The Venice Biennale : 4th June > 27th November

The 54th International Art Exhibition, directed by Bice Curiger, will run June 4th to November 27th, 2011 at the Giardini and Arsenale venues and elsewhere around Venice. The show is titled ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations, and will be set up in the Central Pavilion at Giardini and at the Arsenale forming a single itinerary that will feature 82 artists from all over the world, including 32 young artists born after 1975, as well as 32 women artists.

The Venice Biennale(La Biennale di Venezia) has for over a century been one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world. Ever since its foundation, it has been at the forefront in the research and promotion of new artistic trends. In Venice, it organises international events in the field of the contemporary arts that are amongst the most important of their kind in the world.

In 2011, the Biennale is to organize the 54th International Art Exhibition - ILLUMInations (4th June to 27th November), the 68th Venice International Film Festival (31st August to 10th September), the 55th International Festival of Contemporary Music (24th September to 1st October), and the 41st International Theatre Festival (10th to 16th October).

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