> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Germany Snags Venice Biennale's Top Prize, Christian Marclay for Best Work
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/germany-snags-venice-biennales-top-prize-christian-marclay-for-best-work/
- Published: 2011-06-04T14:30:24.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:02:46.000Z
- Description: The 54th Venice Biennale has awarded its top prize, the Golden Lion for best national pavilion, to Germany for the art of Christoph Schlingensief. The best art work was given to Christian Marclay's "The Clock" (2011). [In the Air/Artinfo [http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2011/06/04/germany-takes
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: News, #image-position-hidden, Christian Marclay, Venice Biennale, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/goldenlion-germany-2011.jpg "goldenlion-germany-2011")](http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-68738.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)

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). \[via [In the Air Blog/Artinfo](http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2011/06/04/germany-takes-home-golden-lion-at-2011-venice-biennale/?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]

More about Schlingensief at the Venice Bienalle at [Spiegel Online](http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,766151,00.html?ref=hyperallergic.com).