Apr—Oct 2021
Nine exhibitions located
at the German Colony, Haifa
60 ARTISTS AND ART COLLECTIVES FROM AFGANISTAN, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, IRAN, KAZAKHSTAN, MEXICO, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SPAIN, TURKEY, UK, USA
LIVING TOGETHER — CROSSING BORDERS
The 4th Mediterranean Biennale
HAIFA · SAKHNIN VALLEY
The 4th Mediterranean Biennale seeks to reinforce solidarity, delving into the notion of the city as a shared public space, in response to the current Coronavirus crisis and its aftershocks. It sustains interpersonal interaction beyond borders in a time of travel restrictions and social distancing.
The 4th Mediterranean Biennale seeks to reinforce solidarity, delving into the notion of the city as a shared public space, in response to the current Coronavirus crisis and its aftershocks. It sustains interpersonal interaction beyond borders in a time of travel restrictions and social distancing.
Featuring video art of AES+F, NEVIN ALADAĞ, ANNA ANDERS, JANET BIGGS, RAAYA BRUKENTHAL, CHTO DELAT, AMOS GITAI, ALI KAZMA, HACER KIROGLU, ALMAGUL MENLIBAYEVA, KARAM NATOUR, MANUEL SAIZ, KAY WALKOWIAK, CLEMENS VON WEDEMEYER, HECTOR ZAMORA
Video Editing: Or Fainaru / Music: Fu.Up.Jump by Spectacular Sound Productions
CURATORS
Belu-Simion Fainaru
Artist, curator and initiator of the Mediterranean Biennale born in 1959 in Romania, Belu-Simion Fainaru lives and works in Haifa, Israel and Antwerpen, Belgium. He holds a B.A. degree in Art and Philosophy from Haifa University and an M.F.A. in Art and Design from The University of Chicago, USA. Further studies include Domus Academy, Milan, Italy and the Bruxelles Royal Academy of Art, Belgium.
Fainaru‘s works were exhibited at the 1992 Documenta in Kassel, the 1993 Venice Biennale, the Sonsbeek, Biennale in Holland and the 2006 Biennale in Havana, Cuba. Previous solo exhibitions include Israel Museum in Jerusalem, S.M.A.K. Museum in Ghent, M HKA in Antwerpen, Lehmbruck Museum in Germany and Saitama Museum in Japan. He is a guest lecturer at universities in Belgium and Japan and has been teaching in the Department of Architecture at the Wizo Academy, Haifa, Israel since 1984. In 2008 he initiated the Mediterranean Biennale and since 2010 Belu-Simion Fainaru has been the artistic director and curator of the Mediterranean Biennale of Contemporary Art, Israel. In 2019 represented Romania at the 58th La Biennale di Venezia.
Avital Bar-Shay
Artist, designer, architect and initiator of the Mediterranean Biennale was born in 1966 in Israel. She lives and works in Israel. Bar-Shay holds a B. Arch. degree and a B.A. in Fine art.
Avital exhibited in Israel and abroad, she has vast experience in public space projects and works as a cultural entrepreneur for over six years. She specializes in artistic activity in the periphery. In 2008 she initiated the Mediterranean Biennale and since 2010 Avital Bar-Shay has been the curator and the art producer of the Mediterranean Biennale of Contemporary Art, Israel.
ABOUT
Entitled LIVING TOGETHER—CROSSING BORDERS the 4th Mediterranean Biennale offers an alternative platform, highlighting the local processes being created in the region and enhancing their cultural impact by means of art directed toward the community. Art that emerges from the museum walls and integrates with the city. The city becomes a place for artistic thinking and inspiration, a laboratory for ideas and creativity.
