BIAC – Martinique
Biennale Internationale d’Art Contemporain de la Martinique 

On the Resonance of the Literary Outcry in the Visual Arts 

November, 22, 2013 –  January, 15, 2014
Le Fort-De-France, Martinique

Founding director:
Johanna Auguiac-Célénice
Curator of the international Pavilion:
Tumelo Mosaka
Curator of thePavilion of Martinique:
Holly Bynoe

Holly Bynoe, curator of the Pavilion of Martinique, about the new biennial :

“I think it is important to think of a location like Martinique, which exists discreetly in the Southern Caribbean, as a robust and powerful site for an international arts biennale. It is important to look at the other models that exist to figure out how we can engage with dialogues that run parallel, but also think about ways to inject new conversations into the mixture. These larger biennales exist around a model that is now current. Here we are given the chance to experience and engage with more dynamic structural issues which can lead to a spontaneous linkage of works and people that can be engaging, new and one that expresses or answers to the needs of this space.

I think with any new biennale, we have to always question the need and the relevance of the programming prepared. Is it answering to a larger cultural call – how can we use Martinique as a deposit site and a laboratory to investigate new trends and methods of operations?”

Read the full interview in Uprising here.

Uprising also published an interview (in french) with founding director Johanna Auguiac-Célénice.