WE ANNOUNCE THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE 57TH VENICE BIENNALE

Christine Macel has been appointed director of the Visual Arts Sector of the fifty-seventh edition of the Venice Biennale, to be held May 13 – November 26, 2017, with press previews beginning May 10th.

Since 2000, Macel has been chief curator of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, where she has organized a number of exhibitions, including “Danser sa vie, art et danse aux XX et XXIème siècles” in 2011 and solo shows devoted to Gabriel Orozco in 2010, Philippe Parreno in 2009, Sophie Calle in 2003, and Nan Goldin in 2002. In Venice, Macel has curated Anri Sala in the French Pavilion for the Biennale in 2013, and Eric Duyckaerts for the Belgian Pavilion in 2007. She also founded and heads the museum’s department of contemporary art and prospective creation. “Collected by Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner,” which she organized with Elisabeth Sussman of the Whitney, travels to the Pompidou on June 10, 2016.

“In the wake of the Biennale Arte directed by Okwui Enwezor, centered on the theme of the rifts and divisions that pervade the world, and aware that we are currently living in an age of anxiety, La Biennale has selected Christine Macel as a curator committed to emphasizing the important role artists play in inventing their own universes and injecting generous vitality into the world we live in,” said the Biennale’s president, Paolo Baratta, in a statement.

Architecture Biennale 2016

On the occasion of the Architecture Biennale 2016, that will take place in the Giardini and the Arsenale and in various othervenues in Venice, PDG Arte Communications can provide a wide range of exhibition spaces in Venice and all the necessary services to organise an exhibition 

PDG Arte Communications manages different locations in Venice such as prestigious Palaces, like Palazzo Lezze that for instance registered 58.000 visitors during the last Art Biennale or Palazzo Barbaro, Ca’ Garzoni and venues close to the Venice Biennale like the spaces behind the Chiesa della Pietàor many others buildings just opposite the entrance of the Arsenale.

The 15th International Architecture Exhibition will be held  from May 28th to November 27th 2016 (Preview May 26th and 27th). The title chosen by curator Alejandro Aravena for the 15th International Architecture Exhibition is: REPORTING FROM THE FRONT. 

“REPORTING FROM THE FRONT will be about bringing to a broader audience, what is it like to improve the quality of life while working on the margins, under tough circumstances, facing pressing challenges. Or what does it take to be on the cutting edge trying to conquer new fields. 

We will present cases and practices where creativity was used to take the risk to go even for a tiny victory because when the problem is big, just a one-millimeter improvement is relevant; what may be required is to adjust our notion of success, because achievements on the frontlines are relative, not absolute.

We are very aware that the battle for a better built environment is a collective effort that will require everybody’s force and knowledge. That is why we would like this Biennale to be inclusive, listening to stories, thoughts and experiences coming from different backgrounds: The Architects, The Civil society, The Leaders, The National Pavilions.”

Excerpted from Alejandro Aravena statement.

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