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4th Mercosur Biennial
4 October - 7 December 2003

Mercosur / 2003

Overview of dates and facts

Date:

4 October - 7 December 2003

Venues:

5 venues in Porto Alegre:

- Usina do Gasômetro
- Port Quayside
- Museo de Arte de Río Grande do Sul (MARGS)
- Río Grande do Sul Memorial
- Santander Cultural

Theme:

Arqueologia Contemporânea (Contemporary Archaeology)

See our introduction.

General curator:

Nelson Aguilar

Exhibitions,
curators:

The Delirium of Chimborazo
Curator: Alfons Hug. Transversal exhibition - works by 12 artists (also from other artists), runs through all the Biennial exhibition spaces.

Archaeology of the High Lands and Low Lands
Curators: Eduardo Neves and Adriana Schmidt Dias. 100 works of pre-columbian art.

Genetic Archaeology
Installation: Ary Perez; scientific supervision: Sergio Danilo Pena.

Countries:

Each country presents a national selection,
as well as a show in honour of a recognized artist:

Argentina
Curator, national presentation: Adriana Rosenberg.
Particular artist: Antonio Berni, curated by Nelson Aguilar.

Bolivia
Curator, national presentation: Cecilia Bayá.
Particular artist: Pierre Verger Ve Bolivia, curated by Alex Baradel.

Brazil
Curator, national presentation: Franklin Espath Pedroso.
Particular artist: Saint Clair Cemin, curated by Nelson Aguilar.

Chile
Curator, national presentation and particular artist: Francisco Brugnoli.
Particular artist: Roberto Matta.

Paraguay
Kurator, national presentation and particular artist: Javier Alcalá.
Particular artist: Lívio Abramo.

Uruguay
Kurator, national presentation and particular artist: Gabriel Peluffo.
Particular artist: María Freire.

Mexico (invited country)
Curator, national presentation: Rogelio Edgardo Ganado Kim.
Particular artist: José Clemente Orozco, curated by Agustín Arteaga.

Participants:

76 artists from 13 countries.

Organizer:

see Mercosur Biennial - Start page

 

Note:
This overview has been compiled from information that we received from the organizers. We do not assume responsibility regarding its accuracy.
Pat Binder and Gerhard Haupt, Universes in Universe

 

Mercosur / 2003