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Biennale de L'image en Mouvement 2016
The celebrated Biennale de l鈥橧mage en Mouvement (Biennale of Moving Images) returns to the Centre d鈥橝rt Contemporain Gen猫ve this November, proposing once again a new configuration for the biennial format. This hybrid event鈥攕ituated somewhere between a cinema festival, a constellation of solo exhibitions and a site for research and experimentation鈥攚ill propose 27 brand new works commissioned and produced for the occasion by 26 cutting-edge Swiss and international artists and artist duos.
Curated by Andrea Bellini, director of the Centre d'Art Contemporain Gen猫ve in collaboration with Cecilia Alemani, director & chief curator of High Line Art; Caroline Bourgeois, chief curator and conservator of the Pinault Collection, and Elvira Dyangani Ose, curator, lecturer in Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, and member of the Thought Council at Fondazione Prada, the BIM 2016 aims at broadening the scope of the moving image beyond the digital condition under which we often reductively see the world in 2016. It will feature an exhibition of multimedia installations, as well as performances, film premieres and encounters with artists at the Centre d鈥橝rt Contemporain and in various partner locations (Mamco, Th茅芒tre de l鈥橴sine TU, Cin茅ma Spoutnik, Head-Gen猫ve).
The 2016 Biennale de l鈥橧mage en Mouvement also marks the return of the international competition which was held during the first editions of the Biennale. BIM special projects: Generations is a prize aimed at encouraging and promoting young film directors studying in prestigious local and international art and cinema schools.
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The celebrated Biennale de l鈥橧mage en Mouvement (Biennale of Moving Images) returns to the Centre d鈥橝rt Contemporain Gen猫ve this November, proposing once again a new configuration for the biennial format. This hybrid event鈥攕ituated somewhere between a cinema festival, a constellation of solo exhibitions and a site for research and experimentation鈥攚ill propose 27 brand new works commissioned and produced for the occasion by 26 cutting-edge Swiss and international artists and artist duos.
Curated by Andrea Bellini, director of the Centre d'Art Contemporain Gen猫ve in collaboration with Cecilia Alemani, director & chief curator of High Line Art; Caroline Bourgeois, chief curator and conservator of the Pinault Collection, and Elvira Dyangani Ose, curator, lecturer in Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, and member of the Thought Council at Fondazione Prada, the BIM 2016 aims at broadening the scope of the moving image beyond the digital condition under which we often reductively see the world in 2016. It will feature an exhibition of multimedia installations, as well as performances, film premieres and encounters with artists at the Centre d鈥橝rt Contemporain and in various partner locations (Mamco, Th茅芒tre de l鈥橴sine TU, Cin茅ma Spoutnik, Head-Gen猫ve).
The 2016 Biennale de l鈥橧mage en Mouvement also marks the return of the international competition which was held during the first editions of the Biennale. BIM special projects: Generations is a prize aimed at encouraging and promoting young film directors studying in prestigious local and international art and cinema schools.
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