-Artists 2006
Alcañiz, Àgata
Àgata Alcañiz Àgata Alcañiz is an artist from Barcelona based in Manchester. Originally she studied on a four year Graphic Design course at the International Massana College. This is right in the city centre of this well known city for its broad culture, art and creativity. While studying she got experience in a Graphic Design
Arklo
Arklo www.arklo.com Gumbo S: So tell me about the new pieceP: “Gumbo”S: It’s a soup?P: Kinda – various ingredients, cooked up S: So it’s food?P: More a history…More Event Title Gumbo Telephone 0151
Ashall, Suzanne
Suzanne Ashall – a Liverpool based installation and video artist. All my work has been based on masquerade and abuse. Usually working with the themes of childhood fairytales.I create large-scale sculptures, gigantic puppets, short films, sound and photography to create a kitsch but sinister artwork. My current installation “HANSEL & GRETTEL” has been well received
Atkinson, Craig
Craig Atkinson Books and zines available throughout the Biennial from different venues. If you would like to stock or buy some please contact me through my www.craigatkinson.co.uk. Event Title Books and zines
Avni, Sigal
Sigal Avni B&W direct photographs of a mother and her adult daughter and digital imaging, sharp coulors and two dimensional, highly-stylised backgrounds act as a foil for black & white images and other elements introduced in a confusion of pattern and visual information. The human form is twisted, contorted, rearranged and represented with other
Azard, Ara
Ara Azad.(LEBANON) Ara Azad is a graduate from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, (D5), and holds a degree from Tufts University (BFA). He is a graduate of EPIIC 95, Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship at Tufts University with a special focus on developing visions for our world through the merging
Bartos, Nicole
Nicole Bartos Tactile sculptures suggest ‘touching’ the thoughts, as with a magic touch and transforming thoughts into ‘Sound’/vibration, or into something material, part of the Real world. The Sound would then substitute the communicative desire, the diversity of ways that a thought can be perceived by those outside me. Fire & Eurhythmy Nicole
Bendi, Simon
Simon Bendi a set of 12 high quality digital prints in an edition of 30 that discuss through a minimal modernist English aesthetic identity and urbanism
Berger, Johanna
Johanna Berger BUTTERFLY HOUSE Brazilian artsist Johanna Berger- “My piece involves audio, which ideally should come out of headphones, onthe wall, next to the drawings.The audio piece is on a CD format, on aloop. “ Event Title blueprints Telephone 0151 7030569  
Bisky, Norbert
Norbert Bisky IDOLS Born in Leipzig in 1970 and now based in Berlin, Norbert Bisky grew up during the waning years of East Germany’s socialist regime as the son of a prominent Communist official. The large figurative paintings in Bisky’s New York debut draw on his memories of a childhood under GDR rule. Conceptually, he
Bockelmann, Nicola
Nicola Bockelmann In 2005 Nicola Bockelmann received a grant from Arts Council England to produce large scale paintings depicting risque images taken from everyday advertisements. Her exhibition aims to raise awareness of the increasing use of pornographic elements in advertisements – a phenomenon called ‘Porn Chic’. ‘Porn Chic’ means more explicit sexuality in film, tv,
Brett, Guy
Guy Brett OBITUARY Guy Brett is a London-based art critic, curator and lecturer on art. He published widely in the international art press and is the author of monographic essays on Rasheed Araeen, Derek Boshier, Lygia Clark, Eugenio Dittborn, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Tina Keane, Victor Grippo, Brion Gysin, Mona Hatoum, Susan Hiller, Ghisha Koenig, David Medalla,
Bristow, Louise
Louise Bristow Education, Society, Habitat are the titles of three paintings at the centre of Louise Bristow’s work for the exhibition Near Distance. Her work involves the use of collage as an end in itself and as part of the process of making paintings. She uses narrative to produce new meaning from found images and
Brown, Neal
Neal Brown NEW RELIGIOUS ART Neal Brown was curator of ‘To the Glory of God: New Religious Art,’ presented at St Peter’s Church as part of the 2002 Liverpool Biennial. After deciding it needed erotic and religious improvement, Brown has rewritten Georges Bataille’s pornographic novella ‘Story of the Eye.’ In his new version, Brown has
Butters, Catherine
