interview

    The idea of interaction

    Conversation with the curators of the Leeds pavilion

    Jon Wakeman, Karen Watson and Megan Smith explain what they are presenting in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009. The Leeds pavilion “I Am Leeds” opened Saturday 12 December together with Nicosia, Tehran

  • 'Alles moet nog gedaan worden'

    Gesprek met Eliana Otta, vertegenwoordiger van Lima op de Amsterdam Biënnale 2009

    Het kunstleven in Lima is rijk en gevarieerd, maar desondanks hebben kunstenaars het erg moeilijk. 'Alles hangt af van individuele initiatieven.'

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: Caroline Woolard

    Brooklyn Pavilion 2

    showing a Newspaper on Art Labor and Economics

    Curator Caroline Woolard presents a new Brooklyn Pavilion, from November 14, 2009 - January 3, 2010 at the Amsterdam Biennale at Mediamatic. The first Brooklyn pavilion at the Amsterdam Biennale...

  • Amsterdam Biënnale 2009

    Opening Friday 16 October at 20.00 hrs

    The Amsterdam Biennale 2009 is the first ‘crowd sourced’, ‘user generated’ biennale in the world. More than 30 curators from the Mediamatic Travel network present contemporary art from their city.

  • Persbericht 8 december 2009

    Eerste ‘user generated’ biënnale nu compleet

    36 stedenpaviljoens in Amsterdam Biënnale 2009

    Amsterdam 8 december 2009 – Zaterdag 12 december gaan de laatste paviljoens open en is de Amsterdam Biënnale 2009 compleet. 200 kunstenaars uit de hele wereld werkten met Mediamatic aan de eerste...

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: Nat Muller

    Cairo Pavilion

    Manuals for Failure

    The Cairo pavilion is open from November 6 - January 3 and is curated by Nat Muller. The pavilion shows the work of Dina Danish: 'Manuals for Failure'. On November 6th at 21.00h in good accordance...

  • Mediamatic Magazine Vol. 1#2 Annie Wright 1 Jan 1986

    Through the Looking Glass

    Television and the Sixties Generation

    In the sixties, artists used video to criticize television (cf. the FLUXUS article in this issue). ANNIE WRIGHT describes the influence of TV on normal people.

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: Aicha EL BELOUI

    Casablanca Pavilion

    Open from 14 November, 2009 until 3 January, 2010 in the Amsterdam Biennale at Mediamatic: the Casablanca pavilion, curated by Aicha el Beloui.

  • The secrets of the fixed gear bike

    Interview with Mike Giant

    American tattoo and graffiti artist Mike Giant explains what makes riding a fixed gear bike so special.

  • Jerry Springer: fascinerend of weerzinwekkend?

    Interview met SjocoSjon, bedenker en curator van 'The Great Jerry Springer Rodeo'

    SjocoSjon vertelt over zijn fascinatie voor de schaamteloosheid van Jerry Springer, films van Paul Verhoeven en MTV-clips.

  • An interview with Mahmoud Hamdy

    Physical and mental distance

    While healing himself with healthy tomato juice, Egyptian artist Mahmoud speaks about integration, swings, and why Noord needs psychotherapy.

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: Kai-Ting Lin, XAN

    Taipei Pavilion

    Beauties behind the glass box, selling Bīnláng 檳榔 (Betel nuts)

    Together with four other cities, Taipei opened its pavilion on Saturday 14 November 2009 with the presentation of a Taiwanese tradition: the betel nut beauties. Until 3 January 2010 in the Amsterdam...

  • WatSpinoza? op het Damrak

    Wat is er mis met gevangenisstraf voor het gooien van kauwgom op straat?

    Op 7 mei 2009 werd de eerste WatSpinoza? vraag aan het Amsterdamse publiek gesteld. Aan het Damrak, vlak voor het Centraal Station, worden voorbijgangers gevraagd: 'Wat is er mis met gevangenisstraf...

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: Diana Marrone

    Naples Pavilion

    Il regno dell'intallio

    The First Naples Pavilion at the first Amsterdam Biennale. From Oct 17 - Jan 3 the Naples Pavilion, curated by Diana Marrone, is presenting the work of Danilo Capasso, Alessandro Cimmino, Roberto...

  • Mediamatic has moved to DijksPark in 2014!

    to Dijksgracht 6, Amsterdam

    As of December 1st, Mediamatic moved to their new location on Dijksgracht 6. On this beautiful spot near the waterside (within walking distance from Central Station!) we will continue and intensify...

  • Mediamatic Magazine 3#2 Marie-Adèle Rajandream 1 Jan 1988

    Work to Watch

    Giny Vos (Rotterdam 1959) graduated this summer from the RIETVELD ACADEMIE in Amsterdam. She has become known for a number of large-scale conceptual works.

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