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Opening Doors to Art
Bienal FEMSA
Over the course of 25 years, the Bienal FEMSA has established itself as an open space that recognizes, strengthens, stimulates and broadcasts Mexico’s artistic creation.
As 2017 ended, the 12th edition of the Bienal FEMSA ¬-conceived as a transitory edition- exhibited a program that materialized the challenge of paving the way for a new epoch. The past and the present were brought together in this edition through the exhibition that summoned Mexican and foreign artists to participate (with at least a two-year residence in the country). The curatorial program had a specific objective in mind: bring Monterrey’s artistic community closer to developed programs that stem from the theme: “Poéticas del decrecimiento. ¿Cómo vivir major con menos?”
In 2017, we launched the 13th edition of Bienal FEMSA and inaugurated a new cycle that will lead the transformation of the Bienales.
Over the course of 25 years, the Bienal FEMSA has established itself as an open space that recognizes, strengthens, stimulates and broadcasts Mexico’s artistic creation.
The 12th edition of the Bienal FEMSA ¬-conceived as a transitory edition- established two visions: the exhibition that summoned Mexican and foreign artists to participate (with at least a two-year residence in the country) and the curatorial program with its specific objective in mind: bring Monterrey’s artistic community closer to developed programs that stem from the theme: “Poéticas del decrecimiento. ¿Cómo vivir major con menos?”
As part of the edition’s closing, we scheduled two Keynote Talks in 2017; one of them was titled “Estudios sobre la Felicidad” and was delivered by Alfredo Jaar and the other one was titled “Historia de la Bienal de La Habana” and was delivered by Gerardo Mosquera.
We cease to be a biannual contest in order to pave way for a 18-month curatorial program with the launch of the 13th edition of the BIENAL FEMSA; it must be noted that each edition will change its venue. On this occasion, the Bienal will take place in Zacatecas, Mexico -a state with great variety of museums and a rich cultural offer.
With the name “Nunca fuimos contemporáneos”, this edition aspires to become a collaborative model that stimulates alongside the venue’s cultural institutions, exchanges between the local cultural context and the world of contemporary global art.
Both editions were possible due to the aid of public and private organizations; they have been a part of our journey and have been alongside those who face the new challenges that contemporary art entails.
FACT SHEET
Partners:
XII Bienal FEMSA
Consejo para la Cultura y las Artes of Nuevo León, Nuevo León’s Government, Museo del Acero horno3, Alianza Francesa de Monterrey, École Supérieure d’Art et Design Saint-Étienne.
XIII Bienal FEMSA
Instituto Zacatecano de Cultura, Museo de Guadalupe, self-operating spaces El Santero, Muno, Museo Comunitario de Vetagrande, Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguérez, Museo Pedro Coronel, Museo Rafael Coronel, Museo Zacatecano, Ex Templo de San Agustín.
Duration:
2015-2017
2017-2019
General Objective
In 1992, Bienal FEMSA was established with a unique purpose: to recognize, strengthen, stimulate and broadcast creative art in Mexico.