Small Photo Tour
A selection of photos from the central show, several national pavilions and parallel exhibitions.

Central Exhibition
Making Worlds, central international exhibition of the 53rd Venice Biennale, 2009. Director: Daniel Birnbaum.

Abu Dhabi - ADACH
Platform of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage (ADACH). Artistic director: Catherine David.

Argentina
Artist: Luis Felipe Noé. Curator: Fabián Lebenglik. Venue: Spazio Eventi of Mondadori Bookshop.

Brazil
Giardini di Castello. Artists: Luiz Braga and Delson Uchôa. Curator: Ivo Mesquita.

Central Asia
Palazzo Molin: E. Jaenisch, J. Kholikov, O. Shatalova, A. Salidjanov, Y. & V. Vorobyev. Curator: Beral Madra.

Chile
For the 2nd time in Venice. Artist: Iván Navarro. Curators: Antonio Arévalo & Justo Pastor Mellado. Venue: Arsenale.

China
Arsenale. Fang Lijun, He Jinwei, He Sen, Liu Ding, Qiu Zhijie, Zeng Fanzhi, Zeng Hao. Curators: Lu Hao, Zhao Li.

China - Hong Kong
Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Artist: Pak Sheung Chuen. Curator: Tobias Berger, Para/Site Art Space.

East-West Divan
Artists from Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, presented by Turquoise Mountain, Scuola Grande della Misericordia.

Edge of Arabia
Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia. Curated by Stephen Stapleton. Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo Polignac.

Fear Society
Project by the Region of Murcia (Spain). Curator: Jota Castro. Arsenale Novissimo, Tese di San Cristoforo.

Israel
National pavilion, Giardini di Castello. Artist: Raffi Lavie - In the Name of the Father.

Japan
Giardini di Castello. Installation by Miwa Yanagi. Commissioner: Hiroshi Minamishima.

Korea
Giardini di Castello. Solo show by multi-media artists Haegue Yang. Commissioner Eungie Joo.

Latin America
Pavilion of the Istituto Italo-Latinoamericano (IILA), Artiglierie dell’Arsenale. 12 artists from 10 countries.

Mexico
Artist: Teresa Margolles. Curator: Cuauhtémoc Medina. Venue: Palazzo Rota Ivancich.

Mona Hatoum
Interior Landscape. Individual exhibition at Fondazione Querini Stampalia. Curator: Chiara Bertola.

Palestine
For the 1st time in Venice. Convento Ss. Cosma & Damiano, Giudecca. Seven artists, curator: Salwa Mikdadi.

Singapore
Palazzo Michiel del Brusa, Cannaregio. Artist: Ming Wong. Curator: Tang Fu Kuen.

Taiwan
Artists: Chien-Chi Chang, Chen Chieh-Jen, Hsieh Ying-Chun, Cheng-Ta Yu. Commissioner: Fang-Wei Chang. Palazzo delle Prigioni.

Turkey
Arsenale, Isolotto. Artists: Banu Cennetoglu, Ahmet Ögüt. Curator: Basak Senova.

United Arab Emirates
Artist: Lamya Gargash. Curator: Tirdad Zolghadr. Venue: Arsenale.

Uruguay
Giardini di Castello. Raquel Bessio, Juan Burgos, Pablo Uribe. Commissioners: Patricia Bentancur, Alfredo Torres.

Venezuela
Giardini di Castello. Group exhibition, based on the legacy of some protagonists.