Massimiliano Gioni’s exhibition, “The Encyclopaedic Palace”, will present an eclectic mix of work both by established and self taught artists. For Gioni, this show is "a way of reminding us that the artists that sell at auction aren?t the only... The wide booths of Art Basel Hong Kong have enabled exhibitors to bring some more experimental works among the usual fair fare. A giant sword, glazed mosaic breasts and even a rolled-up Volkswagen Beetle contribute to works that stop people in their... Tate Liverpool?the first outpost for the museum outside of London, which helped revitalise the Northern industrial city?celebrates its 25th anniversary today and it?s certainly getting its share of well wishing. Arts organisations around the... While there are high-profile new arrivals at this year?s Biennale, including the Vatican, other small states have been forced to pull out or have faced debate over their selection process. Last year, Singapore?s National Arts Council elected not to... In order to have an official pavilion at the Venice Biennale, a country needs to be formally recognised by the Italian government. While this makes it sound as if the world?s most prestigious art event has no place for ?outsider? states such as... The Art Newspaper: What are the themes and questions raised by your exhibition? Massimiliano Gioni: The title is taken from a project that Marino Auriti, a self-taught American artist, presented to the patent office in Pennsylvania in... Increasingly porous geopolitical boundaries and the ever-more cosmopolitan background of artists are allowing contemporary curators to make bold choices in Venice?s national pavilions. At this year?s Biennale, France and Germany are swapping... The Holy See was the last pavilion to announce its artist line-up for this year?s Biennale at a press conference on 14 May. The artists representing the Vatican are the Milan-based multimedia collective Studio Azzurro, the Czech photographer Josef... The most hotly anticipated of the first-time national participants is the Vatican pavilion, an idea first mooted in 2009, but fittingly happening in this year of papal change. But nine other nations make their Biennale debuts this year alongside the... The most distinctive aspect of Massimiliano Gioni?s Venice Biennale show is the unprecedented number of so-called ?outsider? artists who feature?a reflection of the growing integration in the art world of alternative and mainstream practices. The...