55th Venice Biennale

2013 edition of the art exhibition

55th Venice Biennale

Genre| Art exhibition
Begins| 2013
Ends| 2013
Location(s)| Venice
Country| Italy
Previous event| 54th Venice Biennale (2011)
Next event| 56th Venice Biennale (2015)

The 55th Venice Biennale was an international contemporary art exhibition held in 2013. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Artistic director Massimiliano Gioni curated its central exhibition, "The Encyclopedic Palace".[1]

## Awards

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* Golden Lion for best artist of the exhibition: Tino Sehgal
* Silver Lion for the most promising young artist of main exhibition: Camille Henrot
* Golden Lions for lifetime achievement: Marisa Merz and Maria Lassnig
* Golden Lion for best national participation: Angolan pavilion[1]

## Reception

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ARTnews later named the Biennale among the decade's best shows and praised, in particular, Gioni's central exhibition for displaying self-taught artists alongside major artists.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Cascone, Sarah (June 6, 2013). "Tino Sehgal, Sharon Hayes, Angolan Pavilion Among Venice Biennale Prizewinners". Art in America. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
2. ^ Durón, Maximilíano; Greenberger, Alex (December 17, 2019). "The Most Important Art Exhibitions of the 2010s". ARTnews.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

## Further reading

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* "55th Venice Biennale". Art in America. September 3, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
* Arnoldi, Mary Jo (September 2016). "All the World's Futures: The 55th Venice Biennale". African Arts. 49 (3): 84. doi:10.1162/AFAR_r_00302. ISSN 0001-9933 - via EBSCOhost.
* Boecker, Susanne (2013). "55. Biennale Venedig: Ägypten. [55th Venice Biennale: Egypt.]". Kunstforum International (222): 301. ISSN 0177-3674. ProQuest 1435838526.
* Bonami, Francesco (May 1, 2013). "Omnivore's Dilemma". Artforum International. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
* Cembalest, Robin (June 6, 2013). "A Gallery of Venice Biennale Artists". ARTnews. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
* Eyene, Christine (2014). "Africa at the 55th Venice Biennale: Of Achievements and Illusions". African Arts. 47 (1): 1–5. ISSN 0001-9933. JSTOR 43306199.
* Gioni, Massimiliano (May 23, 2013). "Inventing Venice: A Director's Roundtable". Art in America. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
* Harris, Gareth (2013). "From muted to politically charged". Art Newspaper: 11. ISSN 0960-6556. ProQuest 1412512474.
* MacDonald, Vici; Buck, Louisa; Rivetti, Ermanno; Skeggs, Toby; Harris, Gareth (2013). "Acqua alta ai Giardini. [High water at the Giardini.]". Vernissage. 13 (149): 10–11. ISSN 1591-4348. ProQuest 1429206834.
* Norman, William (October 2013). "More than just Death in Venice: Irish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale". British Journal of General Practice. 63 (615): 540–541. doi:10.3399/bjgp13X673784. ISSN 0960-1643. PMC 3782782. PMID 24152464.
* Stark, Trevor (September 2016). "All the World's Futures: The 55th Venice Biennale". African Arts. 49 (3): 86. doi:10.1162/AFAR_r_00303. ISSN 0001-9933 - via EBSCOhost.
* Zaugg, Isabelle Alice; Nishimura, Emi (April 2015). "Angola and Kenya Pavilions in the 2013 Venice Biennale: African Contemporary Art and Cultural Diplomacy in the 'Olympics of Art'". Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society. 45 (2): 134–149. doi:10.1080/10632921.2015.1039740. ISSN 1063-2921.

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