[spectre] Fwd: exh. Centre of Attraction, Vilnius, Lithuania

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 15:12:15 +0200
From: The 8th Baltic Triennial in Vilnius <info@coa.lt>
Subject: Centre of Attraction


The 8th Baltic Triennial of International Art
CENTRE OF ATTRACTION

Exhibition Dates: September 14 - November 10, 2002=20
Press Conference and Preview: September 13, 2002
Invitational Opening: September 13, 2002                                 =
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Opening Debate: September 14, 2002
Opening Party: September 14, 2002
Seminar: October 25 and 26, 2002
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Location: Contemporary Art Centre, the Old Printing House and other venue=
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Address: Contemporary Art Centre, Vokieciu 2, 2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Curator: Tobias Berger, Germany (Kunsthalle Fridericianum)
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The 8th Baltic Triennial of International Art, entitled CENTRE OF ATTRACT=
ION,=20
aims to research the ambiguous phenomenon of centres - their opportunitie=
s,=20
dangers and the various relationships between them be they political, eco=
nomic,=20
cultural, social, scientific, etc. The appeal of the centre - in some res=
pects=20
analogous to the centrifugal force of black holes - also produces an enor=
mous=20
gravity, an undertow with unknown consequences. The exhibition and accomp=
anying=20
lectures, seminars and panel discussions endeavour to initiate critical=20
discourse around the topic of centres, sites of space and of transformati=
on.
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Approximately 60 international artists will participate in the exhibition=
 and=20
other events, with a special focus on Lithuania and its neighbouring coun=
tries.=20
A majority of the artworks will be produced especially for the exhibition=
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CENTRE OF ATTRACTION is oriented toward establishing a regular internatio=
nal art=20
event in Eastern Europe and creating a geographic balance in the map of=20
biennials and triennials, which act as temporarily centres of artistic an=
d=20
cultural dialogue.=20

Founded in 1979, The Baltic Triennial of Young Artists for many years pro=
vided=20
the only platform in the Baltic region for international artistic exchang=
e.=20
Touted by the Soviet Union as a showplace for avant-garde art, the Trienn=
ial=20
provoked passionate discussions in political as well as artistic circles =
through=20
the end of the 1980's. After the restoration of an independent Lithuania =
in=20
1990, the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius became the primary venue for=
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contemporary art in the Baltic region. The Baltic Triennial of Internatio=
nal Art=20
has likewise assumed a role of increasing significance and scope.=20

CENTRE OF ATTRACTION is composed of the exhibition, an after-opening deba=
te,=20
intermittent lectures, a seminar on the topic, guided tours and a catalog=
ue.=20
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CENTRE OF ATTRACTION is generously supported by: the Canada Council for t=
he=20
Arts, Creative New Zealand, Danish Contemporary Art Foundation, DFDS Tran=
sport,=20
DHL, FRAME - Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, Goethe Institute Vilnius, Hol=
iday=20
Inn, Institut f=FCr Auslandsbeziehungen, Pro Helvetia.

For more detailed information: http://www.coa.lt

Press contact: Renata Dubinskaite Tel: +370 2 623476, Fax: +370 2 623954,=
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E.mail: info@coa.lt

The first press conference will be held in in Kassel, Germany, on June 7t=
h,=20
2002. For the exact time and location please send an email to info@coa.lt=
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put press conference Kassel in the subject line.=20
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