11th Tallinn Print Triennial

11th TALLINN PRINT TRIENNIAL

11th Tallinn Print Triennial takes place from September 18th to October 18th, 1998 and will be one of the most important international art events in Estonia.

1st Tallinn Print Triennial was established in 1968 by Estonian artists with the support of Latvians and Lithuanians as a counterbalance to the Moscow-dominated official art life where monumental art, sculpture and painting had the leading role. Prints which are easily multiplied and distributed became an important medium for the innovative artistic ideas and alternative relations.

2nd Tallinn Print Triennial 1971 - artists from Moscow, Leningrad and Minsk participated as guests.

8th Tallinn Print Triennial 1989 - international for the first time. Artists from Leningrad, Finland, Poland, Canada and Hungary participated in addition to artists from the Baltic States.

11th Tallinn Print Triennial is a programme of exhibitions and events which poses the question of the heroic tradition of prints not so much from a craft aspect but from a technological aspect. It could even be said that it deals with a kind of memory technology in the context of other media technologies.

11th TALLINN PRINT TRIENNIAL has as its key word TOUCH, which provides broad opportunities for interpretation for the intersecting combinations of key words:

MATERIAL - ENVIRONMENT - IDEOLOGY

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TOUCH - PRESSURE - FLEXION

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PAPER - BODY - MEMORY

TOUCH is the central exhibition of the Triennial in the Rotermann’s Salt Storage Arts Centre.

Regulations:
11th Tallinn Print Triennial will present original works made between 1995 and 1998 (incl.) and produced in any reproductive printmaking technique (drawings and monotypes are not accepted), up to 4 prints from each selected artist. The works must be signed by the artist.

The organizers anticipate that most works should be maximum paper size 70 x 100 cm. The organizers will however frame larger works or very large works could remain unframed. 3 dimensional works will also be welcomed, provided that a printing technique has been used. Written proposals for new 3-dimensional works may also be submitted. These should be accompanied by sketches and 2 slides or photos of former works.

The selection of works consists of two phases:

Phase A - Slides
Artists should send slides of the up to 4 works they would like to present at the Triennial. The slides must be of good quality so that they can be used for publishing a catalogue. 35 mm slides should be sent in 5 x 5 cm mounts on which should be written the name of the artist, country, the title of the work, year and the number of the slide. Additional information about the works - technique, year, dimensions (both: print size and paper size - height and length in cm) etc. should be included on the entry form (photocopies will be accepted).

Deadline: The slides must be received by the Organizing Committee not later than March 2nd, 1998.

A Special Jury of the Organizing Committee selects the artists from Phase A for Phase B - to participate at the 11th Tallinn Print Triennial.

Slides of the works not selected for Phase B are returned if so indicated on the entry form.

Phase B - selected artists
Artists selected for Phase B should send their works (at their own cost) together with completed entry form to the below mentioned address between June 8th and 25th, 1998. Prints have to meet the regulations of the Triennial and must be sent unframed and without passe-partout. Signing the entry form means that the artist accepts the regulations.

If the works do not arrive in time, the artist can not take part in the Triennial.

If any damage is found on receipt of the prints, the artist will be notified at once.

3-dimensional works should be packed in such a way that the organizers can return them in the same packing. Any assembly instructions should be sent with the work.

Participation fee:
Phase A - is free of charge.

Phase B - selected artists (except from Latvia and Lithuania) should send a proof of a bank remittance in the amount of $15 (European countries) and $25 (artists from non-European countries) to cover prints return charges, to the following bank account:

Eesti Vabagraafikute Ühendus (Association of Estonian Printmakers)

HANSAPANK code 767

Liivalaia 8, EE0100 Tallinn, Estonia

Account No. 221010214953 S.W.I.F.T code HABA EE2X

Remittance costs should be covered by the artists. Prints that are sent to the Triennial without correctly filled in entry forms or without bank remittance will not be accepted.

Prizes:
An international jury will determine the winners of all prizes. GRAND PRIX, three equal prizes and several purchase prizes (e.g Tallinn City Prize and the Prize of the Art Museum of Estonia) will be given. All prize works will become the property of local public entities sponsoring such awards, GRAND PRIX and the three equal prize works will go to the possession of the Tallinn Print Triennial’s art collection. The winner of Grand Prix will be invited to participate in a special exhibition at the 12th Tallinn Print Triennial.

TANGENTS - curated exhibition in the Tallinn Art Hall which attempts to define the boundaries of prints, to identify the tangents and marginalia which, even though they themselves remain outside the boundaries of prints, nevertheless create meanings for it. Here methods can vary from the most ephemeral techniques of reproduction to video and digital technology.

REINCARNATION - BOOK - just as a print has by now abandoned its true home, the book, and hangs on wall, so the book seeks a place for itself as an independent object. The process can be described as the deconstruction of one medium. This is a curated exhibition and takes place in the Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall.

REINCARNATION - PAPER - curated exhibition in the City Gallery, Tallinn.

LAUREATES - Rotermann’s Salt Storage Arts Centre

CONFERENCE - the theme uses the key words of the general conception of the Triennial as its starting point.

Catalogue:

The organizers will publish a colored catalogue of the Triennial. Every participating artist will receive a copy of the catalogue free of charge.

Other information:

The works will be returned within 6 months after the closing of the exhibition.

Prints can also be for sale if so indicated on the entry form. The price should be in USD. There will be a commission on sales.

The organizers reserve the right to photograph or otherwise reproduce the works for the purpose of publicising and recording the Triennial.

While all precautions will be taken in the handling of the works, the organizers assume no responsibility for any damage to the prints as the result of events beyond their control or during transportation. If artists need more protection, they should make arrangements with their own insurance agency.

Entry forms with slides (deadline: March 2nd, 1998), entry forms with prints (deadline: between June 8th and 25th) and all correspondence concerning the Triennial should be sent to the address:

11th Tallinn Print Triennial
Vabaduse väljak 6
Tallinn EE0101, ESTONIA

The author of the conception of the Triennial and the curator of the exhibitions Tangents, Reincarnation-Book and Reincarnation-Paper is Professor Ando Keskküla.

For more information contact:

Mrs. Eve Kask - President of the Triennial, ph. (372) 6 3566 47

Mrs. Mare Pedanik - Executive Secretary of the Triennial, ph. (372) 6 314 050;

fax: (372) 6 314 049 or e-mail: helme@skkke.ee

and look for further information on http://www.triennial.ee

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