Ennova Art Biennale
The first Ennova Art Biennale will be held from October 27th, 2024 to April 30th, 2025 in Langfang, located in the center of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The Biennale is hosted by Ennova Art Museum, with internationally renowned curator and art critic Fumio Nanjo as the chief curator. The curatorial research team consists of scholars such as Miwa Kutsuna, Andrea Del Guercio, Hatanaka Minoru, and Qilan Shen.
With the theme "Multiple Future : a new visions of our life," the biennale delves deeply into the essence of contemporary art and the infinite boundaries of human creativity, in order to break through the traditional modes of thinking and to face the multiple challenges faced by contemporary humanity.
The exhibition is divided into four chapters, the first focusing on sound as a special immaterial material, the second on creativity beyond borders, the third on the possibilities of environmental sustainability, and the fourth on exploring a post-human world.
The 1st Ennova Art Biennale brings together the wonderful works of nearly 100 artists (groups) and will be one of the most internationally influential contemporary art events in China.
About Main Curator
Ennova Art Museum have invited the renowned international curator, art critic, and researcher Fumio Nanjo as the principal curator of the inaugural Ennova Art Biennale.
His tenure as the director of the Mori Museum of Art in Tokyo from 2006 to 2019 was marked by a transformation that positioned the institution as a pivotal nexus for contemporary art, both in Asia and globally. Mr. Nanjo's expertise is deeply rooted in the planning of biennials and triennials, with a distinguished track record that includes leading roles such as the director of the Japan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Chief Curator for the Taipei Biennale, co-curator for both the Sydney Biennale and the Yokohama Triennale, and Artistic Director of the Singapore Biennale. His philosophy for curating large-scale exhibitions is both sophisticated and field-tested, encapsulated in his belief that "There is no one-size-fits-all model for biennials; each should be distinct, even those held in the same city. I envision a Biennale that is infused with both local and international flavors, enriched by an Asian perspective."
About Exhibition Section
This Biennale ventures to explore the changing art scenes today, categorized into four chapters : Expansion on Sounds and Voices, Creation on the Borders, Future of Environment, and Post-Anthropocene.
①Expansion on Sounds and Voices
In the first chapter, the focus is on "sound" as a material for artistic expression. From the mid-20th century, using sound as a material for artistic expression has become common. In performance art after the Second World War, sound as a critical element had already attained its unique position. John Cage's series of works are particularly memorable in this period of time. His famous work 4’33’’ is known for being completely silent when Cage sat in front of the piano, showing the extreme of sound in a performance.
The Artists（Groups） in This Chapter
● 约瑟夫·博伊斯（Joseph Beuys）
● 克莱芒·科吉托尔（Clément Cogitore）
● 约翰·凯奇（John Cage）
● 雷安德罗·埃利希（Leandro Erlich）
● 和田永
（Ei Wada ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS! ）
● 江原宽人（evala）
● 比尔·丰塔纳（Bill Fontana）
● 金守子（Kimsooja）
● 汉斯·彼得·库恩（Hans Peter Kuhn）
● 河原温（On Kawara）
● 小泉明郎（Meiro Koizumi）
● 克里斯汀·孙·金（Christine Sun Kim）
● 安妮·伊姆霍夫（Anne Imhof）
● 宫岛达男（Tatsuo Miyajima）
● 托马斯·马德（Thomas Mader）
● 卡斯滕·尼科莱+克雷斯纳·布拉斯科
（Carsten Nicolai + Krsn Brasko）
● 莫塔兹·纳塞尔（Moataz Nasr）
● 阮纯诗（Nguyen Trinh Thi）
● 乔·纳米（Joe Namy）
● 邱宇（Qiu Yu）
● 任莉莉（Li Li Ren）
● 坂本龙一+真锅大度
（Ryuichi Sakamoto+Daito Manabe）
● 托马斯·萨拉切诺（Tomás Saraceno）
● 奥拉·萨兹（Aura Satz）
● 安妮·勒·特罗特（Anne Le Trote）
● 谢雨帆++殷子遷+吴薇+梅人:尔文·刘易斯
(Xie Yufan+YinZiqiant Wu Wei+Melvin Lews)
● 于伯公（Yu Bogong）
● 赵仁辉（Robert Zhao Renhui）
②Creation on the Borders
Human creative thinking frequently crosses these boundaries and merges with different fields, giving rise to entirely new perspectives. —The dialogues and debates between different fields can inspire new ideas and reveal the unknown world to us. The interplay of art with fashion, architecture, photography, design, philosophy, music, taste, and tacticity creates new forms of expression and narrative. The second chapter introduces creations on these “borders.”
