Thomas Hirschhorn at the Venice Biennale

In 2004 he caused Switzerland’s biggest art scandal. This year Thomas Hirschhorn is one of the country’s official representatives at the Venice Biennale international art exhibition. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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Venice Biennale to have a Swiss flavour

This content was published on Jun 3, 2011 For the next six months the city on the lagoon will again find itself a world centre of contemporary art. The international exhibition, this year titled “ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations“, gives artists, gallery owners, collectors and the public at large a unique overview of trends in contemporary art. “The Biennale is like a wind machine. Every…

Thomas Hirschhorn at the Venice Biennale

In 2004 he caused Switzerland’s biggest art scandal. This year Thomas Hirschhorn is one of the country’s official representatives at the Venice Biennale international art exhibition. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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