[txt] Biennale Art 53rd International Art Exhibition Main outline of the 53rd International Art Exhibition
The President of the Venice Biennale, Paolo Baratta, along with the Director of the 53rd International Art Exhibition, Daniel Birnbaum, met today in Venice the representatives of the nations participating in the 53rd Exhibition, to be held between 7th June and 22nd November 2009 in the Giardini and Arsenale main venues (preview: 4th, 5th and 6th June), and elsewhere in Venice. The President sent special greetings to the countries participating for the first time: Andorra, Gabon, Montenegro, Pakistan, Principality of Monaco, South Africa, and United Arab Emirates; greetings were extended to those countries that will take part again in the next Exhibition: Iran, Morocco, New Zealand and San Marino. For this edition, too, there will be selected collateral events, organised by international institutions, which will hold their exhibitions at the same time as the Biennale. The catalogue will be published by Marsilio. The Director, Daniel Birnbaum, is working on the 53rd Exhibition with the help of an international group of experts: Jochen Volz (artistic organiser), Savita Apte, Tom Eccles, Hu Fang, and Maria Finders (correspondents).video (VIDBLOG) I Just Left - Europe 2008 on vimeo.com [vimeo=http://www.vimeo.com/1921628]
