53rd Venice Biennale

The 53rd Venice Biennale was an international contemporary art exhibition held in 2009. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Artistic director Daniel Birnbaum curated its central exhibition, "Making Worlds".

53rd Venice Biennale
Genre	Art exhibition
Begins	2009
Ends	2009
Location(s)	Venice
Country	Italy
Previous event	52nd Venice Biennale (2007)
Next event	54th Venice Biennale (2011)

Awards

• Golden Lion for best artist of the exhibition: Tobias Rehberger
• Silver Lion for the most promising young artist of the exhibition: Nathalie Djurberg
• Golden Lions for lifetime achievement: Yoko Ono and John Baldessari
• Golden Lion for best national participation: American pavilion with Bruce Nauman (Topological Gardens)^[1]

References

1. Crow, Kelly (June 6, 2009). "Venice Biennial: Hear the U.S. Roar". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

Further reading

• Adam, Georgina (June 6, 2009). "Trading places". Financial Times. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Crow, Kelly (June 6, 2009). "Venice Biennial: Hear the U.S. Roar". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Crow, Kelly (June 6, 2009). "Venice Biennial: Hear the U.S. Roar". WSJ. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
• Crow, Thomas (September 2009). "Acting the Part". Artforum International. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
• Cumming, Laura (June 6, 2009). "Laura Cumming on the Venice Biennale, the world's grandest art exhibition". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712.
• Dorment, Richard (June 8, 2009). "Venice Biennale 2009: behind the mask". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235.
• Galligan, Gregory (July 6, 2009). "Thai Pavilion: Mental Vacation". Art in America. 97 (6): 140–141. ISSN 0004-3214 – via EBSCOhost.
• Gioni, Massimiliano (May 23, 2013). "Inventing Venice: A Director's Roundtable". Art in America. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
• "Golden Lion for the Best National Participation Awarded to the U.S. Representation". Artdaily. June 7, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Hixson, Kathryn (January 2010). "53rd Venice Biennale". ArtUS (28): 34–37. ISSN 1546-7082 – via EBSCOhost.
• "It's Reigning Men". Artforum. June 5, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Kennedy, Randy (June 2, 2009). "Venice Biennale: Let the Invasion Begin". ArtsBeat. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Kennedy, Randy (June 3, 2009). "Over and Over: Art That Never Stops". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
• Kennedy, Randy (June 3, 2009). "Venice Biennale: Navigating the 'Grande Confusione'". ArtsBeat. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Kennedy, Randy (June 4, 2009). "Venice Biennale: Listening to Art". ArtsBeat. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Kennedy, Randy (June 5, 2009). "Venice Biennale: Flashing Lights". ArtsBeat. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Kennedy, Randy (June 8, 2009). "Venice Biennale: A Middle Eastern Presence". ArtsBeat. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Kennedy, Randy (July 3, 2009). "Riddle at Nexus of Art and Salami at Venice Biennale". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
• Kimmelman, Michael (June 10, 2009). "Small World Crammed on the Grand Stage of the Venice Biennale". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
• Knight, Christopher (June 7, 2009). "Venice is doubly enamored of Bruce Nauman". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Manasseh, Cyrus; Favaro, Paola (October 2011). "An Inquiry into the Design and Aesthetics of the Venice Biennale Pavilions". International Journal of the Constructed Environment. 1 (3): 71–83. doi:10.18848/2154-8587/CGP/v01i03/37496. hdl:10453/18733. ISSN 2154-8595.
• Ng, David (June 6, 2009). "Bruce Nauman wins a Golden Lion at Venice Biennale". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Ostrow, Saul (June 2, 2009). "Venice Preview: Liam Gillick". Art in America. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Ostrow, Saul (June 2009). "Liam Gillick: Practical Considerations". Art in America. 97 (6): 130–136. ISSN 0004-3214.
• Plagens, Peter (June 2, 2009). "Venice Preview: Bruce Nauman". Art in America. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Plagens, Peter (2009). "Nauman's Own". Newsweek. 153 (22): 58–59. ISSN 0028-9604.
• Plagens, Peter (July 6, 2009). "Deft in Venice". Art in America. 97 (6): 125. ISSN 0004-3214.
• Sheets, Hilarie M. (June 2009). "Péter Forgács: Ebb and Flow". Art in America. 97 (6): 137–139. ISSN 0004-3214.
• "The Venice Biennale opens with top honors for a German artist". Deutsche Welle. June 7, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• "This, That, and the Other". Artforum. June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Tonchi, Stefano (June 9, 2009). "Venice - Slowly but Surely". T Magazine. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• "Venice Biennale Opens Showing Works by Over 90 Artists from all Over the World". Artdaily. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
• Vetrocq, Marcia E. (September 2009). "Worlds Enough, and Time: Daniel Birnbaum's Biennale". Art in America. 97 (9): 97–103. ISSN 0004-3214 – via EBSCOhost.
• Vetrocq, Marcia E. (June 2009). "The Venice Biennale Preview". Art in America. 97 (6): 120–121. ISSN 0004-3214.
• Vogel, Carol (June 7, 2009). "In Venice, a Quieter Biennale of Careful Choices and Looks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
• Wei, Lilly (June 2009). "Ragnar Kjartansson: The Beginning of 'The End'". Art in America. 97 (6): 122–124. ISSN 0004-3214 – via EBSCOhost.
• Wright, Karen (June 2009). "Pascale Marthine Tayou: Global Villages". Art in America. 97 (6): 128–129. ISSN 0004-3214.