The 52nd Venice Biennale was an international

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held in 2007. The

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takes place biennially in

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. Artistic director Robert Storr curated its central exhibition, "Think with the Senses, Feel with the Mind".

Awards

* Golden Lion for an artist of the international exhibition:

León Ferrari León Ferrari (September 3, 1920 – July 25, 2013) was an Argentine contemporary conceptual artist. During his extended art career (1954-2013), his artworks often protested the Argentine government, the imperialist west, and the Church. Ferra ...

* Golden Lion for a young artist:

Emily Jacir Emily Jacir () is a Palestinian artist and filmmaker based in the Bethlehem, Palestine. Early life and education Emily Jacir grew up in Saudi Arabia and attended high school in Italy. She graduated with a degree in art from the University o ...

* Golden Lion for a critic or art historian for contributions to contemporary art: Benjamin H.D. Buchloh * Golden Lion for lifetime achievement:

Malick Sidibé Malick Sidibé (1935 – 14 April 2016) was a Malian photographer from a Fulani ( Fula) village in Soloba, who was noted for his black-and-white studies of popular culture in the 1960s in Bamako, Mali. Sidibé had a long and fruitful career as ...

* Golden Lion for best national participation: Hungarian pavilion with Andreas Fogarasi

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