49th Venice Biennale explained

Genre:	Art exhibition
Begins:	2001
Ends:	2001
Location:	Venice
Country:	Italy
Prev:	48th Venice Biennale (1999)
Next:	50th Venice Biennale (2003)

The 49th Venice Biennale, held in 2001, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 65 participating nations. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Prizewinners of the 49th Biennale included: Richard Serra and Cy Twombly (lifetime achievement), Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Marisa Merz, Pierre Huyghe (International Prize), and Germany (best national participation).

Awards

• Golden Lion for lifetime achievement: Richard Serra and Cy Twombly
• Golden Lion for best national participation: Germany
• International Prize: Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Marisa Merz, Pierre Huyghe
• Special award: Yinka Shonibare, Tiong Ang, Samuel Beckett/Marin Karmitz, Juan Downey
• Special awards for young artists: Federico Herrero, Anri Sala, John Pilson, Al-53167
• Premia Fondazione Panathlon Domenico Chiesa: Urs Lüthi

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

• Bonetti . David . The Venice Biennale 2001 . Art New England . 22 . 6 . 16–17 . October–November 2001 . 0274-7073 . mdy-all .
• De Ferrari . Gabriella . Glaser . Sheila . The Greatest Show on Earth . Travel & Leisure . 31 . 5 . 112 . May 2001 . 0041-2007 . mdy-all .
• Dessau . Ory . Gregor Schneider . Art Review . 67 . 3 . 80–83 . April 2015 . 1745-9303 . mdy-all .
• Guidieri . Remo . An art without: After the Venice Biennale, Summer 2001 . Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics. 41 . 177–182 . 2002 . 41 . 10.1086/RESv41n1ms20167563 . 185312925 . 0277-1322 . mdy-all .
• Hassan . Salah M. . Oguibe . Olu . 'Authentic/Ex-Centric' at the Venice Biennale: African Conceptualism in Global Contexts . . 34 . 4 . 64–96 . 2001 . 10.2307/3337807 . 0001-9933 . 3337807 . mdy-all .
• Kernbauer . Eva . Arbeiten an der Symmetrie. Robert Gobers US-Pavillon an der Biennale von Venedig 2001. [Working on Symmetry: Robert Gober's U.S. Pavilion at the 2001 Venice Biennale.] . Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte . 4 . 547–566 . October 2012 . 0044-2992 . mdy-all .
• News: Kimmelman . Michael . Critic's Notebook; A Carnival in Venice: Arty, Artful, Artless . . 2001-06-20 . 0362-4331 . mdy-all .
• Restany . Pierre . What does the 2001 Venice Biennale have in store? . Domus . 828 . 122–126 . July–August 2000 . 0012-5377 . mdy-all .
• Vetrocq . Marcia E. . Biennale Babylon . . 89 . 9 . 104–115 . September 2001 . 0004-3214 . mdy-all .
• Vetrocq . Marcia E. . Venice Biennale goes public . . 89 . 11 . 41–43 . May 2001 . 0004-3214 . mdy-all .
• News: Vogel . Carol . The Art World Returns to Venice, Dipping en Masse Into Nostalgia . . 2001-06-14 . 0362-4331 . mdy-all .