  he 53rd International Art Exhibition of Venice Biennale, titled “Making Worlds”, directed by Daniel Birnbaum and chaired by Paolo Baratta, is open to the public from June 7th to November 22nd 2009 in the Giardini (50,000 sq.m.) and the Arsenale (38,000 sq.m) as well as in various other locations around the city.
“The title of the exhibition, Making Worlds – says Director Daniel Birnbaum – expresses my wish to emphasize the process of creation. A work of art represents a vision of the world and if taken seriously it can be seen as a way of making a world. The strength of the vision is not dependent on the kind or complexity of the tools brought into play. Hence all forms of artistic expression are present: installation art, video and film, sculpture, performance, painting and drawing, and a live parade. Taking ´world making´ as a starting point, also allows the exhibition to highlight the fundamental importance of certain key artists for the creativity of successive generations, just as much as exploring new spaces for art to unfold outside the institutional context and beyond the expectations of the art market. Making Worlds is an exhibition driven by the aspiration to explore worlds around us as well as worlds ahead. It is about possible new beginnings—this is what I would like to share with the visitors of the Biennale.”
 The National Participations are this year amounting to the record number of 77 Nations participating. The curator of Chinese Pavilion is Lu Hao and Zhao Li, participanting artists include Fang Lijun, He Jinwei, He Sen, Liu Ding, Qiu Zhijie, Zeng Fanzhi, Zeng Hao. Meanwhile, over 90 artists are in the central exhibition Making Worlds, Chen Zhen, Huang Yongping, Xu Tan, Chu Yun and Tian Tian Wang are the participating Chinese artists.
Two Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement to Yoko Ono and John Baldessari; the Awards and Opening Ceremony will take place on Saturday June, the 6th in the Giardini.
For more information, please visit: www.labiennale.org .
Below art part of the images from the exhibition:
Ai Weiwei, Template, 2007
Chen Wenling, China Scene, Rustproof steel, 486 x 230 x 505 cm, 2007
Huang Yongping, Buddha's Hand, Installation, 2006
Xu Bing, Prayer Carpet, Installation, 2006
Xu Zhen, 8848-1,86, Installation, video, photography, 2005
Yang Shaobin, X-Blind Spot, Video installation (Detail), 2008
Yan Pei Ming, From Worldwide to International, Ink-jet print on paper, 1050 x 390 cm, 2007
Yang Fudong, Flutter, Jasmine, Video installation, 2002
Zhong Biao, Nivirna, Oil on canvas, 330 x 215 cm, 2007
Zhang Dali, A Second History, China History, Photographs, 2005
Zeng Fanzhi, Series: Great Men(On the wall), Oil on canvas, 170 x 220 cm/each, 2004
Zhou Xiao Hu, Peak Meeting, Video installation and figurine sculptures (detail), 2003
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