The Biennale of Venice is a demonstration of contemporary art.

She is regarded as one of the most prestigious artistic events in Europe, even in the world. It is also one of oldest since it was created in 1895, and that its first edition took place two years later.

Price

Following the example Mostra of Venice, the demonstration cinema of Biennial, the Biennial one of contemporary art also decrees prices among which a Gold Lion, rewarding the best national participation in this international exhibition for contemporary art.

• 2007 :

• Lion of Gold for the whole of its work: Malick Sidibé (Mali)
• Lion of Gold of the art critic: Benjamin Buchloh (historian of American art and professor at the University of Columbia)
• honourable Mention for a national house: Lithuanian house: Nomeda Urboniene and Gediminas Urbonas
• Lion of Gold of the national participation: Hungarian house: Andreas Fogarasi
• Lion of Gold of the artist of less than 40 years: Emily Jacir (Palestine)
• Lion of Gold of the artist having taken part in the international exhibition: León Ferrari (Argentinian)
• honourable Mention for an artist having taken part in the international exhibition: Nedko Solakov (Bulgaria)
• 2005: Annette Messenger (France)
• 2003: Known-Mei Tse (Luxembourg)
• 2001: Richard Tightened (the United States) and Cy Twombly (the United States)
• Lion of Gold of the best participation: German house (Gregor Schneider).
• Special price of the Jury: Pierre Huyghe (France), Janet Cardiff and George Bore-holes Miller (Canada), Marisa Merz (Italy)
• Special price for the young artists: Federico Herrero (Costa Rica), Anri Salted (Albania), John Pilson (the United States) and A1-53167 (Guatemala)
• Special mentions: Yinka Shonibare (Great Britain), Tiong Ang (Indonesia), Samuel Beckett - Marine Karmitz (France) and Juan Downey (Chile)
• 1999: Louise Bourgeois (France)

External bonds

• Official site of the Biennale de Venise

• the foundation Sindika Dokolo will represent the African continent with the Biennale de Venise 2007
• Artefacta more than 400 films on the Biennale de Venise 2007

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