Gantuya Badamgarav (Mongolian: Бадамгаравын Гантуяа) is a Mongolian art curator and the founder of Art Space 976+. She is the first ever organizer and commissioner of Mongolia Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia.[1]
Gantuya was born in 1968, in Mandalgovi, Mongolia. When she graduated high school, Gantuya was torn between math and art to select her major, as she had a strong passion for both. She is a bronze medalist from the National Mathematical Olympiad of Mongolia and participant of International Mathematical Olympiad in Finland, 1985. As socialist Mongolia did not encourage artistic endeavors, Gantuya decided to become an economist. She studied Macro Economic Planning in Leningrad Institute of Economics and Finance (present day Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance) in 1980s and received her master's degree from Williams College, USA in Macroeconomic Policy[2] in 2006. After the collapse of the socialist system in Mongolia, Gantuya worked for the Asian Development Bank, United States Agency for International Development and other institutions as an economic analyst and consultant, and later she had held strategic development positions in largest conglomerates in Mongolia, such as Tavan Bogd Group.
In 2012, Gantuya quitted her successful career and founded Art Space 976+ (formerly known as 976 Art Gallery) with a desire to promote contemporary art of Mongolia. Within few years, Gantuya and her team managed Art Space 976+ becoming an important cultural hub of Ulaanbaatar city, by hosting experimental exhibitions, performances, and open discussions with leading contemporary artists of Mongolia,[3] all the while collaborating with renowned international artists.
Upon opening Art Space 976+, Gantuya quickly realized that contemporary art in Mongolia needed "a significant amount of support".[2] Thus, she established a non-government organization Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association (MCASA). Through MCASA, Gantuya commissioned the first ever participation of Mongolia at La Biennale di Venezia[4] in 2015. Later she continued the endeavor by organizing the 2017 and the 2019 Mongolia Pavilions where she worked as a curator for the latter. Titled A Temporarily, "project stem[ed] from the curator’s ambition to transform ancient mediums of oral expression into contemporary form".[5] It included a site-specific installation by Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar along with a sound installation made in collaboration with Carsten Nicolai and Mongolian traditional throat singers. The exhibition garnered an extensive media attention, marking it as one of the must visit pavilions of that year.[6]
Moreover, Gantuya has worked as an independent curator for multiple projects such as Echoes of the Void by Italian artist Maria Rebecca Ballestra,[7] China Dolls by Canadian artist Nathalie Daoust and Nomad Spirit by Diaz & Riedweg and 5 Mongolian artists, including Munkhbolor Ganbold and Davaajargal Tsaschikher.
She is one of the contributing authors of the documenta 14 Daybook[8] and speaker at 7th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Malta, Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2018 and TEDx Ulaanbaatar 2018.
Referencesedit
^"Gantuya Badamgarav (Gana)". Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
^ ab"Art expert delves into Mongolian contemporary art". The UB Post | Mongolia's leading English language news. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
^"Biennale Arte 2015 2015 | Biennale Arte 2015 - National Participations". La Biennale di Venezia. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
^"Asia-Pacific at the 58th Venice Biennale". Art Spectacle Asia. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
^Donati de Conti, Elisabetta (2019-05-13). "The Best of the 2019 Venice Biennale: 10 Pavilions Not to Miss". ELLE Decor (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-11-19.
^"about the curator > echoes of the void". echoes of the void. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
gantuya, badamgarav, mongolian, Бадамгаравын, Гантуяа, mongolian, curator, founder, space, first, ever, organizer, commissioner, mongolia, pavilion, biennale, venezia, born1968nationalitymongolianalma, materwilliams, collegeearly, life, career, editgantuya, bo. Gantuya Badamgarav Mongolian Badamgaravyn Gantuyaa is a Mongolian art curator and the founder of Art Space 976 She is the first ever organizer and commissioner of Mongolia Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia 1 Gantuya BadamgaravBorn1968NationalityMongolianAlma materWilliams CollegeEarly life and career editGantuya was born in 1968 in Mandalgovi Mongolia When she graduated high school Gantuya was torn between math and art to select her major as she had a strong passion for both She is a bronze medalist from the National Mathematical Olympiad of Mongolia and participant of International Mathematical Olympiad in Finland 1985 As socialist Mongolia did not encourage artistic endeavors Gantuya decided to become an economist She studied Macro Economic Planning in Leningrad Institute of Economics and Finance present day Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance in 1980s and received her master s degree from Williams College USA in Macroeconomic Policy 2 in 2006 After the collapse of the socialist system in Mongolia Gantuya worked for the Asian Development Bank United States Agency for International Development and other institutions as an economic analyst and consultant and later she had held strategic development positions in largest conglomerates in Mongolia such as Tavan Bogd Group In 2012 Gantuya quitted her successful career and founded Art Space 976 formerly known as 976 Art Gallery with a desire to promote contemporary art of Mongolia Within few years Gantuya and her team managed Art Space 976 becoming an important cultural hub of Ulaanbaatar city by hosting experimental exhibitions performances and open discussions with leading contemporary artists of Mongolia 3 all the while collaborating with renowned international artists Upon opening Art Space 976 Gantuya quickly realized that contemporary art in Mongolia needed a significant amount of support 2 Thus she established a non government organization Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association MCASA Through MCASA Gantuya commissioned the first ever participation of Mongolia at La Biennale di Venezia 4 in 2015 Later she continued the endeavor by organizing the 2017 and the 2019 Mongolia Pavilions where she worked as a curator for the latter Titled A Temporarily project stem ed from the curator s ambition to transform ancient mediums of oral expression into contemporary form 5 It included a site specific installation by Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar along with a sound installation made in collaboration with Carsten Nicolai and Mongolian traditional throat singers The exhibition garnered an extensive media attention marking it as one of the must visit pavilions of that year 6 Moreover Gantuya has worked as an independent curator for multiple projects such as Echoes of the Void by Italian artist Maria Rebecca Ballestra 7 China Dolls by Canadian artist Nathalie Daoust and Nomad Spirit by Diaz amp Riedweg and 5 Mongolian artists including Munkhbolor Ganbold and Davaajargal Tsaschikher She is one of the contributing authors of the documenta 14 Daybook 8 and speaker at 7th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Malta Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2018 and TEDx Ulaanbaatar 2018 References edit Gantuya Badamgarav Gana Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association Retrieved 2019 11 19 a b Art expert delves into Mongolian contemporary art The UB Post Mongolia s leading English language news Retrieved 2019 11 19 About ART SPACE 976 Retrieved 2019 11 19 Biennale Arte 2015 2015 Biennale Arte 2015 National Participations La Biennale di Venezia 2017 10 23 Retrieved 2019 11 19 Asia Pacific at the 58th Venice Biennale Art Spectacle Asia 2019 03 28 Retrieved 2019 11 19 Donati de Conti Elisabetta 2019 05 13 The Best of the 2019 Venice Biennale 10 Pavilions Not to Miss ELLE Decor in Italian Retrieved 2019 11 19 about the curator gt echoes of the void echoes of the void Retrieved 2019 11 19 Ariuntugs Tserenpil www documenta14 de Retrieved 2019 11 19 External links edithttps 976artgallery com http mcasa mongolia com http mongolia pavilion venice biennale com https www youtube com watch v GPzJQO57iKU https www youtube com watch v GPzJQO57iKU Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gantuya Badamgarav amp oldid 1165520063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