Catherine Butters The new map/guide was created by Catherine Butters www.zebracrossing.net and her artwork design was published by Hillfoot Studios www.hillfootstudios.com This new colourful map/guide to Independents exhibitions and venues will be available for collection and distribution from Saturday 21 October at The Living Market on 52 Roscoe Street from noon onwards. The map/guide will
Byers, Ken
Ken Byers I work with digital multi-media, including film, moving image, experimental sound. Directed and produced my own films and which are art/metaphysical and which include actors, structural animations, experimental sound. Gene Culture Animated Structure stills from huperthetical Gene Movement The work includes a dialectical relationship between the methexis of collective cultural consciousness and conditioning
Cavia, Marisol
Marisol Cavia Marisol Cavia is a Spanish artist who lives and works in London. She works in a wide range of mediums ranging from installations to sculpture, photography, video and performance, exploring themes of childhood, fidelity, religion, self identity & femeninity amongst others. Marisol holds a Bachelors Degree in Ceramics from Westminster University. Marisol’s Website
Chan, Peter
Peter Chan Explorations of the citys environment. The environment is not merely the physical nature of a place, but is communicated in many ways. Through our encounters and experiences within the city we make our own realisations… With this painting the environment has been captured through a combination of floral landscape and abstract interpretations, each
Clark, Lorraine
Lorraine Clark BLUEPRINTS II BERLIN I have had the pleasure of visiting Lorraine Clarke’s Tottenham studio while some of the work for this important solo show was in process of assemblage and creation. I have seen materials there, formless and unconsidered before, yet in that place already invested with potential, slowly transformed into serious objects
Clark, Martin RM
Martin Clark The work suspends disbelief, as the images could be documentary portraits rather than constructed scenes. The image is lifted from a forgotten narrative, then the process begins with this fragment of memory taken either directly from a film, a place that seems filmic, or the person acting in the reconstruction. Then the original
Curwen, William
William Curwen CULTURE TO GO : Will Curwen Liverpool England Will Curwen is the man who after years of denial finally realised he was an artist after all. Always at the cutting edge of photographic technology, he has developed ways of recording panoramic imagery so vivid, you feel the result is somehow better than the
De Miranda, Monica
Monica De Miranda My work reflects how globalisation is profoundly transforming our perception of the world and it is provoking a new experience of history, place and time and consequently is creating new senses of identity and consequently new territories and geographies. Globalisation is profoundly transforming our apprehension of the world: it is provoking a
Dietze, Annedore
Annedore Dietze Annedore Dietze, born in 1972, studied painting and graphics at HfBK Dresden from 1991 to 1996 including two years in Prof. Ralf Kerbach’s master class. Through a DAAD grant she was able to spend time at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, finishing her Master of Fine Arts. Since 1999 she
Edge, Nina
Nina Edge Previously shown globally and as seen in the Independent of Liverpool Biennial with ; 1999 The Traceless Tour2002 Nothing Is Fireproof2004 The Blue Circle Project2006 Nothing Is Private for details of previous work contact the artist Event Title Nothing Is Private Telephone 07971
Eggerman, Dominik
Dominik Eggerman BLAU Dominik Eggerman (Eggerman) studies painting at UDK in Berlin Germany.Globular washed intricate blue horizon. Event Title blueprints Telephone 0151
Eheman, Daniela
Daniela Ehemann Daniela Ehemann : Last Exibitions (Selection)2006 Caracas, „Side Seing“, invited by the French EmbassyFrankfurt, Art Space, Galerie Jarmuschek und PartnerBerlin, Quintessenz 6, Galerie Jarmuschek und PartnerGründung der Künstlergruppe Plan WECC “erste Runde“
Fatagoni, Carlo
Carlo Fatigoni
Fayne, Dorothea
Dorothea Fayne Grew up in Massachusetts. She graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music (BM & MM). At the moment she is studying professionally her operatic roles at the Welsh National Opera in Cardiff and at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin. She is currently a private student of Siegfried Jerusalem (Tenor) and lives in Berlin.
