Venice Biennale 2011

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54th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia 2011 in Venice, Italy.

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South African artist Nicholas Hlobo is known for his richly layered sculptures and distinctive use of materials. For his work he chooses materials such as rubber inner tubes, ribbon, gauze, lace and found objects, and combines them using techniques such as stitching and weaving. The choice of materials as well as the techniques of putting [...]

Egypts contribution to the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia is a tribute to the artist, musician and professor Ahmed Basiony. Ahmed Basiony (1978 – 2011) was killed on Cairo’s Tahrir Square on January 28, 2011, during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. The exhibition is titled 30 Days of Running in the Space [...]

While other pavilions overwhelm visitors with visual impressions, the Greek pavilion is more or less empty. The Greek artist Diohandi who is representing Greece at the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia conceived a site-specific installation that transforms the pavilion with wood, water, and light. Diohandi creates a minimalist, rather silent environment. [...]

The Vienna-based art collective Gelitin is know for their unconventional exhibitions, installations, and performances. For their participation in the Venice Art Biennale 2011 they conceived the Gelatin Pavilion, located in the Giardini delle Vergini (Arsenale). The centerpiece of the site-specific installation titled Gelatin Pavilion – Some like it Hot is a wood-fired furnace that is used [...]

Three artists are representing Venezuela at the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy: Bassim Francisco, Yoshi, and Clemencia Labin. While Bassim Francisco and Yoshi exhibit artworks of individual character, Clemencia Labin chose to present a work that she has realized together with others, her social sculpture titled Velada Santa [...]

Andrei Monastyrski and the Collective Actions group represent Russia at the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy. The Collective Actions group was founded by Andrei Monastyrski in 1976. Its members are Nikita Alekseev, Elena Elagina, Georgy Kizevalter, Igor Makarevich, Andrei Monastyrski, Nikolai Panitkov, Sergei Romashko, and Sabine Hänsgen. Nikita [...]

Norma Jeane: #Jan25 (#Sidibouzid, #Feb12, #Feb14, #Feb17…) Norma Jeane at Venice Biennale 2011, Giardini di Castello, Venice / Italy, June 2, 2011. More info via VTV contemporary art search Norma Jeane: Links | Videos | Images | More Images | Books > Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) this link to download Quicktime video file.

Thomas Hirschhorn represents Switzerland at the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy. Shortly before the official opening of the pavilion, VernissageTV’s correspondent Gürsoy Dogtas met with Thomas Hirschhorn to discuss his latest installation. Thomas Hirschhorn conceived a large-scale installation that completely fills the pavilion of Switzerland in the Giardini [...]

For the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the artist Monica Bonvicini conceived a series of three new sculptures. It’s Monica Bonvicini’s third participation in the Venice Biennale. The title of the series of stairway sculptures is 15 Steps to the Virgin and refers to the number of steps in Tintoretto’s painting [...]

Ayse Erkmen is representing Turkey at the 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2011. For the presentation in the Artiglierie, Arsenale, Ayse Erkmen conceived a highly esthetical water purification system. The Pavilion of Turkey was curated by Fulya Erdemci. In this interview, Ayse Erkmen talks about the basic idea behind the work and [...]

On the second day of the Venice Biennale Preview, we had a look at the Central Pavilion in the Giardini. ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations is the title of the Biennale di Venezia 2011, the 54th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy. This time, the curator of the international exhibition is Bice Curiger. She has chosen 83 [...]

The Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion for Best National Participation was given to Germany this year for Christoph Schliengensief’s multi-disciplinary practice “that is intense, committed, and possesses a strong personal vision.” The jury also praised the curatorial work of Susanne Gaensheimer. The Jury of the 54th International Art Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia was comprised [...]

Mike Nelson’s work “I, Impostor” is probably one of the most complex and costly presentations at the 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy. The new work of the British installation artist Mike Nelson is a large-scale sculptural installation that leads the visitor through a dark labyrinth-like structure. Mike Nelson has [...]

The French Pavilion at the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Jean-Hubert Martin, presents a new installation by French artist Christian Boltanski. The installation, titled “Chance“, deals with the themes that are characteristic for Boltanski’s work: chance, luck and misfortune. In the main room Christian Boltanski installed a large scaffold [...]

The exhibition Venice in Venice – a collateral event to the 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2011 – gives a taste of a unique project that takes place in Southern California from October 2011. The project will bring together more than sixty cultural institutions throughout Southern California and is titled “Pacific Standard Time: [...]