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| | Venice Biennale: Art dances with politics |
 | | It was parching heat and an almost unbearable humidity that invaded Venice this summer: but nothing could hold back the crème de la crème of the world's artistic community at their bi-annual gathering in the enchanting and serene city of canals and gondolas. |
 | | This year, with the Biennale celebrating its 50th year, organizers optimistically touted the event as the 'Mecca of all exhibitions.' However, notwithstanding the glitzy opening in June, this year critics remained reserved, and the feeling in Venice was that even with all the hype, they had been over-sold. |
 | | The Venice Biennale, the largest contemporary art exhibition in the world, officially opened its doors June 12, under the theme 'Dreams and Conflicts: The Dictatorship of the Viewer.' The current director of the biennale, Francesco Bonami, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary, looked to creativity to illustrate the absurdity of war, violence and discrimination. |
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