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Dreams and Conflicts: international exhibition that takes into consideration the diverse
The Dictatorship of the Viewer characteristics of the world of contemporary art. To achieve this, the
By Francesco Bonarni exhibition will be composed of different projects (like islands in an
The Biennale di Venezia presents the 50th International Art Exhibition, archipelago), each with its own identity and autonomy. The viewer-
directed by Francesco Bonami entitled Dreams and Conflicts: The reader of this map will thus be able to build upon each of these
Dictatorship of the Viewer. singular contemporary artistic experiences. Indeed, there will be no
This year’s Biennale di Venezia’s 50th International Art Exhibition beginning and no end but various locales with different visions and
presents an “exhibition of exhibitions” throughout the spaces of the concepts used as tools to tackle a contemporaneous voyage.
Arsenale, the historic Giardini della Biennale, the Museo Correr in San At the Museo Correr, in collaboration for the first time with the Musei
Marco, and various projects within the city of Venice to be included Civici Veneziani and the Biennale di Venezia, Francesco Bonami
in the section Interludes, making it bigger than any previous Biennale will curate an exhibition dedicated to painting from 1964 to the
Exhibitions. present. Pittura/ Painting will include more than 40 works by leading
Francesco Bonami has strived to exploit the unique nature of the proponents of contemporary art who have previously exhibited at the
Biennale di Venezia’ s exhibition structure in order to organize a major Biennale di Venezia, sharing a part of its vital history.
DREAMS AND CONFLICTS:
THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE VIEWER
Director: Francesco Bonami
Giardini della Biennale, Arsenale, Museo Correr, Stazione Santa Lucia

Sam Durant
Like, man, I’m tired of waiting, 2002
Vinyl text on electric sign Jennifer Pastor
59 x 66 inches The Perfect Ride, 2003

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