la Biennale di Venezia presents Meetings on Arts a series of conversations with artists, curators, philosophers and scholars at the 54th International Art Exhibition – ILLUMInations Patti Smith and Karl Holmqvist Rimbaud, Poetry & Rock’n’ Roll – an Expanded Conversation Saturday September, 3rd 2011, at 4 PM Giardini in the

Title of the exhibition: Pino Pascali. Ritorno a Venezia / Puglia Arte Contemporanea Pino Pascali. Return to Venice / Apulia Contemporary Art Collateral Event of the 54th. International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia General curators: Rosalba Branà, Giusy Caroppo Opening: Friday, June 3, 7 p.m. Participating authorities: Nichi

THE MEDITERRANEAN APPROACH Palazzo Zenobio, Venice June the 1st – August the 8th, 2011 Press Conference : June the 2nd, 11am Opening : June the 3rd, 7pm-10pm Under the auspices of the Cultural Council of UPM (Union pour la Méditerranée) and Marseille Provence 2013 – Capitale Européenne de la Culture,

’30 Days of Running in the Place’ 54th International Venice Biennale pays tribute to Ahmed Basiouny, Egyptian artist and revolutionary martyr Ahmed Basiouny, multi-media artist and martyr of the 25 January revolution, will represent Egypt in a solo exhibition at the 54th Venice Biennale “Please, O Father, O Mother, O

ARTISTS: RAJA AND SHADIA ALEM COMMISSIONER: DR. ABDULAZIZ ALSEBAIL CURATORS: MONA KHA http://saudipavilionvenice.com/?page_id=519 Artist Shadia and writer Raja Alem will represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its debut participation in the International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia Abdulaziz Alsebail, Commissioner, is pleased to announce that Shadia and

http://www.planb-venicebiennale.com/flash/index.html The Pavilion of Turkey at the 54th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale Ayşe Erkmen represents Turkey with a sculptural installation titled “Plan B” at the 54th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale from    4 June–27 November 2011. The Pavilion of Turkey is curated by Fulya Erdemci, with Danae Mossman as

ARGENTINE PARTICIPATION at the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 4th June – 27th November 2011 Official opening on Friday the 3rd June 2011 at the presence of the President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Commissioner: Magdalena Faillace Curator: Rodrigo Alonso www.argentinaenvenecia.com.ar Argentine Pavilion Venue: Artiglierie, Arsenale Artist:

Collateral Event of the 54th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia Magazzini del Sale, No. 262 Dorsoduro Fondamenta delle Zattere, Venice (ACTV stop: Line 1, Salute) 2nd June – 20th November 2011, Tuesday – Sunday: 11am-6pm; Closed: Mondays. Admission Free. Press Preview: 1st June 2011, 5pm – 6pm

Organised to coincide with the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale, the exhibition will feature five large marble sculptures by the Flemish artist, including an unprecedented reinterpretation of Michelangelo’s Pietà. From 1 June to 16 October 2011, during the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale, the Nuova Scuola Grande di

LEE Yong-baek The Love is gone, but the Scar will heal a solo exhibition at the Korean Pavilion www.korean-pavilion.or.kr June 4 to November 27, 2011 Lee Yongbaek (b. 1966, Korea), since graduation from the Department of Painting at Hongik University in Korea in 1990, the Department of Painting at Stuttgart

TABAIMO: teleco-soup The Japan Pavilion at the 54th Biennale di Venezia June 4 – November 27, 2011 Commissioner: Yuka Uematsu. Deputy Commissioners: Miwa Kaneko, Atsuko Sato. Venue: Pavilion at Giardini May 2011 Press Release The Japan Foundation is proud to announce the artist Tabaimo’s representation of Japan at the 54th

ENTRE SIEMPRE Y JAMÁS (Between Forever and Never) Latin American Pavilion – IILA (Italo-Latin American Institute) 54th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 4th June – 27th Novembe Enfoques del arte latinoamericano en torno al tema del Bicentenario Destellos de un pretérito porvenir por Patricia Rivadeneira El verbo

