The 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale titled ILLUMInations will take place in June 2011, directed by the art historian and critic Bice Curiger:
– Preview: 1-2-3 June 2011 - Official Opening: 3 June 2011 - Opening to the public: 4 June > 27 November 2011
Artists Exhibition ILLUMInations
Giorgio Andreotta Calò Born in Venice, Italy, 1979 Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Meris Angioletti Born in Bergamo, Italy, 1977 Lives and works in Paris, France
Nairy Baghramian Born in Isfhan, Iran, 1971 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Yto Barrada Born in Paris, France, 1971 Lives and works in Tangeri, Morocco
Elisabetta Benassi Born in Rome, Italy, 1966 Lives and works in Rome, Italy
Birdhead Founded in 2004 Lives and works in Shanghai, China Birdhead are: Song Tao Born in Shanghai, China, 1979 Ji Weiyu Born in Shanghai, China, 1980
Monica Bonvicini Born in Venice, Italy, 1965 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Mohamed Bourouissa Born in Blida, Algeria, 1978 Lives and works in Paris, France
Carol Bove Born in Geneva, Switzerland, 1971 Lives and works in New York, USA
Gerard Byrne Born in Dublin, Ireland, 1969 Lives and works in Dublin, Ireland
Mariana Castillo Deball Born in Mexico City, Mexico, 1975 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany and Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gianni Colombo Born in Milan, Italy, 1937 Died in 1993
Martin Creed Born in Wakefield, Great Britain, 1968 Lives and works in London, UK
DAS INSTITUT and Kerstin Brätsch DAS INSTITUT (Kerstin Brätsch and Adele Röder) Import/Export since 2007 Live and work in New York, USA and Berlin, Germany
Guy de Cointet Born in Paris, France, 1934 Died in 1983
Gintaras Didžiapetris Born in Vilnius, Lithuania, 1985 Lives and works in Vilnius, Lithuania
Song Dong Born in Beijing, China, 1966 Lives and works in Beijing, China
Trisha Donnelly Born in San Francisco, USA, 1974 Lives and works in San Francisco, USA
Shannon Ebner Born in Englewood, USA, 1971 Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA
Latífa Echakhch Born in El Khnansa, Morocco, 1974 Lives and works in Martigny, Switzerland
Ida Ekblad Born in Oslo, Norway, 1980 Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
Omer Fast Born in Jerusalem, Israel, 1972 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Urs Fischer Born in Zurich, Switzerland, 1973 Lives and works in New York, USA
Peter Fischli & David Weiss Peter Fischli, born in Zurich, Switzerland, 1952 David Weiss, born in Zurich, Switzerland, 1946 Live and work in Zurich, Switzerland
Llyn Foulkes Born in Yakima, Washington, USA, 1934 Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA
Luca Francesconi Born in Mantova, Italy, 1979 Lives and works in Milan, Italy and Paris, France
Katharina Fritsch Born in Essen, Germany, 1956 Lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany
Cyprien Gaillard Born in Paris, France, 1980 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Dani Gal Born in Jerusalem, Israel, 1975 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Ryan Gander Born in Chester, Great Britain, 1976 Lives and works in London and Suffolk, UK
Gedewon Born in Bagemdir, Ethiopia, 1939 Died in Därtähal, Ethiopia, 1995
GELITIN Founded in 1993 Lives and works in Wien, Austria Gelitin are: Wolfgang Gantner Born in Mistelbach, Austria, 1970 Ali Janka Born in Salzburg, Austria, 1971 Florian Reither Born in St. Pölten, Austria, 1967 Tobias Urban Born in Munich, Germany, 1967
Luigi Ghirri Born in Scandiano, Italy, 1943 Died in Roncocesi, Italy, 1992
David Goldblatt Born in Randfontein, South Africa, 1930 Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa
