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Le Mouvement: The City Performed
PasquArt, Biel/Bienne
31 August to 2 November 2014
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The 12th edition of the Swiss Sculpture Exhibition, entitled 'Le Mouvement', challenged the very definition of public art by creating no sculpture at all. The three-part exhibition was dedicated exclusively to performance in the city. While the first two movements took place in the streets of Biel/Bienne (see Performance), the third one was shown in a museum.
The exhibition 'The City Performed' extends the concept of performance in public space in both historical-geographical and political terms. It explicitly incorporates artists who have implemented street performances under various circumstances––in some cases at the risk of being arrested and imprisoned. The museum-based exploration offers a more in-depth examination of the context of performance, in which the definition and interpretation of public space differs with each work shown. Considering differences and distinctions is the only way to tackle the complexity of the system of discourse, society, city and public space.
Co-curated by Chris Sharp
Artists:
Vito Acconci, Francis Alÿs, Pablo Bronstein, Stanley Brouwn, Trisha Brown, Paulo Bruscky, Martin Creed, Felipe Ehrenberg, VALIE EXPORT, Dara Friedman, Gelitin, Tomislav Gotovac, Alberto Greco, Anna Halprin, Maria Hassabi, Noritoshi Hirakawa, Sanja Iveković, Christian Jankowski, Jiří Kovanda, Liz Magic Laser, Klara Lidén, Marko Lulić, Babette Mangolte, Rachel Mason, Dave McKenzie, Dieter Meier, Ocaña, Neša Paripović, Ewa Partum, Alexandra Pirici, Miervaldis Polis, Kim Sooja, Mladen Stilinović, Beat Streuli, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Ulla von Brandenburg, Ai Weiwei