Biennale Arte 2017, a hall of sword play
The concluding remarks of the President Paolo Baratta.
Biennale Arte 2017
57th International Art Exhibition
The 57th International Art Exhibition, titled Viva Arte Viva, opened to the public from Saturday May 13th to Sunday November 26th, at the Arsenale and Giardini venues, and in several locations in Venice. The show featured 120 invited artists, of which 103 were participating for the first time, 86 National Participations, a Special Project, and 23 Collateral Events.
The Exhibition offered a route that unfolded over the course of nine chapters or families of artists, beginning with two introductory realms in the Central Pavilion in the Giardini, followed by seven more realms to be found in the Arsenale and the Giardino delle Vergini. “Viva Arte Viva is an Exhibition inspired by humanism” - declared Christine Macel.
Hassan Sharif, Supermarket
Giardini, Central Pavilion
Martin Cordiano, Common Places
Arsenale
Andy Hope 1930
Giardini, Central Pavilion
Rasheed Araeen
Zero to infinity
Charles Atlas, Kiss the Day Goodbye
Arsenale
Sopheap Pich, Monument 2
Arsenale
Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa
Arsenale
Nancy Shaver, Standardization
Arsenale
Jianhua LIU, Square
Arsenale
Alicja Kwade
Arsenale
Viva Arte Viva is an exclamation, a passionate outcry for art and the state of the artist. Viva Arte Viva is a Biennale designed with artists, by artists and for artists.
Artist’s Practice is a series of short videos made by the artists selected for Viva Arte Viva about themselves and their way of working.
Every week, during the six months of the exhibition, artists host an Open Table (Tavola Aperta) and meet visitors over a casual lunch to hold a lively conversation about their practice.
More than 80 Participating Countries in the historic Pavilions at the Giardini, at the Arsenale and in the city centre of Venice.
La Biennale di Venezia with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
The Italian Pavilion at the Tese delle Vergini in the Arsenale, sponsored and promoted by the Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo, is curated by Cecilia Alemani.
Exhibitions and initiatives enriching the diversity of voices that characterizes the International Art Exhibition.
