50th Venice Biennale

50th Venice Biennale
Genre	Art exhibition
Begins	2003
Ends	2003
Location(s)	Venice
Country	Italy
Previous event	49th Venice Biennale (2001)
Next event	51st Venice Biennale (2005)

The 50th Venice Biennale, held in 2003, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 64 participating nations. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Prizewinners of the 50th Biennale included: Michelangelo Pistoletto and Carol Rama (lifetime achievement), Peter Fischli and David Weiss (best work shown), Oliver Payne and Nick Relph (best young artist), Avish Khebrehzadeh (best young Italian female artist), Luxembourg with Su-Mei Tse (best national participation).

Awards

• Golden Lion for lifetime achievement: Michelangelo Pistoletto and Carol Rama
• Golden Lion for best national participation: Luxembourg (Su-Mei Tse)
• Golden Lion for best work shown: Peter Fischli and David Weiss
• Golden Lion for artists less than 35 years old: Oliver Payne and Nick Relph
• Golden Lion for young Italian female artist: Avish Khebrehzadeh

Bibliography

• Di Martino, Enzo (2005). The History of the Venice Biennale 1895–2005. Venice: Papiro Arte. ISBN 978-88-901104-4-3. OCLC 62237064. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Further reading

• Berns, Marla C. (2003). "Africa at the Venice Biennale". African Arts. 36 (3): 1–96. doi:10.1162/afar.2003.36.3.1. ISSN 0001-9933. JSTOR 3337939.
• Cabanas, Kaira (October 1, 2003). "Venice Biennale: Venice June 15-November 2". Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018 – via HighBeam.
• Gioni, Massimiliano (May 23, 2013). "Inventing Venice: A Director's Roundtable". Art in America. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
• Kimmelman, Michael (June 26, 2003). "Critic's Notebook: Cramming It All in at the Biennale". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
• Madoff, Steven Henry (May 1, 2003). "One for all". Artforum International. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018 – via HighBeam.
• Rothkopf, Scott (September 1, 2003). "In the bag". Artforum International. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018 – via HighBeam.
• Vetrocq, Marcia E. (April 2002). "Hughes to Biennale: Drop Dead". Art in America. 90 (9): 31–33. ISSN 0004-3214 – via EBSCOhost.
• Vetrocq, Marcia E. (May 2003). "Real World Biennale". Art in America. 91 (5): 41. ISSN 0004-3214 – via EBSCOhost.
• Vetrocq, Marcia E. (September 2003). "Venice Biennale: 'Every Idea But One'". Art in America. 91 (9): 76–137. ISSN 0004-3214 – via EBSCOhost.
• https://frieze.com/tags/50th-venice-biennale
• https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2003/jun/17/artsfeatures