Archive - Biennale
XII Edizione | 18 – 27 ottobre 2019
ARS ET INGENIUM – Similitudine e invenzione celebrando Leonardo Da Vinci
Il 2019 è l’anno del 500esimo anniversario della morte di Leonardo Da Vinci, al quale la Florence Biennale dedica il tema della sua XII edizione. Tale scelta diventa anche il pretesto per introdurre una nuova sezione espositiva per la categoria design.
517 artisti da 77 Paesi
289 designers da 33 Paesi
PREMIO “LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” ALLA CARRIERA
Gustavo Aceves • Refik Anadol • Franco Zeffirelli
PREMIO “LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” DEL PRESIDENTE
Anthony Howe • Mice Jankulovski • Han Yuchen
PREMIO “LEONARDO DA VINCI” ALLA CARRIERA
Salvatore e Wanda Ferragamo • Elsa Peretti • Paula Scher
XI Edition | 6 – 15 October 2017
eARTh - Creativity & Sustainability
The 11th Florence Biennale aimed at contributing to envision a future in which creativity and sustainability are inspiring principles of an artistic and cultural ‘ecosystem’ within a world that is respectful of nature and life forms on Earth.
499 artists from 70 countries
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sauro Cavallini (in memoriam) • El Anatsui • Arata Isozaki
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” SPECIAL AWARD FROM THE PRESIDENT
Tim Bengel
X Edition | 17 – 25 October 2015
ART & THE POLIS
The “new-entries” categories: Textile & Fiber Art, Ceramics and Jewellery.
423 artists from 62 countries
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mario Carbone • Marta Minujín • Giampaolo Talani
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” SPECIAL AWARD FROM THE PRESIDENT
Morehshin Allahyari
IX Edition | 30 November - 8 December 2013
ETHICS: DNA OF ART
The Florence Biennale introduced the Charter of the Artist of the New Millenium presented during the XXXIII World Congress of UNESCO Centers held at Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence.
365 artists from 54 countries
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Anish Kapoor • Franco Mussida • Henryk Jurkowski
VIII Edizione | 3 – 11 dicembre 2011
Maggio Danza presenta il Selon Desir di Andonis Foniadakis con un assolo della prima ballerina Sabrina Vitangeli che per l’occasione ha indossato un abito creato appositamente per lei da Agatha Ruiz de La Prada. Coreografia di Francesco Ventriglia.
513 artisti da 60 Paesi
PREMIO “LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” ALLA CARRIERA
José Luis Cuevas • Agatha Ruiz de La Prada
VII Edition | 5 – 13 December 2009
Marina Abramović reads out for the first time her Manifesto.
650 artists from 78 countries
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Marina Abramović • Shu Yong
VI Edition | 1 – 9 December 2007
The Florence Biennale received from the actress Anne Archer the “Artists for Human Rights” Award for the commitment to cross-cultural dialogue.
830 artists from 72 countries
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Anne Archer • Gilbert & George
V Edizione | 3 – 11 dicembre 2005
Gemellaggio con la Triennale India, New Dehli.
Gemellaggio con la Biennale di Turku, Finlandia.
767 artisti da 73 Paesi
PREMIO “LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” ALLA CARRIERA
Richard Anuszkiewicz • Christo and Jeanne-Claude • Harley-Davidson • TOROC
IV Edition | 6 – 14 December 2003
891 artists from 72 countries
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ferrari & Pininfarina • David Hockney • Restoration Laboratories of the Vatican Museums
III Edition | 7 – 16 December 2001
The Florence Biennale was the first exhibition in which artists from different countries expressed their thoughts and feelings about the tragic events of 11 September 2001.
The Florence Biennale joins the “United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilization” programme.
625 artists from 52 countries
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Chen Cheng-Hsiung • H.R.H. Charles Prince of Wales
II Edition | 3 – 12 December 1999
Marta Marzotto is the host of the opening ceremony.
520 artists from 31 countries
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mario Luzi
I Edition | 6 – 14 December 1997
Pasquale and Piero Celona founded the International Exhibition of Contemporary Art of Florence (Florence Biennale). Artists from around the world came to Florence and gave breath of life to a multicultural and multidisciplinary event.
317 artists from 17 countries
“LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO” LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Carla Fracci • Dolorès Puthod • Ferruccio Soleri