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Udo Kittelmann to curate the Russian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale

Fresh on the heels on Massimiliano Gioni’s unveiling of his theme “The Encyclopedic Palace,” Artguide reports that the Stella Art Foundation has announced  that the curator of the Russian Pavilion for the 55th Venice Biennale will be Udo Kittelmann, director … Continue reading

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A Bestiary of the Imagination: Massimiliano Gioni turns the Venice Biennale into an “Encyclopedic Palace”

Today, the Venice Biennale released a statement with further details on its upcoming 55th edition, slated to run from June 1 – November 24, 2013. Curator Massimiliano Gioni has chosen to title his upcoming contribution as “The Encyclopedic Palace,” in … Continue reading

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“Offside Effect”: Tbilisi gets a Triennial

The last days of Documenta may now be upon us (Would-be visitors have until the 16th, though it would appear Kassel may extend viewing time on certain commissions by artists like Walid Raad, Michael Rakovitz and Mark Dion, which the city … Continue reading

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The Gwangju Biennale releases the first issue of Roundtable

In advance of the September 7 opening of the Gwangju Biennale, the curatorial team – an all-female powerhouse of Nancy Adajania, Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Mami Kataoka, Sunjung Kim, Carol Yinghua Lu, and Alia Swastika  - has released the first issue of its e-journal, … Continue reading

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Winners of the 2013 Abraaj Capital Art Prize announced

Today the winners of the 2013 Abraaj Capital Art Prize were announced. We at Baibakov Art Projects heartily congratulate Iman Issa (who wowed us at the New Museum’s The Ungovernables), Vartan Avakian, Huma Mulji, Hrair Sarkissian and Rayyane Tabet (another Ungovernable…) We … Continue reading

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Shanghai Biennale accepting applications for the Academy of Reciprocal Enlightenment

In keeping with their thesis that “Energy is born out of a collective,” the curators of the 9th Shanghai Biennale – that’s Boris Groys, Jens Hoffmann, Johnson Chang and Qiu Zhijie - have announced a program of workshops as part of The Academy of Reciprocal Enlightenment, … Continue reading

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A.i.R. Dubai now accepting applications for Winter 2013

Artist-in-Residence (A.i.R.) Dubai is an annual two month program run by Art Dubai,  Delfina Foundation, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, and Tashkeel  that offers artists (and one curator) the chance to spend a concentrated period in Dubai in the months leading up to Art … Continue reading

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Scholarship or Spectacle? MOCA Shake-up raises questions on the goals of the Contemporary Museum

A little more than a week ago, the American art world was left reeling from the messy dismissal of LA MOCA’s esteemed curator, Paul Schimmel. Schimmel’s resonance is indisputable: for many, exhibitions like “Helter Skelter” helped to give form to a … Continue reading

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The 2nd Ural Biennale Reveals its Roster

This morning, the site Artguide.ru broke the artist roster for the second Ural Industrial Biennale of Contemporary Art, slated to run just over a month this fall, from September 13 – October 22, 2012. The first Ural Biennale – curated … Continue reading

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The 18th Biennale of Sydney opens (a taste of what’s to come for Moscow?)

Yesterday, the 18th Biennale of Sydney opened, perhaps giving some hints as to what Moscow can expect next year, when curator Catherine de Zegher takes charge of the Moscow Biennale. De Zegher – as we noted, currently Guest Curator at … Continue reading

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