This biennial opens as part of an ongoing attempt – more than ten years now – to home in on the vital questions regarding creativity in its most up-to-date forms. The objective of this Biennial is a history book written by several hands. The history of a decade not yet named.

The history of a decade that has not yet been named
How to write a history of this period, of the clash of opposites? How to reinvent a way of speaking, creating, laying oneself bare and thinking one’s way through the non-linear space in which art emerges? This biennial’s method uses the structure of an enormous game, with rules for choosing and allotting roles. And the game is binding: it can only be played once. It takes the form of an investigation involving 60 players.
The players form two circles. The first is a community of critics and curators who are asked a single question: “In your opinion which artist or which work has a vital place in this decade?”. The second circle is a group of artists, each entrusted with the creation of an entire sequence which, according to the individual method, defines the decade.

Curators:
Stéphanie Moisdon and Hans-Ulrich Obrist

During this event, The Lyon Contemporary Art Museum will present:
Saadane Afif, Jérôme Bel, Mladen Bisumik, Benoît Broisat, Etienne Chambaud, Collectif 1.0.3, Cyprien Gaillard, Mark Geffriaud, Fabien Giraud, Michel Houellebecq, Pierre Joseph, Benoît Maire, Bruno Persat, Flavie Pinatel, Michel Riedl, Tino Sehgal, Ranjani Shettar, Raphaël Siboni, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Raphaël Zarka.

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