Jack WhittenBorn in 1939 in Bessemer, USACathy WilkesBorn in 1966 in Belfast, UKChristopher WilliamsBorn in 1956 in Los Angeles, USALynette Yiadom-BoakyeBorn in 1977 in London, UKKohei YoshiyukiBorn in 1946 in Hiroshima Prefecture, JapanSergey ZarvaBorn in 1973 in Kryvyi Rih, UkraineAnna ZemánkováBorn in 1908 in Olomouc, Czech RepublicDied in 1986 in Prague, Czech RepublicJakub Julian ZiółkowskiBorn in 1980 in Zamość, PolandArtur ŻmijewskiBorn in 1966 in Warsaw, Poland
la <strong>Biennale</strong> <strong>di</strong> <strong>Venezia</strong>Golden Lions of the 55 th International Art ExhibitionIl Palazzo Enciclope<strong>di</strong>co (The Encyclope<strong>di</strong>c Palace)Venice, June 1 st 2013 - The Jury of the 55 th International Art Exhibition of la <strong>Biennale</strong> <strong>di</strong> <strong>Venezia</strong>chaired by Jessica Morgan (Great Britain) and comprised of Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy(Mexico), Francesco Manacorda (Italy), Bisi Silva (Nigeria), Ali Subotnick (United States) hasdecided to confer the awards as follows:Golden Lion for Best National Participation to AngolaLuanda, Encyclope<strong>di</strong>c CityEdson ChagasCommissioner: Ministry of Culture. Curators: Beyond Entropy (Paula Nascimento, Stefano RabolliPansera), Jorge Gumbe. Venue: Palazzo Cini, Dorsoduro 864Golden Lion for best artist in the International Exhibition Il Palazzo Enciclope<strong>di</strong>co (TheEncyclope<strong>di</strong>c Palace) to Tino Sehgal(Great Britain, 1976; Central Pavilion, Giar<strong>di</strong>ni)Silver Lion for a promising young artist in the International Exhibition Il Palazzo Enciclope<strong>di</strong>co(The Encyclope<strong>di</strong>c Palace) to Camille Henrot(France, 1978; Corderie, Arsenale)The Jury has also decided to assign four special mentions.Special mentions for artists of the International Exhibition Il Palazzo Enciclope<strong>di</strong>co (TheEncyclope<strong>di</strong>c Palace):Sharon Hayes(USA, 1970; Corderie, Arsenale)Roberto Cuoghi(Italy, 1973; Corderie, Arsenale)Special mentions for National Participations:Cipro and LithuaniaCiprusOoLia Haraki, Maria Hassabi, Phanos Kyriacou, Constantinos Taliotis, Natalie Yiaxi, MortenNorbye Halvorsen, Jason Dodge, Gabriel Lester, Dexter SinisterCommissioner: Louli Michaelidou. Deputy Commissioners: Angela Skor<strong>di</strong>, Marika Ioannou. Curator:Raimundas Malašauskas. Venue: Palasport Arsenale, Castello (Calle San Biagio)