:: Artes Mundi E-Bulletin - 1st October 2005 ::

E-Bulletin Issue 01 - September 2005

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In this issue:

Introduction to Artes Mundi
Shortlisted Artists
The Selection Process
Sponsors
Calendar of Events 2005/06

Introduction to Artes Mundi

Artes Mundi is a major international biennial event in the visual arts, celebrating contemporary artists from across the world.

Meaning “Arts of the World” in Latin, Artes Mundi comprises a major exhibition at the National Museum and Gallery of Wales, Cardiff (11 February to 7 May 2006), a lively public event and education programme, an award of £40,000 to an artist and a purchase fund to enable several works by some of the shortlisted artists to be purchased for the National Museums of Wales’ Collections. Artes Mundi is a key event in attracting visitors to Cardiff and is representative of the cultural contribution of Wales to the world. read more

Announcement of Shortlisted Artists

Artes Mundi is a major international biennial event in the visual arts, celebrating contemporary artists from across the world.

We are delighted to announce that the following eight artists have been shortlisted for Artes Mundi 2006:

Eija-Liisa Ahtila Film-maker and photographer, Eija-liisa Ahtila was born in Hämeenlinna, Finland, in 1959. She lives and works in Helsinki, having completed her studies in cinema in California and London.
Thomas Demand Thomas Demand was born in Munich, West Germany in 1964, now lives and works in Berlin. His work combines conceptualism, photography and film, using a process of construction, representation and repetition.
Mauricio Dias & Walter Riedweg Video and installation artists Mauricio Dias (born in Rio de Janeiro in 1964) and Walter Riedweg (born in Lucerne, Switzerland, in 1955), have worked collaboratively since 1993.
Leandro Erlich Born in Buenos Aires in 1974, Leandro Erlich now lives and works in Buenos Aires and Paris, having completed his studies in Argentina, followed by a two year residency in Houston, Texas. He creates installations which challenge the viewer’s normal perception of reality by creating an unexpected experience from a familiar environment.
Subodh Gupta Born in 1964 in Khagaul, India, Subodh Gupta now lives in New Delhi. He works in a wide range of media from sculpture and painting to installation, photography, video and performance.
Sue Williams Sue Williams was born in Cornwall and now lives and works in Cardiff, Wales. Her work is embodied in her passionate response to the human condition; a pre-occupation with the fantasies of feminism, sexuality and gender and the notion of desire - both sexual and cerebral.
Wu Chi-Tsung Wu Chi-Tsung was born in 1981 in Taipei, Taiwan, where he still lives and works. He explores various media such as video, photography and mechanical installation.

The Selection Process

The shortlist of artists is selected by two internationally-recognised curators, in discussion with the Artistic Director.

The Selectors for 2006 are:

Deepak Ananth: originally from India, now based in Paris as independent curator and lecturer in Art History at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Caen, France.

Ivo Mesquita: Curator for Projeto Octógono, Pinacoteca do Estado, São Paulo, Brazil, and Visiting Professor, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, New York, USA.

Artes Mundi had invited those working in the contemporary visual arts to nominate artists to be considered by the selectors. In 2005, more than 200 nominations were received from 59 countries worldwide. Using this information, and from their own research, Deepak and Ivo drew up the shortlist. In making their decisions, the selectors are asked to focus on two main criteria:

artists who have achieved recognition for the quality of their work in their own country or sphere and are emerging internationally,

and artists who explore ideas of the human form / human condition and add to our understanding of humanity.

It is intended that this last description should be taken as broadly as possible, and executed in a diverse range of media. Eligibility also includes artists of any age who are resident or working anywhere in the world.

The Judges

At the end of March 2006, an international panel of judges will be invited to select one of the shortlisted artists to receive the Artes Mundi Prize.

They are asked to consider the work in the exhibition as well as other visual and documentary evidence of the artists’ careers over the preceding 5-8 years. The judges’ brief is to award the Prize to the artist who, in their view, consistently makes work of quality and is recognised as thought-provoking within the criteria of Artes Mundi.

For 2006 the panel of judges comprises:

Paolo Colombo Curator of MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI Secolo, Rome, Italy.

Jenni Spencer-Davies Curator, Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, Wales.

Thelma Golden Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Programs and Chief Curator at The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, USA

Gerardo Mosquera, Curator for the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York; who has been appointed as Chair.

Cai Guo-Qiang, the internationally renowned Chinese artist,currently showing new work in his first solo UK exhibition at the Fruitmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland.

E-Bulletin Issue 01 - September 2005

In this issue:

Introduction to Artes Mundi

Announcement of Shortlisted Artists

Eija-Liisa Ahtila

Thomas Demand

Mauricio Dias & Walter Riedweg

Leandro Erlich

Subodh Gupta

Sue Williams

Wu Chi-Tsung

The Selection Process

The Judges

Sponsors

Calendar of Events

September 05

February 06

March 06