Fenton, Benjamin P
Benjamin P Fenton Benjamin found his first camera hiking with his father on Coniston Old man, its was water logged and never worked but it was fun to look through. Aged 10 he borrowed a Olympus trip which he still uses today along with a variety of other cameras. His recent exhibtion of photographs ’70:30′
Fitz, Mary
Mary Fitz Mary Fitz is a contemporary visual artist working with photography, painting and video. She has worked mostly on longterm art projects in the Middle East. She has recently taken part in touring exhibitions ‘Relocation’ 2005 and ‘Intransit’ 2006 in the Balkans. Other exhibitions include large scale photographs in ‘Streets of Desire’ curated by
Galaviz, Jeimy M. Martinez
Jeimy M. Martinez Galaviz My condition is to think about the attempt; like an impossible one that becomes possible when we recognize it as so and even though it is impossible. But is not to re-produce what it is tried, and what is produced is the attempt (but not of something necessarily signalable) and
Ghoussoub, Mai
Mai Ghoussoub Born in Lebanon Mai Ghoussoub studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts /Lebanese University before graduating from AUB (American University of Beirut). She moved to London during the war in Lebanon and studied sculpture at Morley College (Henry Moore Studio) and co-founded Saqi Books. Since the 1980’s she has been combining her activities
Hewlett, Susannah
Susannah Hewlett “Exhibition jingles” audio piece serves to de-bunk notions of ‘high art’ in the gallery. Hewlett works predominantly in live art, installation and video in site-specific events, often borrowing from British popular culture to explore the cross-pollination of art and entertainment. “Exhibition Jingles”, made specifically for the Independents Biennial Liverpool, re-locate us into
Hiller, Susan
Susan Hiller Tate From the Freud Museum Susan Hillers archive of objects and texts is intended to explore whats unspoken, unrecorded, unexplained and overlooked the unconscious of culture. From the Freud Museum (1991-6) developed from an earlier work which Hiller exhibited at the former London home of the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. She was intrigued
Karam, Nadim
Nadim Karam “The Beirut series and its effect on Global Warming” Nadim Karam received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the American University of Beirut and his PhD from Tokyo University in 1989. Nadim Karam started with experimental works and installations that have been exhibited around the world, as his series of wanderers [Beirut
Lepetit, Cyril
Cyril Lepetit SMUGGLINGOne of us, or more Cyril Lepetit’s art is about desire. The body is an important component of the work, but the essence of desire and human behaviour are the focus of his thought. In his work, he aims to bring to the foreground the responsibility of the individual, as well as
Lundberg, Therese
Therese Lundberg BIRO BEAURUE Therese Lundberg of Sweden is a conceptual artist who navigates the dimensions of space by mapping the pre existing form in a performative mapping of pre existing aarchitectual forms and sublime action. Event Title blueprints Telephone 0151 7030569  
Maiga, Christine
Christine Maiga Christine Maiga is showing a collection of a self portraits the piece is made from 365 cans each with an individual and unique photograph of the artist. Her practice explores the different masks we create within our existence and how we use the different masks as a camouflage to protect, exaggerate, and
Medalla, David
