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Christine Macel, the curator of the 57th International Art Exhibition, explaines her project as follows:
Today, in a world full of conflicts and shocks, art bears witness to the most precious part of what makes us human. Art is the ultimate ground for reflection, individual expression, freedom, and for fundamental questions. (…) The role, the voice and the responsibility of the artist are more crucial than ever before within the framework of contemporary debates. It is in and through these individual initiatives that the world of tomorrow takes shape, which though surely uncertain, is often best intuited by artists than others.
Viva Arte Viva is an exclamation, a passionate outcry for art and the state of the artist. Viva Arte Viva is a Biennale designed with the artists, by the artists and for the artists. It deals with the forms they propose, the questions they pose, the practices they develop and the ways of life they choose.
Informative photo tours including a selection of national pavilions and parallel shows throughout the city
Awards of the 57th International Art Exhibition:
Golden Lion for best National Participation:
Germany, Anne Imhof
Special mention for a National Participation:
Brazil, Cinthia Marcelle
Golden Lion for the Best Artist of the exhibition Viva Arte Viva:
Franz Erhard Walther (* 1939 Germany)
Silver Lion for a Promising Young Artist:
Hassan Khan (* 1975 UK)
Special mentions:
Charles Atlas (* 1949 USA)
Petrit Halilaj (* 1986 Kosovo)
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement:
Carolee Schneemann
Jury of the 57th International Art Exhibition:
Manuel J. Borja-Villel (President of the Jury, Spain)
Francesca Alfano Miglietti (Italy)
Amy Cheng (Taiwan)
Ntone Edjabe (Cameroon)
Mark Godfrey (Great Britain)
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