The best of the Venice Biennale 2015

If you can't be at the world's biggest art party, you can at least enjoy the vicarious pleasure of knowing what is exciting the crowds at the 56th Venice Biennale.
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Kim Joon, Ebony Tiger, From Frontiers Reimagined, All images from official exhibition sites or by Naima Morelli.

Every country wants a piece of the Venice Biennale. The most established – predominantly European –  have permanent pavilions ​in the Giardini, while the new powers have taken over the Arsenale. More countries buy in each year. The 2015 Biennale includes, for the first time, Andorra, Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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Naima Morelli
About the Author
Naima Morelli is an arts writer with a particular interest in contemporary art from the Asia Pacific region and the emerging art systems. She is a regular contributor to CoBo Social, Culture360 and Middle East Monitor, among others, and the author of a book about contemporary art in Indonesia.