David Madella DO YOU WANNABE RUPERT BROOKE? David Medalla is a pioneer of land art, kinetic art, participatory art and live art. At the age of 12 he attended Colombia University in New York as a special student. He studied ancient Greek drama with Moses Hadas, modern drama with Eric Bentley, modern literature with
Mollett, Nicole
Nicole Mollett Looking Glass Nicole Mollett is a sculptor and performance,multi media artist whos prolific works and curated exhibitions have spanned UK and internationally.Her work asseses the sensous and seductive dialogues of the feminine in a sculptural form,using the wig as sculpture to topiary at Hampton Court.Nicole Mollett is a UK based artist. Event
Morrison, Kerry
Kerry Morrison “Natural Succession” is a process led art and ecology project initiated by environmental artist Kerry Morrison and botanist Dr Alicia Prowse.Morrison and Prowse’s shared interest in plants that grow in the wrong places has resulted in a collaborative partnership, investigations into choices that are made and decisions that are taken that
Nankervis, Adam
Adam Nankervis MuseumMAN Berlin was established by Nankervis in Berlin,in his own apartment with the found relics of an anonymous man whose life through the found objects spelt a history of a city through one citizen.This was and is the first of many concepts-a lived in museum,where artists have been over its inception since
Nicolai, Thomas
Thomas Nicolai BÜRO FÜR KUNST UND ARCHITEKTONISCHE ANWENDUNGEN AAA. / Thomas Nicolai Wilhem-Külz-Strasse 35, D-99084 Erfurt, Tel./Fax: 0361/2228148, mob.:
Paradisi, Leo
Leo Paradisi London Biennale Pollinationadam (Friday 22 September 2006)’)”> ”Flagging Down Mayday” “FLAG” Inch 94,5 X 25,2Digital print on pvc banner From the series: “Matrixes” A photographic work as origin: test prints upon which the paint brush has located cuts and exclusions, almost an itinerary inside the shooting, that is considered as an
Piper, Edmund
Edmund Piper art-agency STADT Edmund Piper’s art-agency is known the world over as tenacious and highly skilled investigator. It combines traditional investigative curating work, meticulous collection of artificial evidence, interrogation skills — with the ability to use the latest in communications and computer technology to work a case. Whether an investigation attracts art-world attention
Prado, Deb
Deb Prado EINSTEIN’S EYE colloboration Willoughby Sharp and Pam Seymour Smith Deb Prado is a Brazilian visual artist based in new jersey. She works with a variety of medium from traditional black and white photography to experimental digital film making. Her choice of subject matter often explore the double consciousness that springs from living
Prowse, Alicia
Alicia Prowse Mapping urban wastelands to investigate their ecological value and their potential for ‘experiencing wildlife’clairetymon (Friday 15 September 2006)’)”> Mapping urban wastelands to investigate their ecological value and their potential for ‘experiencing wildlife’clairetymon (Friday 15 September 2006)’)”> “Natural Succession” is a process led art and ecology project initiated by environmental artist Kerry Morrison
Reedy, Carlyle
CARLYLE REEDY is a poet, performance artist and collagist/painter. She has performed her work at prestigious venues, notably the Royal Court in London. Early on she worked in arts ventures such as Jim Haynes’ Arts Lab, IRAT, Electric Centre (Haarlem, Holland) etc an d later at Franklin Furnace (NY), Chisenhale (London). Peter Biddulph Gallery
Reyner, Andrew
Andrew Reyner GEORGE W ON IPANEMA Andrew Reyner is a NYC/Brazilian psychiatrist who’s work examines the dialogue of American myth and exile in photographic and performative actions Event Title blueprints Telephone 0151 7030569  