MEXICAN PAVILION Melanie Smith Cuadrado Rojo, Imposible Rosa / Red Square Impossible Pink / Quadrato Rosso, Impossibile Rosa Co-author of film projects: Rafael Ortega 54. INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION – LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA June 4th – November 27 th 2011 Press preview: June 2nd 17:00 hrs. Opening preview: June 2nd

Russian Pavilion at the 54th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia www.ruspavilion.ru Title: Empty Zones Commissioner: Stella Kesaeva Curator: Boris Groys Artists: Andrei Monastyrski and Collective Actions (Andrei Monastyrski, Nikolai Panitkov, Igor Makarevich, Elena Elagina, Sabine Hänsgen, Sergei Romashko) Organization: Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Stella

Critical Text by Fernando Castro Flórez Fernando Prats: a note about the Sismografías project. [Sent from Chile to the 2011 Venice Biennial]. Fernando Prats is the perfect example of the contemporary creator who is able to remain open  to the wonderful paths of painting without clutching to established dogmas or

PAVILLON BELGE 54ème Exposition Internationale d’Art – la Biennale di Venezia Du 4 juin au 27 novembre 2011 Journées professionnelles: 1er, 2 et 3 juin 2011 www.angelvergara-venise2011.cfwb.be Angel Vergara est l’artiste qui représente cette année la Communauté française de Belgique à la 54ème Exposition Internationale d’Art – la Biennale d

Venice Biennale – UAE Pavilion http://www.uaepavilion.org/ http://www.uaepavilion.org/press/Press_Release_14Mar2011_Eng.pdf THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES REVEALS ARTISTS FOR  THE UAE PAVILION AT THE 54th INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION  LA  BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, 2011 Reem Al Ghaith, Abdullah Al Saadi and Lateefa bint Maktoum will represent the UAE as chosen by Curator Vasif Kortun United Arab

PERFORMING HISTORY with Ion Grigorescu and the artist duo Anetta Mona Chisa & Lucia Tkácová Curators: Maria Rus Bojan and Ami Barak With the special collaboration of Bogdan Ghiu, the magazine IDEA arts + society and IRES Commissioner: Monica Morariu Vice-commissioner: Alexandru Damian Romanian Pavilion – Giardini di Castello June

54th International Art Exhibition Hungarian Pavilion Giardini, Venice, 4 June – 27 November 2011 CRASH– Passive Interview Hajnal Németh object installation, video and audio installation curator:         Miklós Peternák national commissioner:     Gábor Gulyás exhibition opening:     Thursday, 2 June 2011, 18:15 welcome speech:     Géza Szőcs, Ministry of

THE WORLD IS YOURS 2 JUNE – 31 DECEMBER 2011 Palazzo Grassi – Campo San Samuele – Venice (Italy) www.palazzograssi.it Press release – 30 September 2010 Next Spring 2011, the François Pinault Foundation will present two new exhibitions at Punta della Dogana and Palazzo Grassi in Venice. Both exhibitions will

Iraq’s experimental contemporary artists have never had a chance to present their work for an Iraq Pavilion at the Venice Biennale; the first and last major appearance in 1976 outlined only some of their “modern” artists. The Iraq Pavilion for 2011 will indeed show the world an exciting professionally-curated selection

LE MONDE VOUS APPARTIENT 2 June – 31 December 2011 PALAZZO GRASSI, VENICE, ITALY François Pinault Foundation ouvrira au printemps 2011 deux nouvelles expositions à Punta della Dogana et à Palazzo Grassi, à Venise. Le commissariat de ces deux expositions est confié à Caroline Bourgeois. Punta della Dogana présentera, à

Last chance to see this week: “Death and Fertility”, Haiti Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale The 54th Venice Biennale has welcomed the first national participation of Haiti. Of all Venice’s surreal juxtapositions, none beats the fragile Haitian pavilion, housed in shipping containers installed on the quayside directly underneath Roman

Artist: Karla Black At the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale Commissioner: Scotland +  Venice Curator: The Frutimarket Gallery Palazzo Pisani (S.Marina), Calle delle Erbe 6103, Cannareggio (off Campo Santa Maria) 4 June – 27 November 2011 www.scotlandandvenice.com Scotland + Venice is delighted to announce further details of