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BIENNALE VENEZIA

50TH INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION 2003

Dreams and Conflicts - The Dictatorship of the Viewer
GIARDINI DELLA BIENNALE - ARSENALE - MUSEO CORRER - STAZIONE SANTA LUCIA

the Giardini. In the Padiglione Venezia four artists selected by DARC Delays and Revolutions
(Direzione per i Beni e le Attività Culturali) are reinforcing the new Padiglione Italia
energy that is spreading across in Italian contemporary art. The two Curated by Francesco Bonami and Daniel Birnbaum
life-time achievement awards given to Carol Rama and Michelangelo For the 50th International Art Exhibition, entitled Dreams and
Pistoletto confirm the influence of two Italian established artists Conflicts: the Dictatorship of the Viewer; Director Francesco Bonami
upon younger generations. These awards stress the importance of and Frankfurt-based curator Daniel Birnbaum have organized the
the ongoing discourse between different generations of artists, a key international group exhibition Delays and Revolutions. Taking place
issue in order to continue to build a contemporary culture in open in the Padiglione Italia located in the Giardini della Biennale, the
conversation with the world. exhibition will comprise works by approximately forty artists who
work in a variety of genres including painting, drawing, sculpture, film,
Delays and Revolutions video, and installation art. While the emphasis will be on artists’ new
productions, the show will also include a few works from the 1960s,
70s, 80s and 90s. Ranging from veterans to complete newcomers in
the international art circuit, the artists come from Asia, Latin America,
Europe and the U.S.. Andy Warhol will be present with an early double-

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