VENICE—The organizers of the Venice Biennale have released details about participating artists and countries. This will be the 53rd International Art Exhibition for the Biennale. The main exhibition, titled "Making Worlds" and directed by Daniel Birnbaum, rector at the Städelschule in Frankfurt and its Kunsthalle Portikus, will include 90 international artists, a list of whom is available on the biennale's Web site...http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/exhibition/en/73799.html
A record 77 countries are participating in the national pavilions section, including newcomers Montenegro, the Principality of Monaco, the Republic of Gabon, the Union of Comoros, and the United Arab Emirates.
Golden Lions for lifetime achievement will go to Yoko Ono and John Baldessari.
The Biennale will be open to the public from June 7 to November 22, 2009, at various venues around the city.
