February 7, 2006. - While the remains of the IX Baltic Triennial of

International Art have been mostly experienced through The Black Box, news report brings to light that a copy of the exhibition is currently being produced as a participation to a Bienniale Cuvée, and that it will go on view in an undisclosed location in Austria beginning February 9, 2006.

The revealing news report came from an anonymous call from an employee at Gumplast Inc. which produces a black, textured plastic material. This unique plastic was first used in the Triennial by the architect Valdas Ozarinskas to create a peculiar and shadowy labyrinth within the exhibition space at the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania (CAC Vilnius). These unconventional, movable walls became a quintessential element to the experience of that exhibition.

The closest-to-the-original version of the Triennial, also known as “BMW” for Black Market Worlds, was organized and held on September 14-November 20, 2005 at the CAC Vilnius. A first attempt to reproduce the Triennial took place in the UK, like an ubiquitous, condensed and accelerated version of the show at the ICA in London. That "second" version was exchanged for its counterfeit which lasted 37 hours and half between October 1-2, 2005.

According to CAC Vilnius, representatives of the BMW immediately entered today into negotiations with Austrian curators and institutions. The BMW request, as it would be expected, is to exchange the forged version, which is currently in development, with a sequel—-such as it's practiced in the film industry (e.g. F For Fake, Part 2). Another option in discussion is to reactivate the exhibition, rather than simply reproduce it.

At stake in these negotiations are over a dozen artworks and projects using energy fields, imitation scents, telephone lines, and Google-sources. These are all works that operate silently, usually pass indiscernible, and that have formats --such as print material, videos, ready-mades, costumes, and bizarre machines-- that can rapidly transform in order to slip from category or cohesiveness.

The list of participants and contributors:

Aaron Schuster / Alex Bag / Ana Prvacki / Anders Kreuger / Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Arturas Raila / Arturas Bumsteinas / Bernadeta Levule / Bikvanderpol / Brice Dellsperger / Bruno Serralongue / Cara Tolmie / Carey Young / Catherine Hemelryk / Christelle Lheureux / Daniel Bozhkov / Darius Miksys / Darius Kuenzi / Darius Ziura / David Kuenzi / Deimantas Narkevicius / Deric Carner / Dessislava Dimova / Donelle Woolford / Drum Ecstasy / Egle Rindzeviciute   / Emily Cullman / Gabriel Lester / G-lab / Gintaras Makarevicius / Gintautas Mazeikis / Hinrich Sachs / Ignacio Gonzalez Lang / Ion Grigorescu / Jan Estep / Jan Verwoert / Jalal Toufic / Jean Francois Moriceau / Jeffrey Walkowiak / Jeppe Hein / Joachim Koester / Joe Scanlan / Jonathan Monk / Julieta Aranda / Juozas Laivys / Karl Holmqvist / Katherine Carl / Kristina Inči0raitė / Kyle McCallum / Laura Stasiulyte / Lawrence Weiner / Liliana Basarab / Lisi Raskin / Loris Gréaud / Luca Cerizza / Maaike Gottschal / Mariana Castillo Deball / Marina Warner / Mario Garcia Torres / Markus Schinwald / Matthieu Laurette / Melvin Moti / Michael Zheng / Mindaugas Lukošaitis / Mirjam Wirz   / Natascha Hagenbeek / Nicol?s Guagnini / Olivia Plender / Pablo León de la Barra / Pascal Rousseau / Paul Perry / PB8 / Petra Mrzyk / Reena Spaulings / Rene Gabri / Roberto Cuoghi / Ross Cisneros / Sarah Tripp / Sean Snyder / Teresa Margolles / Valentinas Klimašauskas / Vidya Gastaldon

For more information on the IX Baltic Triennial of International Art, BMW (Black Market Worlds), please visit www.ultimiere.com