The theme of the First Tirana Biennale was 'Escape'. Ahu Antmen, one of curators of the biennale suggested that the biennale represented not only an escape from the accustomed way of carrying out such international events, but also an escape in the sense that the biennale was held in a place that was circled by war-stricken territories where suvival and migration had always been life's foremost realities. In addition, it was one of the many positive ways in which Albania could escape the introversion of nation marred by a Stalinist past. The biennale was the result of the choices of more than 35 curators who worked completely independently from each other. And the works of the invited artists reflected the theme of escape and explored issues of migration, cultural identity, borders, homelessness, social escapism and psychological alienation.

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EX.ALB.TIB.2001
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2001

No of pages

528

ISBN / ISSN

8878161225

No of copies

1

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

A Spectre Haunts the World of Art: The Spectre of the Sponsor

- Giancarlo POLITI

Out of Here, Somewhere Different: The Possibility of Escape - Ahu ANTMEN

The Gap Between Us - Francesco BONAMI

The War is Not Just Yours - Chaos Y. CHEN, 陳泱

Variations on a Dutch Theme - Jim COOK

Try - Jiri DAVID

Wildboys Always Shine - Patricia ELLIS

Emigration and Escape: Why these Artists? - Marina FOKIDIS

No Place Like Home - Massimiliano GIONI

Escapade - Jens HOFFMANN

Sharing a Sponsor - Helena KONTOVA

Killing Me Softly - Jan-Erik LUNDSTROM

Silhouettes - Edi MUKA

Interview with Helga Nowotny - Hans Ulrich OBRIST

Fragments of Freedom - Gea POLITI

The Step not Beyond - Paul QUINONES

Sparring Partners - Michele ROBECCHI

Edo - Andreas SCHLAEGEL

The Internationale - Wolf-Guenter THIEL

Fame - Oliviero TOSCANI

Over the Limits - Daniele BALICE

Tirana Biennale 1: Escape
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Tirana Biennale 1: Escape