Land Art Mongolia (LAM 360°) is a
biennial art festival in
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
.
History
Land Art Mongolia was launched in 2006 in tandem with a Land Art Symposium in
Bor-Öndör Bor-Öndör ( mn, Бор-Өндөр) is a city in Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. It is situated in the Darkhan sum (district), but is administrated separately.
Geography
The City is at an elevation of 1300 meters and located close to the ...
. Artists from 16 countries participated.
The Land Art Mongolia event was presented during the opening of the
56th Venice Biennale
The 56th Venice Biennale was an international contemporary art exhibition held between May and November 2015. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Artistic director Okwui Enwezor curated its central exhibition, "All Th ...
.
The 2021 edition was split into two events: urban public art and land art.
Organizer
MNG 360° (MNG 360° БАЙГАЛИЙН УРЛАГ МОНГОЛ) is an
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north ce ...
based independent arts organization dedicated to raising awareness of issues such as
sustainability
Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livi ...
, nomadic culture, ecological decentralization and democracy through
contemporary art
Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...
. Their main project is this biennial, which takes places throughout the
Mongolian steppe and offers residency and an exhibit space to artists working in these fields.
Marc Schmitz is the founder of the Land Art Mongolia Biennial and has served as artistic director since 2010.
Marc Schmitz has been married to artist Dolgor Ser-Od since 2008.
Editions
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, 2nd
, 2012
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, Fumio Nanjo
Anja Brietzke
Rasha Ragab
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, 4th
, 2016
, Catching the Axis – Between the Sky and the Earth
,
, -
, 5th
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, 2018
, Who Are We Now ?
, Lewis Biggs
References
External links
landartmongolia.com
Exhibitions
Art biennials
Land art
Conferences
2006 establishments in Mongolia
Art exhibitions in Mongolia