The Centre of Contemporary Art in Geneva presents the Biennale of Moving Images (BIM), a unique project actively engaged in the production of new works by emerging artists.

By News Editor 26 Sep 2014

Biennale of Moving Images (BIM)

18 September – 23 November 2014

Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève

Artistic Director: Andrea Bellini

For this 14th edition BIM has selected 22 artists, making 22 new commissioned works. BIM tours to France, Australia and China in 2015.

Under the artistic direction of Andrea Bellini (Director of the Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève), in collaboration with Hans Ulrich Obrist (Curator and Co-Director of the Serpentine Gallery, London) and Yann Chateigné (Head of the Department of Visual Arts at the HEAD – Geneva), the BIM 2014 brings together a new generation of emerging Swiss and international artists, and will present brand new works commissioned and produced by the Centre.

The BIM 2014 includes a special programme of dance and performance, premiering new works by Alexandra Bachzetsis, Isabel Lewis, Mai-Thu Perret and Andrew Hardwidge.

Special projects:
Luciano Giaccari’s Archive

The Exhibition of a Film
An exhibition curated by Mathieu Copeland at the Auditorium Fondation Arditi

Collateral projects:
Unfinished histories – histoires en devenir
A project curated by Raphaël Cuomo and Maria Iorio, in collaboration with Emilie Bujès
Médiathèque du Fonds municipal d’art contemporain

HEAD – Geneva’s inaugural week at BIM 2014
A series of conversations between the artists of the BIM 2014 and HEAD teachers

Participating Artists:

Gabriel Abrantes
Ed Atkins
Mark Boulos
Alexander Carver & Daniel Schmidt
Benjamin Crotty
Basil Da Cunha
Tom Huett
Pauline Julier
Marie Kolbaek Iversen
Donna Kukama
Arvo Leo
Felix Melia
Heather Phillipson
Li Ran
James Richards
Jeremy Shaw
Carlo Gabriele Tribbioli & Federico Lodoli
Hannah Weinberger
Alexandra Bachzetsis
Isabel Lewis
Mai Thu Perret
Andrew Hardwidge

The BIM 2014 is produced by the Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève in close collaboration with the Fonds d’art contemporain de la Ville de Genève (FMAC), the Fonds cantonal d’art contemporain (FCAC), the HEAD – Geneva, the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) (Tasmania, Australia), Arthub Asia (Shanghai), and the R4-Ile Seguin (Paris). Following the launch exhibition in Geneva, the BIM 2014 will travel to the following institutions:

Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Tasmania, Australia – January 2015
OCAT OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shanghai, China – April 2015
R4, Paris, France – 2015.