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Venice BiennaleInternational art exhibition held in the Castello district of Venice every two years and juried by an international committee. It was founded in 1895 as the International Exhibition of Art of the City of Venice to promote “the most noble activities of the modern spirit without distinction of country.” The first Biennale, which achieved worldwide prestige, included artists from 16 nations; the committee included Edward Burne-Jones, Gustave Moreau, and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. After World War II it became the leading showplace for the international avant-garde. Usually held in the summer months, it attracts many tourists and visitors. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hence OMA's brilliant polemic at the Venice Biennale (record numbers of visitors, by the way). Modernity and renewal," wrote the late curator Igor Zabel in his catalogue essay "Individual Systems" for the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003, "by their nature are connected to ideas of a rational and ordered mode of thought, of a planned and effective kind of production, with ideas of a thoughtful use of space and resources, with ideas of a well-organized and equitable society. The birth of the "New" South Africa was heralded by major exhibitions such as the Collateral exhibition under the patronage of the Forty-fifth Venice Biennale in 1993. |
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