Florence Biennale

Biennale Internazionale Dell ’ arte Contemporanea

Florence – Italy

December 01st , 2005

The sixth edition of the Biennale of Contemporary Art will take place at the historic location of the Fortezza da Basso from 1-9 December 2007. The 2005 edition closed with a large public attendance and a happy presence of 768 artists worldwide. Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Richard Anuskiewicz who were awarded with the maximum recognition, the Lorenzo il Magnifico award for the career, were protagonists of unforgettable days, with conferences that attracted an impressive number of enthusiasts, artists and visitors. . Each day of the fifth edition was studded with collateral events and conferences, such as that of Gregorio Luke, Director of the MOLAA at Long Beach, of Rosa Tejada from the Metropolitan Museum, New York, of that given by R.B. Bhaskaran, President of the Lalit Kala, National Academy of Art, India. Ambassadors, cultural ambassadorial attachés, consuls, directors of foreign cultural institutes in Italy were present at the inauguration on 3 rd December 2005, along with personalities from the world of art and culture, all of whom were welcomed by the Historic Florentine Procession in traditional Renaissance costume and by the Gonfalon of the City of Florence. The Biennale, in collaboration with the United Nations, officially participates at the “Dialogue between Civilizations ” program, putting into practice the thoughts expressed by Kofi Annan:“I believe that dialogue is an opportunity for people coming from differentcultures and traditions to get to know each other better, whether they live at the opposite ends of the world or whether they live in the same street.’