42nd Venice Biennale explained

Genre:	Art exhibition
Prev:	41st Venice Biennale (1984)
Begins:	1986
Ends:	1986
Next:	43rd Venice Biennale (1988)
Location:	Venice
Country:	Italy

The 42nd Venice Biennale, held in 1986, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 40 participating nations. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Prizewinners of the 42nd Biennale included: Frank Auerbach and Sigmar Polke (International Prize/Golden Lion), the French pavilion with Daniel Buren (best national representation), Nunzio Di Stefano (best young artist), and Golden Lion in memory of sculptor Fausto Melotti. These were the first Biennale prizes awarded since 1968.

Awards

• International Prize/Golden Lion: Frank Auerbach and Sigmar Polke
• Golden Lion for best national representation: French pavilion with Daniel Buren
• Premio 2000 (young artist): Nunzio Di Stefano
• Golden Lion in memory of sculptor Fausto Melotti

Bibliography

• Book: Di Martino . Enzo . The History of the Venice Biennale 1895–2005 . 2005 . en . 978-88-901104-4-3 . Papiro Arte . Venice . 62237064 .

Further reading

• Biennale preview . . 74 . 216 . April 1986 . 00043214 . . mdy-all .
• Gendel . Milton . Report from Venice: the 42nd Biennale—the art of alchemy . . 74 . 27 . October 1986 . 00043214 . . mdy-all .
• Goethe would have wondered: Perspectives on the 42nd Venice Biennale, photography by Shigeo Anzai . Artforum International . 25 . 115–128 . September 1986 . 10867058 . . mdy-all .
• Green . Lilias . There's a protozoan in that painting . . 37 . 3 . March 1987 . 181–185 . 0006-3568 . . mdy-all . 10.2307/1310515. 1310515 .
• Feaver . William . A Laser-friendly Biennale . . 85 . 60 . September 1986 . 00043273 . . mdy-all .