Folkestone Triennial ‘A Million Miles From Home’
Friday, July 1st, 2011
Folkestone Triennial ‘A Million Miles From Home’
The second Folkestone Triennial began on 25th June. Building on the success of 2008, 19 international artists have been commissioned to create new works for the Folkestone Triennial which will continue until 25 September 2011.
The selected artists have been invited to develop works for Folkestone’s streets, squares, beaches and historic buildings to create a cutting-edge contemporary art exhibition in the public domain.
Andrea Schlieker conceived and curated the inaugural exhibition in 2008 and is directing the second Folkestone Triennial, ‘A Million Miles from Home’.
Participating artists are: Tonico Lemos Auad, Charles Avery, CAMP, Martin Creed, Smadar Dreyfus, Hala Elkoussy, Ruth Ewan, Spencer Finch, Hamish Fulton, Cristina Iglesias, Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen, Hew Locke, Cornelia Parker, Olivia Plender, Zineb Sedira, Erzen Shkololli, Strange Cargo and Paloma Varga Weisz.
The Triennial is managed by The Creative Foundation, and is an integral part of the steps that are being taken to establish Folkestone as a major creative centre. For more information please visit the website www.folkestonetriennial.org.uk.