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U-topicsUtopics, 11th Swiss Sculpture Exhibition, Biel/Bienne
http://u-topics.org
Professional days & Events : August 28 - 29 - 30 , 2009
Exhibitition : August 30 - October 25, 2009
This quinquennial is a must in the field of contemporary art in public space. 50 interventions by swiss and international artists, utopians, micronations, communities and originals will infiltrate the city of Biel/Bienne with their works and lifestyle ;
With : Groupe Bélier, Martin Beutler, Peter Coffin, Fabiana de Barros, ECAL, René Egli, Elgaland-Vargaland, Cao Fei, Robert Filliou, Claire Fontaine, Holger Friese & Mona Jas, Ryan Gander, Andreas Golinski, Fabrice Gygi, Carsten Höller, General Idea, Lang / Baumann, Jérôme Leuba, Lokal-Int, Matt Mullican, Neue Slovenische Kunst, ONS - die neue zeit, Parsifal, Mai-Thu Perret, Marco Poloni, Peter Regli, Didier Rittener, République du Saugeais, Katja Schenker, Kerim Seiler, L’école de Stéphanie, Nedko Solakov, State of Sabotage, Steiner & Lenzlinger, Superflex, Andrea Thal & Saskia Holmkvist, Tatiana Trouvé, United Transnational Republics, Clemens von Wedemeyer, W+W, René Zäch, Andrea Zittel, Zorro & Bernardo, Eurythmie Zuccoli, 360° and more than twenty micronations.
Director Simon Lamunière
At Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Auction, Even the Star Is Dimmed - NYTimes.com
Sarah Thornton’s take at Art Forum Diary
Interesting if you care, it’s just interesting because I’ve been following the story of the rise and fall and how it all gets played…
…”Some of the rock-star artists who experienced meteoric rises, helped by manipulations on the auction block, are now in freefall. The current lack of demand for their art has left their factories wanting. Although some of these artists are significant, the collapse of hyped and manipulated markets may take a generation to disassociate the art from the feeding frenzy of the 2000s for it to find their place in history..”
