NewsVenice Biennale 2017
Venice Biennale’s main exhibition to be ‘by the artists and for the artists’, curator says
Christine Macel’s presentation to include more work from Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Russia, with 103 artists showing for the first time
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St Mark’s Basilica is scaffold-free for first time in 20 years
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It’s official: Christoph Büchel’s Venice Biennale mosque is closed to the public
Icelandic commissioner responds with statement saying biennale is no longer the place for free expression
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It’s official: Christoph Büchel’s Venice Biennale mosque is closed to the public
Venetian authorities say the number of visitors is a safety risk
ArchiveFrançois Pinault
Pinault appoints curator for first Palazzo Grassi show..
The French billionaire chooses Alison Gingeras from the Guggenheim
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Pinault eyes up second site in Venice....
Following recent purchase of Palazzo Grassi
ArchiveJuly 2003
Fiat ends sponsorship of exhibitions at Palazzo Grassi
After 17 years and 15 shows, the Italian car manufacturer has withdrawn funding from major kunsthalle in Venice
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The scorned neo-Classicism of Anton Raphael Mengs is up for reconsideration in this comprehensive Paduan show
The expansive exhibition is on now at Palazzo Zabarella
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The brains behind the Biennale: Interview with Harald Szeemann
The Biennale director who launched the “Aperto” section for young artists is now replacing it with “d’Apertutto” as the theme of Biennale ‘99
ArchiveArchitecture
Aulenti-Foscari partnership wins competition to rebuild Venice's Teatro La Fenice
At a projected $50.7 million, theirs was not the cheapest plan proposed, but the fastest and technically the best
ArchiveCultural policy
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A company owned 51% by the town council and 49% by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux