Venice Biennale

François Pinault poaches leading Paris fair director

Martin Bethenod to head collector’s Venice venues as disquiet grows over stalled exhibition programme

Watercolours by Cholla the painting horse featured at the Venice Biennale

An equivalent was not to be found at Art Basel, which upheld tradition in its biped-only selection

Interviewarchive

Interview with Robert Storr, director of the 2007 Venice Biennale: "I would recommend dramatically increasing the number of national pavilions"

In the second part of our interview with Storr, he considers the question of how to make the historic event truly representative of today’s global art world

Russian art collective AES+F celebrates 20th anniversary with retrospective

Tate acquires edition of video shown at this year’s Venice Biennale

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Is a Venice Biennale presence the key to Art Basel sales?

Some claim that a good reception at the Biennale ensures an artist's name is stamped in market memory

Pinault procures Polke paintings

Billionaire is set to open new Venice museum in 2009

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Has Art Basel lost out to Venice and Documenta?

European museums are at the fair, but some dealers say that US institutions are less prominent

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Comparing and contrasting art world heavy-weights: Venice Biennale vs. Art Basel

The difference in experiences offered by each of these iconic fairs, and the symbiosis this leads to

Art in the age of global terrorism: censorship at the Venice Biennale

The story of Gregor Schneider’s installation for St Mark’s Square

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My Basel: Michael York sighted at Biennale and Art Basel

The star of 'Cabaret' looks on as his wife, photographer Pat York, steps into the limelight

Vanity Fair photographer Todd Eberle to capture action at European art fairs

Attendees could find themselves in front of too candid a camera

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Works in Basel's Art Unlimited parallels that of the Venice Biennale’s Arsenale show

Political video is strong in both, but the variety of art is greater in Basel

Venice Biennale gets two women curators

Appointment of Maria Corral and Rosa Martinez announced

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James E. Rondeau to head Art Basel Miami Beach

The seasoned curator will now turn his attention to the direction of the Modern and contemporary art fair

Luc Tymans: on pigeon power

Belgium's representative at this year's Venice Biennale explains why pigeons are not symbols of peace, how he depicts violence without actually showing it and why he returned to painting

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Interview with museum director and curator Udo Kittelman: “The curator should never be more important than the artist”

The new director of Frankfurt’s Museum of Modern Art is self taught (he trained as an optician), curator of the German pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale, and passionately involved in contemporary art

Szeemann's moving Venice Biennale: Video work dominates 49th edition

Our overview also reveals the highs and lows of this year's biennale, which draws heavily on Scandinavian artists and pays tribute to grand masters Serra, Beuys, Twombly and Richter

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Interview with fair director Samuel Keller: Art Basel, the commercial complement to Venice

The director of the world’s top modern and contemporary art fair prides himself on the new talent it has discovered

Interview with Ann Hamilton: The Biennale and seeing through the American dream

The American artist, forty-three, represents the US at the Venice Biennale this year

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Buyers galore but a bit of a bore: Art Basel 1999

Collectors came out in force, but much of the art on show was not as exciting as that seen at Venice or offered by the auction houses

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The brains behind the Biennale: Interview with Harald Szeemann

The Biennale director who launched the “Aperto” section for young artists is now replacing it with “d’Apertutto” as the theme of Biennale ‘99

Attendance and profits of the Venice Biennale's 49th edition

This year marks a comeback, but there is still room for improvement