Kcho: Havana Biennale is a true “Meeting Point”
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- 02 / 25 / 2009
“What is the theme of the Biennale? resistance in the global era. The only way to achieve this is to defend more and more each day cultural diversity. That is why I wanted to call these friends, important artists within the plastic field, people who I respect, love and admire a lot, and who see art not just as something aesthetic, but as a weapon to achieve transformation, exchange, negotiation… I wanted to make each one a very special invitation letter, in their own language, in which I recalled the times that we spent together. Any work begins with a first step, and that was the first step.”
The guest creators are Jane Alexander, from South Africa; Flaminio Jallageas and Patricia Gerber, from Brazil; Patrick Tuttofuoco from Italy; Peter Nadin from the United States; Tatsuo Miyajima from Japan; Cai Guo-Qiang from China and Mariana Bunimov from Venezuela.
Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari will arrive as representatives from Iran-the United States and the Russians Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovich, Evgeny Svyatsky and Vladimir Fridkes will come as part of the AES+F group.
There will be also included the Cubans Edgar Echevarría, Luis Gómez, Yoan Capote, Tomás Sánchez and Kcho himself, who declares: “All the work pieces are a very special gift. The attempt of this exhibition is to make a tribute to the Biennale. It is called Meeting point and there will be this group of artists taking part with whom I have shared in biennales such as Venice, Sao Paulo, the end of the world Biennañe or exhibitions such as Cocido y crudo (Coocked and raw) or Arte contemporáneo del siglo XX (Contemporary art from the 20th century).
The opening of the collective exhibition without restraints is expected to take place in the Saint Francis of Assisi Basilica. It will be joined together by the specific messages that are articulated by each artist from the singularity of their speech, until they construct a common will.
“The theme is to dream,” declares Kcho. Unity is the proposal that offers is “art, that energy; the interest to show what we do freely, spontaneously and responsibly. Meeting point talks about a possibility that has been seen by every edition of the Havana Biennale: to work with efficiency and fairly, aware of the importance of dreaming clearly and fighting for the dreams that have changed life.”
Talking about the importance of the Cuban Biennale, he concludes:
“The Havana Biennale is the cheapest one in the world, but there is no one that has changed so much over the last twenty years, that has affected so much the way in which the art power system sees what is taking place in Latin America and in the Third World. In the personal aspect, I am very thankful for the important role the Biennale played in my career and in my life. Many artists have begun their work from this event, which has turned Havana into a true meeting point.”
(Cubarte)
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