The 54th Venice Biennale has awarded its highest honor, the Golden Lion for best national pavilion, to Germany, which featured the work of Christoph Schlingensief. The Golden Lion for best art work was given to Christian Marclay’s “The Clock” (2011). [via In the Air Blog/Artinfo]

More about Schlingensief at the Venice Bienalle at Spiegel Online.

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