Word: selvatico
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...Venice Biennale. The Biennale is a rare event in the art world; an abstract, fabulous idea that has both come to fruition and remained successful for over a hundred years. In 1895, an International Art Exhibition was held in Venice under the auspices of Mayor Riccardo Selvatico. For the first ten years art was exhibited in a single building, while now there are 30-odd pavilions and numerous off-site exhibition spaces. Since the beginning, the Biennale has championed new, up-and-coming artists—Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko were introduced to the European Art World...
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