The 1993 Venice Biennale

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:art_exhibition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lee_Ufan
gptkb:Olafur_Eliasson
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:art_installation
gptkb:artwork
Conceptual art
Contemporary art
Video art
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Golden_Lion
gptkb:Silver_Lion
gptkb:Best_Artist
gptkb:Special_Jury_Prize
Best National Pavilion
gptkbp:closing_date November 1993
gptkbp:curator Germano Celant
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:music_festival
gptkbp:historical_significance Focus on global contemporary issues
Diversity of artistic practices
First Biennale after the end of the Cold War
Platform for emerging artists.
Increased participation from Eastern European countries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 1993 Venice Biennale
gptkbp:impact Increased visibility for contemporary art
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:40
gptkbp:launch_date June 1993
gptkbp:location gptkb:Venice,_Italy
gptkbp:media_coverage International press
gptkbp:notable_album The Weather Project by Olafur Eliasson
The Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson
The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges
The Broken Column by Anish Kapoor
The Light at the End by Dan Flavin
gptkbp:notable_artists gptkb:Cindy_Sherman
gptkb:Anish_Kapoor
gptkb:Marina_Abramović
gptkb:Richard_Serra
gptkb:Sofia_Coppola
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:1990_Venice_Biennale
gptkbp:related_event Collateral events
National pavilions
gptkbp:significance The Artist is Present by Marina Abramović
The Holy Virgin Mary by Chris Ofili
The Kiss by Francesco Clemente
The House of the Dead by Ilya Kabakov
The Black Paintings by Anish Kapoor
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:1995_Venice_Biennale
gptkbp:theme gptkb:The_International_Exhibition
gptkbp:year gptkb:1993