Reyner, Ruby Lynn
Ruby Lynn Reyner is a performance artist,Andy Warhol Super Star and has colloborated with Scavulo,Holly Woodlawn,Andy Warhol and is currently the svengali of the band RUBY and the REDNECKS. Ruby has, and continues to perform in productions in NYC.She is married to Patrick,her long time partner in
Reynolds
Reynolds (USA) PUKI The Puki Salon, DAAD Studio 4, Berlin, Germany Event Title blueprints Telephone 0151 7030569  
Rock, Jill & Cardew, Richard
Jill Rock & Richard Cardew BLUEPRINT FOR A UNIVERSEConfronting the limitations of our fractured consciousness the mirrored interior of the cosmic dodecahedron gives us a view into an infinity, at once both toy and serious investigation into the roots of the whys and wherefores of the way we view ourselves. Blueprint for a Universe
Roewer, Susanne & Paetzold, Marc
Susanne Roewer & Marc Paetzold BLACK SUN Diese Ausstellung ist die vierte gemeinsame Ausstellung von Susanne Roewer und Marc Pätzold. Nach Ausstellungen mit verheißungsvollen Titeln wie „Cap Horn“ (Kunstverein Elmshorn, 2002) und „schön hier“ (Kunstverein Oberer Neckar, 2003) bleibt diese Ausstellung ohne Titel. Die Bilder, Zeichnungen und Objekte wirken leicht und heiter, eine freundliche
Romero, Mandy
Mandy Romero Mandy will be appearing in a number of impromptu locations and occasions, sometimes as the Liverpool Queen Of Culture, and offering copies of her City In Transition commission, “The Great Make-Over”, as well as part of the “Transvoyeur” Platform Mandy will be appearing in a number of impromptu locations and occasions, sometimes
Saccone, Gino
Gino Saccone Asylum seekers perform reflective protest through the streets of LiverpoolG Saccone (Tuesday 29 August 2006)’)”> Turnstile is a project run by Gino Saccone who will be working with a group of asylum seekers to create a performance for the Liverpool Biennale. Protest placards and banners will be constructed in a workshop using
Salam, Rana
Rana Salam LEBANON Rana Salam graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1992, has been based in London running her own design studio for over a decade. She has documented the street popular designs of Beirut during the war. Her work has been widely published on magazines such as Blueprint, Elle Deco, ES,
Schlicher, Sebastiaan
“Sebastiaan Schlicher ( Nederlands) has a dark imagination. So weird and absorbing are the recesses of his mind that he decided to create a cult in his own name. Sebastiaan makes evil drawings that look like the scratchy output of an eight year-old boy with the knowing brilliance of an adult. Full of dense colour
Semple, Stuart
Stuart Semple Stuart Semple is a Young British artist (25 years old). In a relatively short period of time he has risen to become one of the most successful artists of his generation. He has exhibited his paintings worldwide and his works are owned by major celebrities and corporations including Debbie Harry, Dave Stewart,
Sharp, Willoughby
Willoughby Sharp “NOT WILLOUGHBY, BUT HIS HAT IN SASKIA’S SAND; ‘TWEETIE,’ ‘EINSTEIN’S EYE,’ AND YELLOW FLOWERS” (2006) (b. 1936, New York City), the former publisher of Avalanche magazine (1970- 1976), is an internationally known artist, curator, gallerist, teacher, author, and telecom activist. Sharp met Joseph Beuys in Dusseldorf in 1958. From then until the
Sleiman, Souheil
Souheil Sleiman sculptor and son of Lebanese immigrants, I was born in 1952 in Lagos, Nigeria. 1970: I travelled to England in search of an art education. Made the rounds of three art colleges: 1971 – 72 Salford Technical College (Foundation), 1972 – 1975 North East London Polytechnic 1975 – 1977, Royal College of Art.
