'Biennale Arte': Golden Lion to Lithuania
Ceremony at Ca' Giustinian attended by minister Bonisoli
12 May, 12:54American director Arthur Jafa was awarded the Golden Lion for the best participant in the International Exhibition, with "May You Live In Interesting Times".
Long applause greeted the American artist Jimmie Durham, when he was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The awards ceremony of the Art Biennale took place in Ca' Giustinian and was attended by president Paolo Baratta and curator Ralph Rugoff, in the presence of the Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities Alberto Bonisoli, of the President of Veneto Luca Zaia and of Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro. (ANSA).