‘polychromed statue of jesus crucified on an F-111’ by león ferrari, an 87-year-old artist from buenos aires
the award ceremony of the 52nd international art exhibition took place earlier today at the teatro alle tese in the venice arsenale. more than 300 international guests from the national participations and the collateral events, artists and professionals attended the event.
installation by león ferrari inside the central pavilion at this year’s international art exhibition in venice
león ferrari received the golden lion award and nedko solakov an honourable mention.
nedko solakov (bulgaria) made a witty piece about how the kalashnikov rifle has been bootlegged in eastern europe, which highlights the nonsensical notion of the impact of intellectual property rights on weaponry.
surreal account, with paintings and videos, of his efforts to get information on the dispute between bulgaria and russia regarding rights to the popular AK-47 assault rifle, developed by the USSR during the cold war.
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you can see over one-thousand images from this year’s venice art biennial here for more information on the award ceremony and this year’s winners visit the official biennial website
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