‘Lagos Biennial II’ calls for proposal
Organisers of the second Lagos Biennial of Contemporary Art have announced a call for artists will take place from October 26 – November 30, 2019 at various venues across Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos. A release by the organisers said, this edition is themed, ‘How To Build a Lagoon with Just a Bottle of Wine?’ and […]
Organisers of the second Lagos Biennial of Contemporary Art have announced a call for artists will take place from October 26 – November 30, 2019 at various venues across Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos.
A release by the organisers said, this edition is themed, ‘How To Build a Lagoon with Just a Bottle of Wine?’ and will have Lagos as its epicenter and point of departure for a broader investigation into how contemporary art and design reckon with the nature of built environments today.
Artists from all over the world are welcome to submit only one proposal which should be in line with the theme and meet the March 20, 2019 deadline.
According to the organisers, a range of proposals are welcome, including those that, consider how artworks create environments that can be inhabited, or mediate interactions between humans and nature.
Proposals could also propose models for fostering empathy and compassionate approaches to cohabitation in light of urbanization. They could also address the impact of architecture and built environments on specific communities, social dynamics, and/or sensory experience.
Other proposals that would be accepted may meditate on the relationship between cities of today and deeper histories of urbanization and economic exchange.
They could also speculate on the future role of art and technology in forging sustainable ways of living, as well as analyze the effects of urbanization on communication systems and print culture.
Artists wishing to participate in the biennial are invited to apply by submitting a complete application form and supporting materials.
Applications may be submitted online via lagos-biennial.org/opencall or by e-mail at [email protected].
Tosin Oshinowo, Antawan I. Byrd and Hansi Momodu-Gordon are the curators this year.