Venice Biennale: One of the world's greatest art festivals, held every two years
Antony Gormley, sculptor:
"The first time I went to the Biennale was in 1982 and I thought it was great; there is no doubt it is one of the best events in the world. It has become a model for a lot of other biennales who do similar things. On the whole, biennales are an incredible visual feast for artists and spectators, giving them the opportunity to work and converse and see their work in an international context. They also mean the punter just has to travel to one place to see what is happening. And thanks to the likes of Venice, it is not surprising that everywhere from Sharjah [in the United Arab Emirates] to Istanbul and Sydney. Nowadays, you get certain artists who can only seen at biennales; they become like rock musicians that only play at festivals."
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