News: Montreal Biennale announces new curatorial team for the 8th edition in 2013

Claude Gosselin, general and artistic director of CIAC (Centre international d’art contemporarin de Mntreal) has recently announced Nicole Gingras to take charge of the Montreal Biennale (BNL MTL). In the same breath, BNL MTL has also officially introduced its new team of curators for the next edition in 2013, including, Peggy Gale, independent curator as well as Gregory Burke, formerly head of Power Plant in Toronto. Perhaps as a sign of enthusiasm, they have already confirmed the theme of 2013 as ‘L’Avenir‘ (Looking Forward).

[…] the focus of the project is on speculation and the history and currency of projecting into the future in relationship to recent developments in contemporary art. The idea of ‘What is to come’ provides a framework of considering our current condition from geo-political, environmental, technological, scientific, social, cultural, ideological, econimic, ethical and metaphysical perspective. […] (from press release)

What can we look forward to? We will find out soon enough in the next year.

CIAC’s website: ciac.ca

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– Claude Gosslin’s interview from the 7th edition of BNL MTL [M-KOS]

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