By Kamila Kociallowska
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| St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. (Photo credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/GettyImages) |
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
A Vatican First: Confirmed For Venice Biennale 2013
Posted on 02:17 by john mical
NEW STATESMAN
By Kamila Kociallowska
The Catholic Church is set to embark upon a new engagement with contemporary art, after confirming that the Vatican will be given its own pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2013. This is the first time the Holy See will be represented at the event – undeniably one of the most prestigious art exhibitions in the world – after several years of discussion. In the past, the Vatican has described the Biennale as a “debacle” which demonstrates “the breakdown of art in modern times”. Italy’s La Stampa newspaper revealed that the “subject matter will be the first 11 chapters of the Book of Genesis”.[link]
By Kamila Kociallowska
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