Sykes, Nick
Nick Sykes 12 Liverpool based artists open up their studios for the public during the biennial. www.nicksykesart.com
Tala, Alexia and Bridges, Helen
Alexia Tala (Chile) and Helen Bridges (UK) Alexia Tala-I believe that the connectiveness with earth and society is important to every human being; it brings health and peace and more over fosters deep contemplation that leads to a true connection to your inner self and awareness of your own self and body as a container
Taylor, Andrew
Andrew Taylor Liverpool based poet whose work is being exhibited as part of the Gene Culture exhibition at the Slaughterhouse Gallery, 73 Gallery, 73 St Mary’s Road, Garston, Liverpool. The piece, [i] Despite Certain Constructions [i] is inspired by William S Burroughs and Brion Gysin who pioneered the cut-up technique with poetry. Burroughs went
Tenazes, Raoul
Raoul Tenazes CRAB CASTLES Born in the one of the 2000 islands of the Phiippines in 1957. Loves functional sculpture and Zaha Hadid’s vision of shapes and habitat. Lived in Peru for 2 years and stayed in Nazca in the Peruvian desert. Hates sun bathing and heat but always finds himself in a relationship
Thompson, Bil
Bil Thompson COCAINE BLUES Bil Thompson is a New Jersey based photographer and film maker.His extensive portfolio of black and white photos investigated the solitude and demarkation of the peripharies of the urban landscape. His films include The Photographer,The Printer,Cocaine Blues and his latest directorial colloboration with Pam Smith and Willoughby Sharp 2006. Event
Thompson, Joe
Joe Thompson Artwork by a stunning Liverpool artist view or buy online at http://www.joethompson.co.uk DotArt
Trolley
Trolley (aka Bryan Mulvihill) WORLD TEA PARTY– Victoria –Celebrate the art and cultureof tea from around the worldthrough an exhibition, eventsand lectures.Presenting Sponsor:Celestial SeasoningsJune 25 – August 29, 2004Opening ReceptionThursday, June 24, at 7:30pmLectures & EventsTuesdays, Thursdays & Sundaysat 1:00pmCheck aggv.bc.ca for details.Tea Tasting Salon offeredTuesdays to Fridays, 2-4:00pmJuly 13-30, 2004Celestial Seasonings WeekJuly 7-9,
Varlier, Sico
Sico Varlier CURRENCY NEDERLANDS is a magazine edited and art-directed by Sico Carlier. Like a traditional magazine this second issue contains interviews with: Erté, Divine, Bruce laBruce, Lou Lou de la Falaise, John Waters and Throbbing Gristle (re-united for an afternoon in London). Some of these interviews are recent, others from 25 years ago.
Walker, Suzy
Suzy Walker A short show exploring the songs and themes of the great channsonnier Jacques Brel. ‘Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris’ is a selection of the songs of the famous Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, whose poignant poetry, covered by everyone from David Bowie to Nina Simone, summed up the
Whitby, Richard
Richard Whitby Carefully made objects undermined by humour – found images / objects / footage. Popular music. Red White Black. Collage, installations, furniture, video, paintings. Event Title Round One Way
Wilson, Martha
Martha Wilson Martha Wilson HISTORY OF DISAPEARANCEFRANKLIN FURNACE/MOMA Founding Director, Franklin FurnacePerformance artist Martha Wilson is Founding Director of Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. a museum in Lower Manhattan which since 1976 has presented and preserved temporal art: Artists’ books and other multiples produced internationally since 1960; temporary installations; and performance art. Trained in English
Wren, Michelle
Michelle Wren WITH TENDER STROKES We live in a wonderful little world. It can be hard to make sense of the way it is all put together sometimes, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t wonderful. I made “To wake the soul with tender strokes” when I was living in South East London in 2004.
Youdan, Ben
Ben Youdan New York artist part of the Transvoyeur Liverpool/New York 2006.Opening times:Thursday 14 September 2006 – Saturday 15 October 2008 Through my work I attempt to deal with ideas connected with concepts of beauty and the glorification of the physical human form and its conditions. In particular the contradictory and opposing notions of
Zoi, Marko
Marko Zoi KT PROJECT By Marco Zoi Photographer Is it possible to see the world through the eyes of a child?KT are the initials of Kate Theron, the name of a little doll thatartist Marco Zoi found as a child inside of a Kinder chocolateegg. He was fascinated by the strange design of the
Zweifel, Claudia
Claudia Zweifel PARROT Claudia Zweifel born in Switzerland is a painter and multi media artist presenting stills from her recent video “PARROT”Claudia Zweifel lives and works in Berlin Event Title blueprints Telephone 0151
Zych, Anthony
Anthony Zych SUPERMEN Anthony Zych is best known for his forms of idealised figurative male nude studies in oil.Having studied at Royal Academy in the 80s,Zych experimented in many media on canvas creating horizons of melancholia of beset isolation.Zych was a body builder and close freind of Francis Bacon,a great admirer of Zych’s ouvre