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Venice Biennale
1st June > 24th November 2013

"The 55th International Art Exhibition opens to the public from 1 June to 24 November 2013 at the Giardini, the Arsenale, and in various venues around the city of Venice, titled The Encyclopedic Palace and curated by Massimiliano Gioni.

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."

In forthcoming posts I will look at the deluge of articles, reviews, blog posts and press releases which have flooded my various inboxes over the last 48 hours. I will initially look at the pavilions listed below as well as the Arsenale. Stay tuned...

In the meantime, if (like me) you are resigned to experiencing the Biennale vicariously through the internet go to http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/exhibition/55iae/

UK:
Jeremy Deller
Commissioner: Andrea Rose. Curator: Emma Gifford-Mead. Venue: Pavilion at Giardini
venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org
Palazzo Peckham

AUSTRALIA:
Here art grows on treesSimryn Gill
Commissioner: Simon Mordant. Deputy Commissioner: Penelope Seidler. Curator: Catherine de Zegher. Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

NEW ZEALAND:
Front Door Out Back

Bill Culbert

Commissioner: Jenny Harper. Deputy Commissioner:  Heather Galbraith. Curator: Justin Paton. Venue: Santa Maria della Pietà, Castello
www.nzatvenice.com

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
Sarah Sze: Triple Point
Sarah Sze
Commissioners/Curators: Carey Lovelace, Holly Block. Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

DENMARK:
Intercourses
Jesper Just in collaboration with Project Projects
Commissioners: The Danish Arts Council Committee for International Visual Arts: Jette Gejl Kristensen (chairman), Lise Harlev, Jesper Elg, Mads Gamdrup, Anna Krogh. Curator: Lotte S. Lederballe Pedersen. Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

NORDIC PAVILION (FINLAND, NORWAY):
FINLAND
Falling TreesTerike Haapoja
Commissioner: Raija Koli. Curators: Collective Gruppo 111 (Marko Karo, Mika Elo, Harri Laakso). Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

NORWAY
Beware of the Holy Whore: Edvard Munch, Lene Berg and the Dilemma of Emancipation
Edvard Munch, Lene Berg
Commissioner: Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA). Curators: Marta Kuzma, Pablo Lafuente, Angela Vettese. Venue: Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Galleria di Piazza San Marco 71/C
www.oca.no