The 54th Venice Biennale was an international
contemporary art
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exhibition
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held in 2011. The
Venice Biennale
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takes place
biennially in
Venice, Italy
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. Artistic director
Bice Curiger curated its central exhibition, "ILLUMInations".
Awards
* Golden Lion for best artist of the exhibition:
Christian Marclay
Christian Marclay (born January 11, 1955) is a visual artist and composer. He holds both American and Swiss nationality.
Marclay's work explores connections between sound art, noise music, photography, video art, film and digital animations. A p ...
* Silver Lion for the most promising young artist of the exhibition:
Haroon Mirza
* Golden Lions for lifetime achievement:
Sturtevant and
Franz West
Franz West (16 February 1947 – 25 July 2012) was an Austrian artist.
He is best known for his unconventional objects and sculptures, installations and furniture work which often require an involvement of the audience.
Early life and ...
* Golden Lion for best national participation:
German pavilion with
Christoph Schlingensief
Christoph Maria Schlingensief (24 October 1960 – 21 August 2010) was a German theatre director, performance artist, and filmmaker. Starting as an independent underground filmmaker, Schlingensief later staged productions for theatres and festiva ...
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* https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/venice-biennale-an-ambitious-but-typically-overblown-international-art-festival/2011/06/14/AGQA75YH_story.html
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