BNLMTL 2014 combines a multi-sited exhibition, a dynamic series of panels, talks, performances, publications, conferences and other special events at cultural and academic institutions and public spaces throughout the city.

By News Editor 26 Sep 2014

La Biennale de Montréal
BNLMTL 2014

L’avenir (looking forward)

22 October 2014 – 4 January 2015

Artistic Director: Sylvie Fortin

Press and professional preview: 21–22 October
Opening days public programmes: 20–23 October

L’avenir (looking forward) examines how contemporary artists give form to the question of “what is to come?” Shifting between assessment and anticipation, clearly grounded in the “now,” and informed by echoes of the past, the exhibition looks towards the future and strives to unveil a range of possibilities and rekindle some that may have been prematurely foreclosed. Through a broad range of works and media, including 25 new projects in film and video, sculpture, photography, painting, installation, performance and new media, L’avenir (looking forward) promises viewers powerful experiences: moments for contemplation, invitations to wonderment, occasions for exchange and calls to action.

La Biennale de Montréal has been completely reimagined with new executive and curatorial leadership. The 2014 edition of BNLMTL, L’avenir (looking forward), was conceptualized by Gregory Burke and Peggy Gale, and developed in tandem with co-curators Lesley Johnstone and Mark Lanctôt of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. All four curators worked in close collaboration with Sylvie Fortin, Executive and Artistic Director of La Biennale de Montréal.

Participating Artists:

Adaptive Actions
Abbas Akhavan
Edgar Arceneaux
Arctic Perspective Initiative
Nicolas Baier
Taysir Batniji
Amanda Beech
Ursula Biemann
Raymond Boisjoly
Andrea Bowers
Matthew Buckingham
Mikko Canini
Simon Denny
Dave Dyment
Charles Gaines
Ryan Gander
Goldin+Senneby
Babak Golkar
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
Nicolas Grenier
Isabelle Hayeur
Thomas Hirschhorn
Jacqueline Hoang Nguyen
Klara Hobza
Simone Jones and Lance Winn
Emmanuelle Léonard
Li Ran
Ann Lislegaard
Basim Magdy
Lynne Marsh
John Massey
Jillian Mayer
Shirin Neshat
Susan Norrie
Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens
Kelly Richardson
Kevin Schmidt
Skawennati
Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak
Hito Steyerl
Oleg Tcherny
Althea Thauberger
David Tomas
Suzanne Treister
Etienne Tremblay-Tardif
Susan Turcot
Anton Vidokle and Pelin Tan
Hajra Waheed
Lawrence Weiner
Krzysztof Wodiczko

BNLMTL 2014 is presented by La Biennale de Montréal and co-produced with the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal in collaboration with many Montréal institutions, including the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine, SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art, the Darling Foundry, Parisian Laundry, Arsenal Contemporary Art and more.

Image: Skavennati, Jingle Dancers in Stands, 2011, Production Still from Time Traveller, 2008-2013. Courtesy La Biennale de Montréal

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