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The Arsenale : Historically a shipyard and naval depot, The Arsenale is now home to the Venice Biennale. -
Campos de Color by Sonia Flacones : A landscape of hundreds of clay pots filled with various pigments and spices (cocoa, cayenne, chilli, pepper, cinnamon, turmeric, thyme, mustard, curry, paprika and more) at the Latin American pavilion. -
Bang by Ai WeiWei : A forest of hundreds of tangled timber stools by the controversial Chinese artist was part of the German and French pavilion. -
Cosmic Labyrinth: The Silent Path by Albert Yonathan Setyawan : The Indonesian pavilion showcased 1 200 stupa-inspired ceramic vessels set in a labyrinth pattern on the floor. -
Venetians by Pawel Althamer : The Polish artist filled a room with sculptures of grey skeletal figures. The sculptor also collaborated with his father's plastics company and went about taking casts of faces and hands of the locals in Venice to add a deeper realism to the piece. -
Faces and Phases by Zanele Muholi : A photographic series that formed part of the group exhibition Imaginary Fact: Contemporary South African Art and the Archive, at the South African pavilion. -
The Rubble Mountain by Lara Almarcegui : This large sculptural installation at the Spanish Pavilion consists of several mounds of the different materials (of the same type and quantity) that were used in the construction of the building in 1922. -
Castello di Sole (The Castle of Sun) by Marialuisa Tadei : Working with the medium of silk and sculpture, the Italian artist presented a contemporary Silk Route for the Venetian Pavilion. The work was awarded the 2013 British Association for Modern Mosaic award of the year. -
The Rubble Mountain by Lara Almarcegui : This large sculptural installation at the Spanish Pavilion consists of several mounds of the different materials (of the same type and quantity) that were used in the construction of the building in 1922. -
Castello di Sole (The Castle of Sun) by Marialuisa Tadei : Working with the medium of silk and sculpture, the Italian artist presented a contemporary Silk Route for the Venetian Pavilion. The work was awarded the 2013 British Association for Modern Mosaic award of the year. -
Venetians by Pawel Althamer : The Polish artist filled a room with sculptures of grey skeletal figures. The sculptor also collaborated with his father's plastics company and went about taking casts of faces and hands of the locals in Venice to add a deeper realism to the piece.
WORDS & PHOTOS Liani van der Westhuizen
With just two weeks to go until the end of the inspiring six-month-long Venice Biennale, Liani van der Westhuizen shares some of her highlights.
The International Art Exhibition at the 55th Venice Biennale must be one of the most talked-about events on the global contemporary art calendar. But with hundreds and hundreds of exhibitions to see (88 national participations where on show this year), even the most devoted art lover will grow tired. Here are eight must-sees.
Read VISI’s article about the South African pavilion here.
Find out about the major award that Zanele Muholi won.
