The 45th Venice Biennale, held from June 13 to October 13, 1993, was an exhibition of international

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, with 45 participating nations. The

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takes place biennially in

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. Prizewinners of the 45th Biennale included: ''ex aequo'' Richard Hamilton and

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(Golden Lion for painting), Robert Willson (Golden Lion for sculpture), the

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with

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and

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(best national representation), and

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(''Premio 2000'' for young artists).

Awards

* La Biennale di Venezia International Prizes: **Golden Lion for painting: ''ex aequo'' Richard Hamilton and

**Golden Lion for sculpture: Robert Wilson * Golden Lion for best national representation:

German Pavilion The German pavilion houses Germany's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals. Background Organization and building Architect Daniele Donghi designed the pavilion in a neoclassical style. It was built in 1909 ...

with

and

* ''Premio 2000'' (young artist; also called Duemila Prize):

* Special awards (also called Honourable Mention):

Louise Bourgeois Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (; 25 December 191131 May 2010) was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker. She explored a varie ...

Ilya Kabakov Ilya Iosifovich Kabakov (Ukrainian: Ілля Йосипович Кабаков; Russian: Илья́ Ио́сифович Кабако́в; September 30, 1933 – May 27, 2023) was an American and Soviet conceptual artist, born in Dnipropetr ...

Joseph Kosuth Joseph Kosuth (; born January 31, 1945) is a Hungarian-American conceptual artist, who lives in New York and Venice,

, Jean Pierre Raynaud * ''Premia Giulio Carlo Argan'' for the critics:

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* ''Premia Gian Tomaso Liverani'': Eva Marisaldi * ''Premia (purchase) Fondazione Marino Marini'': Luca Quartana * ''Premia Swatch'':

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