49th Venice Biennale

The 49th Venice Biennale, held in 2001, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 65 participating nations.^[1] 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).^[2]

49th Venice Biennale
Genre	Art exhibition
Begins	2001
Ends	2001
Location(s)	Venice
Country	Italy
Previous event	48th Venice Biennale (1999)
Next event	50th Venice Biennale (2003)

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^[2]

References

1. Di Martino 2005, p. 126.
2. Di Martino 2005, p. 133.

Bibliography

• Di Martino, Enzo (2005). The History of the Venice Biennale 1895–2005. Venice: Papiro Arte. ISBN 978-88-901104-4-3. OCLC 62237064.

Further reading

• Bonetti, David (October–November 2001). "The Venice Biennale 2001". Art New England. 22 (6): 16–17. ISSN 0274-7073.
• De Ferrari, Gabriella; Glaser, Sheila (May 2001). "The Greatest Show on Earth". Travel & Leisure. 31 (5): 112. ISSN 0041-2007.
• Dessau, Ory (April 2015). "Gregor Schneider". Art Review. 67 (3): 80–83. ISSN 1745-9303.
• Guidieri, Remo (2002). "An art without: After the Venice Biennale, Summer 2001". Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics. 41 (41): 177–182. doi:10.1086/RESv41n1ms20167563. ISSN 0277-1322. S2CID 185312925.
• Hassan, Salah M.; Oguibe, Olu (2001). "'Authentic/Ex-Centric' at the Venice Biennale: African Conceptualism in Global Contexts". African Arts. 34 (4): 64–96. doi:10.2307/3337807. ISSN 0001-9933. JSTOR 3337807.
• Kernbauer, Eva (October 2012). "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. ISSN 0044-2992.
• Kimmelman, Michael (June 20, 2001). "Critic's Notebook; A Carnival in Venice: Arty, Artful, Artless". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
• Restany, Pierre (July–August 2000). "What does the 2001 Venice Biennale have in store?". Domus (828): 122–126. ISSN 0012-5377.
• Vetrocq, Marcia E. (September 2001). "Biennale Babylon". Art in America. 89 (9): 104–115. ISSN 0004-3214.
• Vetrocq, Marcia E. (May 2001). "Venice Biennale goes public". Art in America. 89 (11): 41–43. ISSN 0004-3214.
• Vogel, Carol (June 14, 2001). "The Art World Returns to Venice, Dipping en Masse Into Nostalgia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.