Art Biennale
1st June > 24th November 2013
The 55th International Art Exhibition will take place in Venice from 1 June to 24 November 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale (Preview: May 29 30 31) and in various venues around the city, titled The Encyclopedic Palace and curated by Massimiliano Gioni.
• The award ceremony and the inauguration of the 55th Exhibition will take place on Saturday 1st June. Maria Lassnig and Marisa Merz to receive Golden Lions
• Press Preview on 29 30 31 May
• The award ceremony and the inauguration of the 55th Exhibition will take place on Saturday 1st June. Maria Lassnig and Marisa Merz to receive Golden Lions
• Press Preview on 29 30 31 May
55th International Art Exhibition
Artists / National Participations / Collateral Events
The Encyclopedic Palace will be laid out in the Central Pavilion (Giardini) and in the Arsenale forming a single itinerary, with works spanning over the past century alongside several new commissions, including over 150 artists from 37 countries. 88 National Participations will also be exhibited; among these 10 countries are participating for the first time. 47 Collateral Events will be promoted by various organizations and exhibited in different venues around the city.
55th International Art Exhibition
Biennale Sessions and Meetings on Art
The project, Biennale Sessions will be back in 2013 aimed at Universities and Academies of Fine Arts that will be provided with favourable conditions for a three-day visit for groups of at least 50 people comprising students and teachers. Moreover, the Biennale will organize a program of Meetings on Art, among which a series of conversations with actor Marco Paolini, and four events on the topics of the myth of the self-taught artists.
