45th Venice Biennale

45th Venice Biennale
Genre	Art exhibition
Begins	June 13, 1993
Ends	October 13, 1993
Location(s)	Venice
Country	Italy
Previous event	44th Venice Biennale (1990)
Next event	46th Venice Biennale (1995)

The 45th Venice Biennale, held from June 13 to October 13, 1993, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 45 participating nations.^[1][2] The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Prizewinners of the 45th Biennale included: ex aequo Richard Hamilton and Antoni Tàpies (Golden Lion for painting), Robert Willson (Golden Lion for sculpture), the German pavilion with Hans Haacke and Nam June Paik (best national representation), and Matthew Barney (Premio 2000 for young artists).^[3]

Awards

• La Biennale di Venezia International Prizes:
  • Golden Lion for painting: ex aequo Richard Hamilton and Antoni Tàpies
  • Golden Lion for sculpture: Robert Wilson
• Golden Lion for best national representation: German Pavilion with Hans Haacke and Nam June Paik
• Premio 2000 (young artist; also called Duemila Prize):^[2] Matthew Barney
• Special awards (also called Honourable Mention):^[2] Louise Bourgeois, Ilya Kabakov, Joseph Kosuth, Jean Pierre Raynaud
• Premia Giulio Carlo Argan for the critics: David Sylvester
• Premia Gian Tomaso Liverani: Eva Marisaldi
• Premia (purchase) Fondazione Marino Marini: Luca Quartana
• Premia Swatch: Yukinori Yanagi^[3]

References

1. Di Martino 2005, p. 126.
2. "La Biennale di Venezia 1993". Art Map. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
3. 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

• Kimmelman, Michael (June 27, 1993). "Death in Venice (at the Biennale)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
• Vogel, Carol (June 12, 1993). "The Venice Biennale: An Art Bazaar Abuzz". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
• Vetrocq, Marcia E. (November 1993). "Identity crisis". Art in America. 81: 100. ISSN 0004-3214 – via EBSCOhost.