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8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art

Director: Gabriele Horn
Curator: Juan A. Gaitán

The 8th Berlin Biennale brings together a range of international artistic positions that explore the intersection between larger historical narratives and individuals’ lives. The majority of the participating artists have produced new works for the exhibition, which proposes new perspectives on the facets of and relations in history. It spans four distinct venues in western Berlin and Berlin-Mitte—Haus am Waldsee, Museen Dahlem – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, and Crash Pad c/o KW. The exhibition is on view from May 29 until August 3, 2014.
Juan A. Gaitán,
Curator 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art

Latin American Artist at the 8th Berlin Biennale
Carlos Amorales, Julieta Aranda, Alberto Baraya, Mariana Castillo Deball, Mario García Torres, Beatriz González, Cynthia Gutiérrez.

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Carlos Amorales. The Man Who Did All Things Forbidden, 2014.

Carlos Amorales. The Man Who Did All Things Forbidden, 2014.

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Courtesy Carlos Amorales; Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris; kurimanzutto, Mexico City. Photo: Anders Sune Berg

Julieta Aranda. Stealing one’s own corpse (An alternative set of footholds for an ascent into the dark), 2014.

Julieta Aranda. Stealing one’s own corpse (An alternative set of footholds for an ascent into the dark), 2014.

3-D printing, wire, flight suit foam, wood, potato, rope, silicone, Carpet, clay, netting. Dimensions variable.

*In memory of Gandalf Gavan. Installation view. Courtesy Julieta Aranda. Photo: Anders Sune Berg.

Alberto Baraya. Expedition Berlín, Herbarium of Artificial Plants, 2013–ongoing.

Alberto Baraya. Expedition Berlín, Herbarium of Artificial Plants, 2013–ongoing.

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Dimensions variable. Installation view. Courtesy Alberto Baraya; Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo. Photo: Anders Sune Berg.

Mario García Torres. Sounds Like Isolation to Me, o. D. n / d.

Mario García Torres. Sounds Like Isolation to Me, o. D. n / d.

Acetate, cardboard, ink, linen, magnetic tape, oil, paper, sheet metal, sound, video, wire, wood

. Dimensions variable. Installation view. Courtesy Mario García Torres; Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City; Jan Mot, Brussels; neugerriemschneider, Berlin. Photo: Anders Sune Berg.

Beatriz González. From the series Particular Pictographs – Model B, 2014.

Beatriz González. From the series Particular Pictographs – Model B, 2014.

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