Jack Goldstein Born in Montreal, Canada, 1945 Died in San Bernardino, USA, 2003
Loris Gréaud Born in Eaubonne, France, 1979 Lives and works in Paris, France
Nicholas Hlobo Born in Capetown, South Africa, 1975 Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa
Karl Holmqvist Born in Västerâs, Sweden, 1964 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Bruno Jakob Born in Switzerland, 1954 Lives and works in New York, USA
Norma Jeane Born in Los Angeles, USA, August 5th, 1962 Lives and works everywhere
Rashid Johnson Born in Chicago, USA, 1977 Lives and works in New York, USA
Annette Kelm Born in Stuttgart, Germany, 1975 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Gabriel Kuri Born in Mexico City, Mexico, 1970 Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium and Mexico City, Mexico
Elad Lassry Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1977 Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA
Klara Lidén Born in Stockholm, Sweden, 1979 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Christian Marclay Born in San Rafael, USA, 1955 Lives and works in London, UK and New York, USA
Fabian Marti Born in Fribourg, Switzerland, 1979 Lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland
Nathaniel Mellors Born in Doncaster, Great Britain, 1974 Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Asier Mendizabal Born in Ordizia, Spain, 1973 Lives and works in Bilbao, Spain
Haroon Mirza Born in London, Great Britain, 1977 Lives and works in London and Sheffield, UK
Jean-Luc Mylayne Born in France, 1946 Lives and works in the world
Shahryar Nashat Born in Geneva, Switzerland, 1975 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Navid Nuur Born in Tehran, Iran, 1976 Lives and works in The Hague, Holland
Romen Ondak Born in Žilina, Slovakia, 1966 Lives and works in Bratislava, Slovakia
Nicolás Paris Born in Bogotá, Colombia, 1977 Lives and works in Bogotá, Colombia
Philippe Parreno Born in Oran, Algeria, 1964 Lives and works in Paris, France
Mai-Thu Perret Born in Geneva, Switzerland, 1976 Lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland
Amalia Pica Born in Neuquen, Argentina, 1978 Lives and works in London, UK
Giulia Piscitelli Born in Naples, Italy, 1965 Lives and works in Naples, Italy
Sigmar Polke Born in Oels (Olesnica), Silesia, 1941 Died in Cologne, Germany, 2010
Seth Price Born in Jerusalem Est, Palestina, 1973 Lives and works in New York, USA
R.H. Quaytman Born in Boston, USA, 1961 Lives and works in New York, USA
Nick Relph Born in Great Britain, 1979 Lives and works in London, UK and New York, USA
Pipilotti Rist Born in Grabs, Switzerland, 1962 Lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland
Marinella Senatore Born in Cava dei Tirreni, Italy, 1977 Lives and works in Madrid, Spain and New York, USA
Cindy Sherman Born in Glen Ridge, USA, 1954 Lives and works in New York, USA
Dayanita Singh Born in New Delhi, 1961 Lives and works in New Delhi, India
Josh Smith Born in Okinawa, Japan, 1976 Lives and works in New York, USA
Monika Sosnowska Born in Ryki, Poland, 1972 Lives and works in Warsaw, Poland
Frances Stark Born in Newport Beach, USA , 1967 Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA
Sturtevant Born in Lakewood, USA, 1930 Lives and works in Paris, France
Anya Titova Born in Sverdlovsk, Russia, 1984 Lives and works in Moscow, Russia
Rosemarie Trockel Nata a Schwerte, Germany, 1952 Lives and works in Germany
Oscar Tuazon Born in Seattle, USA, 1975 Lives and works in Paris, France
James Turrell Born in Los Angeles, USA, 1943 Lives and works in Arizona, USA
Emily Wardill Born in Great Britain, 1977 Lives and works in London, UK
Rebecca Warren Born in London, Great Britain, 1965 Lives and works in London, UK