ARTISTS
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AES+F Russia
HANNAN ABU-HUSSEIN Israel
LELA AHMADZAI Germany / Afganistan
RASHID AL KHALIFA Bahrain
NEVIN ALADAĞ Germany / Turkey
CARLOS AMORALES Mexico
ANNA ANDERS Germany
ABIR ATALLA Israel
B
AVITAL BAR-SHAY Israel
AVNER BEN-GAL Israel
JANET BIGGS USA
IRINA BOTEA BUCAN & JON DEAN Romania / UK
THORSTEN BRINKMAN Germany
RAAYA BRUKENTHAL Israel
C
MICHAL CHELBIN Israel
CHTO DELAT Russia
EDUARD CONSTANTIN Romania
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TRACEY EMIN UK
F
OR FAINARU Israel
BELU-SIMION FAINARU Israel
REUT FERSTER Israel
G
SHIRA GEPSTIEN-MOSHKOVICH Israel
AMOS GITAI Israel
ADRIAN GHENIE Germany / Romania
ION GRIGORESCU Romania
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NETTA ISHAY Israel
ORIT ISHAY Israel
K
BOAZ KAIZMAN Germany / Israel
MUHAMMAD SAID KALLASH Israel
ALI KAZMA Turkey
HACER KIROGLU Turkey
DANIEL KNORR Germany / Romania
JANNIS KOUNELLIS Italia
L
ANNA LUKASHEVSKY Israel
M
IDDO MARKUS Israel
ALMAGUL MENLIBAYEVA Germany / Kazakhstan
CIPRIAN MURESAN Romania
HIAM MUSTAFA Israel
N
ARASH NASSIRI France / Iran
KARAM NATOUR Israel
IULIA NISTOR Germany / Romania
BOAZ NOY Israel
P
MARIO PFEIFER Germany
S
MANUEL SAIZ Spain
SHAHAR SIVAN Israel
FATMA SHANAN Israel
ANGELIKA SHER Israel
KHEN SHISH Israel
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MICHA ULLMAN Israel
W
SAMIRA WAHABI Israel
KAY WALKOWIAK Austria
CLEMENS VON WEDEMEYER Germany
PAVEL WOLBERG Israel
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SHARON YA'ARI Israel
Z
OLA ZAITOUN Israel
HECTOR ZAMORA Portugal / Mexico
AMIRA ZIAN Israel
NATALIA ZOURABOVA Israel
GALLERY
City Center
6 Ben Gurion Ave. view map
Sun-Thu 9:30—21:00, Fr 9:30—15:00, Sat 11:00—21:30 / The exhibition will take place in the lobby and in the shops
+972-4-853-0111
Aroma Cafe German Colony
8 Ben Gurion Ave. view map
Sun-Thu 7:00—20:00, Fr 7:00—14:00, Sat 8:30—20:00 / The exhibition will take place in the cafeteria space
+972-4-644-3900
The Colony Hotel
28 Ben Gurion Ave. view map
Sun-Sat 9:30—19:00 / The exhibition will take place in the hotel lobby
+972-4-851-3344
Daniel Hairdressers
30 Ben Gurion Ave. view map
Sun 10:00—19:00, Tu-Fr 9:00—19:00, Mon, Sat Closed / The exhibition will take place in the barbershop space
+972-4-855-5544
Templers Hotel
36 Ben Gurion Ave. view map
Sun-Sat 9:30—19:00 / The exhibition will take place in the hotel lobby
+972-4-629-7777
Shtroudl Restaurant
39 Ben Gurion Ave. view map
Sun-Sat 9:00—23:30 / The exhibition will take place in the restaurant space
+972-53-9344986
Kingdom Restaurant & Bar
36 Ben Gurion Ave. view map
Sun-Sat 12:00—00:00 / The exhibition will take place in the restaurant space
+972-4-613-7774
Tourist Board Haifa
48 Ben Gurion Ave. view map
Sun-Thu 9:00—16:00, Fr 9:00—13:00, Sat Closed / The exhibition will take place in the offices
+972-4-853-5606
Consulat de France à Haïfa
37 Hagefen St. view map
Mon-Thu 9:00—13:00, Sun Closed / The exhibition will take place in the offices and the library
+972-4-813-8822
התערוכה מביאה את האמנות לחיי היומיום של קהלים מגוונים, לבתי עסק ומסחר, למוסדות חינוך ועוד, ומתווה מפה של שוטטות בעיר
We are celebrating thirteen years since the inauguration in Haifa in 2010 as a model for multicultural cooperation and dialogue between diverse outlooks and opinions held by different communities and groups. The Mediterranean Biennale is a venue to discuss the relevance of art in today’s consumerist society and to restore art to the public as a bridge between cultures.
We are celebrating thirteen years since the inauguration in Haifa in 2010 as a model for multicultural cooperation and dialogue between diverse outlooks and opinions held by different communities and groups. The Mediterranean Biennale is a venue to discuss the relevance of art in today’s consumerist society and to restore art to the public as a bridge between cultures.
