Festivals

Whitstable Biennale

UR-NOW: The Ruins of the Contemporary

Phil Coy, Facade, 2010. Photo: Simon Steven

Phil Coy, Facade, 2010. Photo: Simon Steven

Angus H Braithwaite, Failures Of Aviation, 2010. Photo: Simon Steven

Angus H Braithwaite, Failures Of Aviation, 2010. Photo: Simon Steven

Lucienne Cole, 67 Made In Heaven, 2010. Photo: Simon Steven

Lucienne Cole, 67 Made In Heaven, 2010. Photo: Simon Steven

Ian Giles, Heat Feet, 2010. Photo: Simon Steven

Ian Giles, Heat Feet, 2010. Photo: Simon Steven

Katie Paterson, Every Night About This Time, 2010. Photo: Simon Steven

Katie Paterson, Every Night About This Time, 2010. Photo: Simon Steven

New work commissioned for Whitstable Biennale 2010 included Anna Lucas, Ian Giles, Katie Paterson, Kieren Reed, Adam Chodzko, Augusto Corrieri, Lucienne Cole, Ruth Beale & Karen Mirza.

Central to Whitstable Biennale 2010 was a programme of artists’ film works selected by writer Brian Dillon. UR-NOW collected film works that deal with different sorts of anachronism. 

On 19 June 2010, Dillon discussed ruins, time, failure and comedy – ideas raised in the programme – with Bernd Behr and Tom Dale, two of the artists whose work featured in the programme.

Visit whitstablebiennale.com to see the full festival programme.

Read Brian Dillon’s essay UR-NOW: The Ruins of the Contemporary written to accompany the programme.