The Artists（Groups）in This Chapter
● 赵与林（Chow and Lin）
● 玛丽亚·哈萨比（Maria Hassabi）
● 刘佳玉（Jiayu Liu）
● 艾米·卡丽（Amy Karle）
● 金优珍（KIM Woojin）
● 弗朗索瓦·罗什（Francois Roche）
● 安托万·罗吉尔（Antoine Roegiers）
● 青山周平（Aoyama Shuhei）
● 佩特拉·施敏（Petra Szemán）
● 施政（Shi Zheng）
● 帕特里克·特雷赛特（Patrick Tresset）
● 徐震（Xu Zhen）
● 郑达（Zheng Da）
③ Future of Environment
Chapter Three delves into the close connection between creativity and contemporary global issues, with a special focus on human sustainability, environmental and ecological problems, as well as fields like biotechnology and robotics. From global warming to urban waste issues. In the realm of art, many works use discarded materials to warn of environmental crises, raise public awareness by focusing on endangered species, and forecast the future of Earth’s environment through artistic expressions. The integration of art with other fields has brought new perspectives—artworks using recyclable and renewable materials not only showcase the coexistence of art and the environment but also stimulates deeper reflection on environmental issues and sustainable development among the audience.
The Artists（Groups）in This Chapter
● 苏珊娜·艾盖雅（Susanne Allgaier）
● 雷菲克·阿纳多尔（Refik Anadol）
● 扎多克·本-大卫（Zadok Ben-David）
● 朱利安·夏利耶（Julian Charrière）
● 纠缠的他者（(Entangled Others）
/费莱肯·麦考密克和索非亚·克雷斯波
/Feileacan K. McCormick & Sofia Crespo)
● 卢克·杰拉姆（Luke Jerram）
● 穆罕默德·卡泽姆（Mohammed Kazem）
● 龙盼（Long Pan）
● 刘建华（Liu Jianhua）
● 林嵐（Jaffa Lam）
● 法布里齐奥·普莱西（Fabrizio Plessi）
● 艾伦·桑菲斯特（Alan Sonfist）
● 施政（Shi Zheng）
● 本·库伦·威廉姆斯（Ben Cullen Williams）
● 杨沛铿（Trevor Yeung）
● 向京（Xiang Jing）
④ Post-Anthropocene
The final chapter introduces a variety of realities and worldviews about the future depicted by art. Much of the future of humanity is likely to be greatly changed by science and technology developed by humans.
The Artists（Groups）in This Chapter
● 阿莱·古泽蒂（Ale Guzzetti）
● 曹斐（Cao Fei）
● 曹舒怡（Cao Shuyi）
● 萨洛梅 · 夏特里奥（Salomé Chatriot）
● 卡罗琳·利布尔+尼古拉斯·施密德-普法勒
（Carolin Liebl + Nikolas Schmid-Pfähler）
● 迪姆特·斯特雷贝（Diemut Strebe）
● 何晋渭（He Jinwei）
● 黄永砯+沈远
（Huang Yongping +Shen Yuan）
● 佩卡·伊索拉蒂亚和泰亚·伊索拉蒂亚
（PEKKA & TEIJA ISORÄTTYÄ）
● 贾蔼力（Jia Aili）
● 艾米·卡丽（Amy Karle）
● 李姝睿（Li Shurui）
● 洛朗·格拉索（Laurent Grasso）
● 缪晓春（Miao Xiaochun）
● 帕翠西亚·皮奇尼尼（Patricia Piccinini）
● 托比亚斯·雷贝格（Tobias Rehberger）
● 池村玲子（Leiko Ikemura）
● 刘韡（Liu Wei）
● 池田亮司（Ryoji Ikeda）
● 山内祥太（Shota Yamauchi）
● 施政（Shi Zheng）
● 隋建国（Sui Jianguo）
● 宋冬+尹秀珍（Song Dong+Yin Xiuzhen）
● 徐冰（Xu Bing）
● 武子杨+蒙胜宇
（Wu Ziyang+Meng Shengyu）
● 杨泳梁（Yang Yongliang）
● 叶凌翰（Ye Linghan）
● 展望（Zhan Wang）