Corinne Wasmuht Born in Dortmund, Germany, 1964 Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Andro Wekua Born in Sochumi, Georgia, 1977 Lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland and Berlin, Germany
Franz West Born in Wien, Austria, 1947 Lives and works in Wien, Austria
Jeanne (Johanna) Natalie Wintsch Born in Warsaw, Poland, 1871 Died in Lausanne, Switzerland, 1944
Christopher Wool Born in Chicago, USA, 1955 Lives and works in New York and Texas, USA
First Time National Participations
Pavilion of the Principality of Andorra Title of the exhibition: Beyond Vision Exhibitors: Helena Guàrdia Ribó, Francisco Sánchez Sánchez Commissioners: Pedro de Sancristóval y Múrua. Deputy commissioners: Joan Gil Gregório, Ermengol Puig Tàpies, Francesc Rodríguez Rossa Curators: Paolo De Grandis, Josep M. Ubach Bernada Coordinator in Venice: Carlotta Scarpa, Arte Communications Coordinator in Andorra: Montse Coma Areny Venue: Chiesa di San Samuele, Campo San Samuele, Venice (San Samuele boat station / line 2)
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh Pavilion Title of the Exhibition: ‘Parables / Parabole’ – Five Bangladeshi artists interpret contemporary cultural difference Exhibitors: Promotesh Das Pulak, Kabir Ahmed Masum Chisty, Imran Hossain Piplu, Mahbubur Rahman e Tayeba Begum Lipi Commissioners: Fiona Biggiero (Italy) and Tayeba Begum Lipi (Bangladesh) Curators: Paolo W. Tamburella & Mary Angela Schroth Venue: Gervasuti Foundation, Fondamenta S. Ana (Via Garibaldi), Castello 993, between Giardini e Arsenale
Pavilion of India Title of the exhibition:Everyone Agrees: It’s About to Explode ……. Exhibitors:Zarina Hashmi, Praneet Soi, Gigi Scaria and The Desire Machine Collective (Sonal Jain and Mriganka Madhukaillya) Commissioner:Ranjit Hoskote Curator:Ranjit Hoskote Venue:Arsenale (Artiglierie) Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (India’s National Academy of Art) participation in the 54th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia
Pavilion of Iraq Title of the exhibition: Acqua Ferita / Wounded Water. Six Iraqi Artists interpret the theme of water Commissioner: Ali Assaf Co-Commissioner: Vittorio Urbani Curator: Mary Angela Schroth Organization: Nouva Icona and Sala 1. Media Partner: Canvas Magazine In collaboration with: Embassy of Iraq in Italy, Iraq UN Representation in Rome, Iraq Ministry of Culture, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, MerchantBridge Bank and the Iraq Pavilion Patrons Committee. Venue: Gervasuti Foundation, Fondamenta S. Ana (Via Garibaldi), Castello 995, between Giardini and Arsenale Opening to the Public: June 4, 2011. Closes Nov. 27, 2011, 10-6 pm daily except Mondays Press Preview: June 2, 2011 from 7 to 9 pm
Pavilion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Title of the exhibition:The Black Arch Exhibitors:Raja and Shadia Alem Commissioners:Dr. Abdulaziz Alsebail Curators:Mona Khazindar and Robin Start Venue:Arsenale
Pavilion of South Africa Title of the exhibition:Desire: Ideal Narratives in Contemporary South African Art Exhibitors:Zwelethu Mthethwa, Mary Sibande, Siemon Allen, Lyndi Sales Commissioner:Lethole Mokoena Curator:Thembinkosi Goniwe Venue:Torre di Porta Nuova, Arsenale Nuovissimo
Pavilion of Zimbabwe Title of the exhibition: “Seeing Ourselves: Questioning our geographical landscape and the space we occupy from yesterday, today and tomorrow” Exhibitors: Tapfuma Gutsa, Misheck Masamvu, Berry Bickle and Calvin Dondo Commissioner: Mrs. Doreen Sibanda Curator: Raphael Chikukwa Venue: Church of Santa Maria della Pietà, Calle della Pietà, Castello 3701
Check the website of the Venice Biennale for the other national participations.