Mission: Artistic direction
Dates: 2005

Franz Ackermann, Saâdane Afif, Kader Attia, Virginie Barré, John Bock, Daniel Buren, Sophie Calle, Paul Chan, Tony Conrad, Martin Creed, Robert Crum, Verne Dawson, Wim Delvoye, Erik Dietman, Olafur Eliasson, Brian Eno, Vidya Gastaldon, Kendell Geers, General Idea, Henrik Hankansson, Carsten Höller, Douglas Huebler, Pierre Huyghe, Ann Veronica Janssens, Surasi Kusolwong, Jim Lambie, Michael Lin, Robert Malaval, Tom Marioni, Gordon Matta-Clark, Josephine Meckseper, Jonas Mekas, John Miller, Valérie Mréjen, Rivane Neueschwander, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Melik Ohanian, Yoko Ono, Philippe Parreno…

Curated by Jérôme Sans and Nicolas Bourriaud, entitled “Experiencing Duration”, the 8th Contemporary Art Biennial in Lyon commissioned by the City of Lyon and MAC Lyon exhibits the works of 61 artists and includes 25 pieces commissioned by the organizers.

The Lyon Biennale is essentially displayed at 5 different locations: La Sucrière, the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Institute of Contemporary Art at Villeurbanne, le Rectangle and Fort Saint-Jean. It exhibits works from the seventies (Andy Warhol, Gordon Matta-Clark, Yoko Ono, Terry Riley) alongside contemporary creations (Kader Attia, Martin Creed, Spencer Tunick). Thus, the overall impact is both spatially and temporally broad. Indeed, the works on display form a powerful collection of sensory experiences and invite active participation from visitors.