Copenhagen Ultracontemporary Biennale

Copenhagen Ultracontemporary Biennale (CUB) is a Danish art festival created by curator Tijana Miskovic in collaboration with format artist Thierry Geoffroy addressing modern sociopolitical issues. Its first event took place in 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and future events are scheduled to occur biannually. CUB is a member of the International Biennale Association.[1]

Copenhagen Ultracontemporary Biennale
DateSeptember 18th - October 1st
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Websitehttp://www.copenhagenbiennale.org

Festival

The Copenhagen Ultracontemporary Biannale organizes a series of art exhibitions utilizing urban spaces, buildings, and existing art venues across Copenhagen. As part of the exhibition, artists are able to display works of art on the same day as they create it during the festival.[2]

Streaming

The CUB streaming program is a “warm up” to the biennial in 2017 and is a way of introducing CUB to the international audience even before the biennale starts. Since 2015, CUB has been initiating a line of ongoing actions as part of a streaming program supported by Danish Arts Council and realized in collaboration with international museum- and gallery partners such as MOAD- Museum African Design in Johannesburg,[3][4][5] Africa Art Magazine and Art Fair in Cape Town, Emma Thomas Gallery in São Paulo and Worker’s Museum in Copenhagen. CUB has organized events at these venues in order to introduce the ultracontemporary philosophy of producing and presenting art in the same exhibition.[6]

Formats

The biennale will conform to different formats found in exhibitions such as the Liverpool Biennial and Manifesta. However, the ultracontemporary nature of the exhibition requires artists to produce and exhibit their works within 24 hours, which encourages a more immediate take on current events.,[2][7] including artformats such as emergency room and other open exhibition formats.[8]

References
  1. IBA Newsletter, International Biennale Association. April 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  2. "Bienal de Copenhague presenta obras hechas el mismo día de su exhibición - Arte al Límite". Arte al Límite (in Spanish). March 13, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. "Museum of African Design hosts #EmergencyArt installation", Citybuzz. June 17, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  4. "ULTRACONTEMPORARY: #ULTRACONTEMPORARY comes to Johannesburg", House & Garden, Condé Nast, South Africa. July 12, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  5. Zia, Claudine. (June 16, 2016). "Ultrasamtidig her-og-nu-kunst i Sydafrika", kunsten.nu. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  6. Lusiardi, Federica. (August 26, 2015) "CUB. “swapping camp” at Marta Herford Museum", inexhibit. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  7. "Concept". Copenhagen Ultracontemporary Biennale. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  8. Bria, Ginevra (January 30, 2015). "2017. Quando anche la Danimarca avrà la sua Biennale | Artribune". Artribune (in Italian). Retrieved May 2, 2017.
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