New Arrivals: International Pavilions at the Venice Biennial - Weekly Newsletter

June 9, 2011 Dear mike, In this week's newsletter, we take an inside look at the international pavilions of the 54th Venice Biennial. Check out our interview with the curators representing Andorra - a first-time participant - and Iraq - back in the fair after a 35-year absence. Also, watch a video on the "use of sound" by the collaborative Allora & Calzadilla, who are representing the US at the biennial, and catch events featuring our favorite husband-and-wife artist duos. Enjoy! What's new with your favorite artists and venues?  - Modify your preferences here. Your Artists (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred artists Your Venues (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred Venues Your Categories (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred categories

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Curator Q&A: Andorra and Iraq at the 54th Venice Biennial The 54th Venice Biennial features a record-breaking number of countries exhibiting, some for the first time ever, as well as those returning after a prolonged absence. Two such territories are Andorra and Iraq - Andorra is exhibiting for the first time in 2011, and the Iraq pavillion is back after a 35-year hiatus from the fair.    more...

Things to See, Places to Be

Apr 9, 2011-Sep 4, 2011 Exhibition Doris Salcedo: Silent Prayer Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo Mexico / Mexico City		May 12, 2011-Jun 25, 2011 Exhibition Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works Cheim & Read USA / New York / New York
May 12, 2011-Aug 7, 2011 Exhibition Eikoh Hosoe: Theatre of Memory Art Gallery of New South Wales Australia / Sydney		Jun 7, 2011-Aug 15, 2011 Exhibition Summer Exhibition 2011 Royal Academy of Arts UK / London

Featured Video

Allora & Calzadilla's use of sound Allora & Calzadilla discuss the use of sound in their piece "Algorithm" which was commissioned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art for this year's biennial in Venice.   More About the Artists Here

Husband & Wife Collaborators

Christo & Jeanne-Claude		Jennifer & Kevin McCoy		Tim Noble & Sue Webster		Bernd & Hilla Becher

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Featured news & articles

	Our man at the Tate : An interview with Simon Baker British Journal of Photography Published: Jun 6, 2011 Having largely ignored photography in the past, the Tate is making up time with a series of exhibitions and an important new acquisitions fund.    more...
	First Drafts: Christo's 'Over the River' The Atlantic Monthly Published: Jun 8, 2011 The artist shares the sketches and preparatory drawings for "Over the River," an ongoing project developed, like much of his art, with his late wife and collaborator, Jeanne-Claude.    more...

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Selected Auction Results

Willem Koekkoek Winter in the streets of a dutch town Sold for 228,750 EUR Sotheby's Amsterdam Jun 7, 2011		Vasily Vereshchagin The Taj Mahal, Evening Sold for 2,281,250 GBP Sotheby's London Jun 6, 2011
Konstantin Korovin Café in a French port Sold for 217,250 GBP Christie's King Street Jun 6, 2011		Cai Guo Qiang Study for Sunflower Sold for 40,640,000 TWD Ravenel, Taipei Jun 5, 2011

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Art world headlines

Unrest in Syria scuppers Royal Academy show in London The Art Newspaper / June 2011		Famous Indian painter M.F. Hussain dies in London HindustanTimes / June 2011
Aidan Salakhova Sculptures To Be Removed From Azerbaijan Biennale Pavilion New York Observer / June 2011		Fraudulent art dealer sentenced in Chicago to nine years Chicago Tribune / June 2011
Yokohama lays plans for triennale 2011 The Independent / June 2011		Golden Lions for Germany and Christian Marclay, Silver for Haroon Mirza Art Review / June 2011
Ai Weiwei honoured by Royal Academy BBC News / June 2011		Christie's caps off record $463 million Asia auction season AFP / June 2011

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