The Jury of the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, comprising Stephanie Rosenthal (President of the Jury, Germany), Defne Ayas (Turkey/The Netherlands), Cristiana Collu (Italy), Sunjung Kim (Korea), and Hamza Walker (USA), has decided to present the following awards:
Golden Lion for the Best Participant in the International Exhibition
"May You Live In Interesting Times" to:
Arthur Jafa (b. 1960 USA, lives and works in Los Angeles)
Silver Lion for a Promising Young Participant in the International Exhibition
"May You Live In Interesting Times" to:
Haris Epaminonda (b. 1980 Republic of Cyprus, lives and works in Berlin)
The Jury has decided to award
two special mentions to the following participants:
Teresa Margolles (b. 1963 Mexico, lives and works in Mexico City and Madrid).
Otobong Nkanga (b. 1974 Nigeria, lives and works in Antwerp).