SITElines.2014: _Unsettled Landscapes_, a Reimagined Biennial with a New Focus on Contemporary Art from the Americas

The first SITElines exhibition, “Unsettled Landscapes”, will open July 20, 2014 and will be on view through January 11, 2015. Preview events will be held July 17-19.

SITElines signifies a radical rethinking of SITE Santa Fe’s signature biennial exhibition, originally established in 1995. It represents a collaborative structure for planning its biennials, a vision for continuity between biennials, a commitment to community and place, and a dedication to new and under-recognized perspectives. This multi-dimensional approach--together with a strong geographic focus--not only redefines SITE’s role at the forefront of biennial exhibition making, but also proposes new curatorial frameworks for biennials globally.

“Unsettled Landscapes” will look at the urgencies, political conditions and historical narratives that inform the work of contemporary artists across the Americas – from Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego. Through three themes – landscape, territory, and trade – this exhibition expresses the interconnections among representations of the land, movement across the land, and economies and resources derived from the land.

“With Unsettled Landscapes, we build connections from Santa Fe to the rest of the Americas, we explore untold stories and perspectives, and we link between our past and our present,” said Irene Hofmann, Phillips Director and Chief Curator of SITE Santa Fe. “First Native American land, then a Spanish Kingdom, a Mexican Province, and an American Territory, all before statehood, New Mexico is a rich microcosm of the Americas. We are proud of the selection of artists participating in Unsettled Landscapes. These artists represent multiple generations and regions throughout the Western Hemisphere. Our show includes important new and existing works, 13 new commissions and several off-site installations. In addition, we have also included key works of art from previous decades that further expand the ideas of the show. Our aim was to curate a dynamic exhibition that shows how themes of landscape, territory and trade weave throughout the work of artists from every corner of the Americas.”

SITElines.2014: Unsettled Landscapes Participating Artists

Shuvinai Ashoona | CAN, Jamison Chas Banks | USA, Raymond Boisjoly | CAN, Andrea Bowers | USA, Matthew Buckingham | USA, Adriana Bustos | ARG, Johanna Calle | COL, Luis Camnitzer | URY | USA, Liz Cohen | USA, Minerva Cuevas | MEX, Blue Curry | BHS | GBR, Agnes Denes | USA, Juan Downey | CHL,

Leandro Katz, Uxmal--Casa de las Palomas, Gianfranco Foschino | CHL, Futurefarmers | USA, Anna Bella Geiger | BRA, Andrea Geyer | DEU | USA, Pablo Helguera | MEX | USA, James Hyde | USA, Deborah Jack | NLD | ANT | USA, Yishai Jusidman | MEX | USA, Leandro Katz | ARG, Irene Kopelman | ARG, Miler Lagos | COL, Glenda León | CUB, Ric Lum | USA, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle | ESP | USA, Gilda Mantilla & Raimond Chaves | PER, Daniel Joseph Martinez | USA, Jason Middlebrook | USA, Ohotaq Mikkigak | CAN, Kent Monkman | CAN, Patrick Nagatani | USA, Florence Miller Pierce | USA, Fernando Palma Rodríguez | MEX, Marcel Pinas | SUR, Edward Poitras | CAN, Marcos Ramírez ERRE & David Taylor | MEX | USA, Kevin Schmidt | CAN, Allan Sekula | USA, Melanie Smith | GBR | MEX, Charles Stankievech | CAN, Clarissa Tossin | BRA, Antonio Vega Macotela | MEX.

About SITElines

SITElines: New Perspectives on Art of the Americas is a six-year commitment to a series of linked exhibitions with a focus on contemporary art and cultural production of the Americas. The exhibitions will take place in 2014, 2016, and 2018 and will be organized by a different team of curators, from locations throughout the Western Hemisphere. Through SITElines, SITE will establish a new programming hub called SITEcenter to generate connectivity between and during the exhibitions.

Unsettled Landscapes Curatorial Team: Candice Hopkins, curator (b. Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada; lives in Albuquerque), Lucía Sanromán, curator (b. Guadalajara, México; lives in Mexico City), Janet Dees, Curator of Special Projects (b. New York; lives in Santa Fe), Irene Hofmann, SITElines Director (b. New York; lives in Santa Fe).

Unsettled Landscapes Satellite Curatorial Advisors : Christopher Cozier (b. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; lives in Port of Spain), Inti Guerrero (b. Bogota, Colombia; lives in Costa Rica and Singapore), Julieta Gonzalez (b. Caracas, Venezuela; lives in México City), Eva Grinstein (b. Buenos Aires, Argentina; lives in Buenos Aires), Kitty Scott (b. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada; lives in Toronto).

SITElines Advisors

Ana Paula Cohen (b. São Paulo; lives in Sao Paulo and San Francisco), Luis Croquer (b. El Salvador; lives in Seattle), Douglas Fogle (b. Chicago; lives in Los Angeles), Rosa Martínez (b. Soria, Spain; lives in Barcelona), Gerald McMaster (b. Saskatchewan, Canada; lives in Philadelphia), Ryan Rice (b. Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada; lives in Santa Fe), Osvaldo Sánchez (b. Havana, Cuba; lives in México City).

About SITE Santa Fe

SITE Santa Fe opened in 1995 to present what was then the only international biennial of contemporary art in the United States, and one of only a handful of biennials around the world. From the very beginning, SITE established a commitment to a risk-taking and visionary perspective that continues to drive its programs today. Year-round exhibitions and educational programs encourage the creative and intellectual potential of the audience and uphold the region’s tradition of fostering avant-garde art.

As an institution with a year-round contemporary art program, SITE hosts an Art & Culture series of lectures and performances, as well as an extensive education and outreach program for local schools, all of which attract over 20,000 local, national and international visitors annually. ince its launch, SITE has presented over 75 exhibitions — including eight biennials — of works by over 500 international artists.