The XI Lanzarote Art Biennial, "Like the Hare in the Moor", was presented this Thursday at La Casa Encendida in Madrid. The event was attended by the general director of Fine Arts and Heritage of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Spain, Isaac Sastre de Diego, the president of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo Berriel, the artistic director of the Biennial, Adonay Bermúdez, and the participating artist from Lanzarote, Carmela García. Also present were some of the artists who are part of this project, such as Marina Vargas, Eugenio Merino, Avelino Sala and Miguel G. Morales.
Lanzarote will host, from September 1, 2022 to March 30, 2023, this symbolic Art Biennial, entitled "Like the hare in the moor" in homage to Leandro Perdomo and his texts, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of his death. This Biennial thus highlights his social narrative, "in defense of the people and citizens' rights".
"It will transform the island into the nerve center of art for 6 months and, in addition, it will unite art and architecture with the work of César Manrique, very present throughout the Biennial", they highlight from the Island Corporation. The different projects will be developed in emblematic buildings of the island such as the MIAC Museum of Contemporary Art, the César Manrique Foundation, CIC El Almacén and the Hermitage of Tías, among other representative points.
María Dolores Corujo has emphasized the conception of culture from the island as "a human right" and "a channel of expression and a value that allows us to show ourselves to the rest of the world." "That's why this Biennial, which aims to be a showcase for artistic creation and a meeting point between artists and professionals. Supporting talent and culture is supporting progress," she added.
During the presentation, its artistic director highlighted, in relation to the strong link between the Biennial and the island of Lanzarote with Latin America, "the need to move from multiculturalism to interculturality, thus strengthening its most social aspect."
This edition will feature the participation of Costa Badía, Rigoberto Camacho, Tania Candiani, Patty Chang, Teresa Correa, Carlos Delgado Mayordomo, Gerson Díaz, Tracey Emin, Agnes Essonti, Mounir Fatmi, Carmela García, Shadi Gharidian, Semíramis González, Julieta Hanono, Jenny Jaramillo, Enrique Jezik, Ximena Labra, Isidro López Aparicio, Ars Magna, Teresa Margolles, Carlos Martiel, Mónica Mayer, Eugenio Merino, Marco Montiel-Soto, Miguel G. Morales, Sami Naïr, Lotty Rosenfeld, Martha Rosler, Avelino Sala, Doris Salcedo, Marius Ionut Scarlat, Santiago Sierra, Emilio Silva and Marina Vargas.
Thematic axes
The biennial will address themes and discourses linked to social commitment and dissident practices, such as migratory flows, historical memory or art and women, which will be the three central axes of its programming. National and international artists from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Cuba, Chile, Argentina, USA, Morocco, Romania, United Kingdom and Iran will participate in it.
In addition, the organizers emphasize that the biennial demonstrates "its commitment to equality", with more than 60 percent of women artists.
The month of September will start with two exhibition spaces, the MIAC and the Hermitage of Tías, which will offer the collective exhibition ‘Hidden Goods’, with works by Santiago Sierra, Teresa Margolles, Mounir Fatmi or Tracey Emin and the exhibition by Avelino Sala ‘Archaeological Museum of the Revolt’. In addition, Eugenio Merino and Miguel G. Morales will present, in the Hermitage of Tías, the exhibition project ‘Monument to Darkness’ on historical memory.
This Biennial will have, until the end of March, a program structured in four collective exhibitions, three individual exhibitions, five screenings, three cycles of conferences, a round table, a performance and an action in neighborhoods of the island.
History of the Biennial
The Lanzarote Art Biennial began with FotoArts 2001 as a proposal with which the Cabildo de Lanzarote wanted to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the International Museum of Contemporary Art of Lanzarote, MIAC. An evolving project whose roots stem from the purpose of activating contemporary creation and blurring the barriers between different artistic disciplines.
The XI Lanzarote Art Biennial is possible thanks to the Art, Culture and Tourism Centers of the Cabildo de Lanzarote with the collaboration of the Government of the Canary Islands, the Canarian Institute for Cultural Development, the César Manrique Foundation, the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, MUAC - University Museum of Contemporary Art of Mexico and the City Councils of Tías, Teguise, Yaiza and San Bartolomé.
