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1) Venice Biennale 1999 | 48th International Art Exhibition: 'APERTO over ALL'
1.1) 1 Invitation Card, with envelop addressed to Mr. Johnson Chang, to the cocktail party at the Brazilian Pavilion on 11 June (English & Spanish)
1.2) 1 Correspondence from Mr. Chang Tsong-zung to LaBiennale Di Venezia, Societa di Cultura XL VLII Esposizione Internazionale D'arte, dated 24 May 1999.  (English)
1.3) 1 email correspondence from Fulan to Johnson Chang, dated 7 June 1999 (English)
1.4) 1 Print-out flyer: Invitation to a party by Francesca dal Iago (English and Chinese)
1.5) 1 Clipping: a supplement of a French magazine, dedicated mainly to the French presence in the 48th Venice Biennale. Increased participation of mainland Chinese artists is also mentioned and discussed in an interview with Harald Szeemann. (French)

2) Venice Biennale 2001 | 49th International Art Exhibition: 'Plateau of Humankind'
2.1) 1Leaflet: la Biennale di Venezia - 49.Esposizione Internazionale D'arte - Platea Dell'umanita'
2.2) 1Leaflet: the Greek Pavilion for la Biennale di Venezia 
2.3) 1 Press Release: (Japan Pavilion) Padiglione Giappone - Presso La 49. Esposizione Internationale D'arte La Biennale Di Venezia  (3 pages, Italian)
2.4) 1 leaflet: La Biennale di Venezia - Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee ASAC, dated June 2001. (English)
2.5) 1 publication: :venews (venezianews) - Platea D'arte, a special issue for the 49.Venice Biennale (70 pages, Italian & English)

3) Venice Biennale 2003 | 50th International Art Exhibition: 'Dreams and Conflicts - The Dictatorship of the Viewer'
3.1) 1 Pass: Stampa
3.2) 1 publication: :venews (venezianews) - Deconstructing Worlds, a special issue for the Venice Biennale 2003 (36 pages)
3.3) 1 set of invitation card (with 1 insert): 50th La Biennale di Venezia
3.4) 1 postcard: 'Untitled' by Piotr Uklanski, 2003. The image is the silhouettes of the ten curators of the 50thVenice Biennale'.
3.5) Documents from the official information Pack:
3.5.1) Information sheet (1 page): Practical guide 
3.5.2) Information sheet (1 page): Louis Vuitton and the Art World 
3.5.3) Information sheets (3 pages): 50th International Art Exhibition – Dreams and Conflicts: The Dictatorship of the Viewer 
3.5.4) Information sheets (2 pages): Dreams and Conflicts: The Dictatorship of the Viewer by Francesco Bonami
3.5.5) Information sheets (4 pages): Information sheet(for the event)
3.5.6) Information sheets (5 pages): Delays and Revolutions – Padiglione Italia, curated by Francesco Bonami and Daniel Birnbaum
3.5.7) Information sheets (3 pages): The Zone – The Giardini of the Biennale, realised by A12, curated by Massimiliano Gioni
3.5.8) Information sheets (4 pages): Clandestine – Arsenale - Coorderie, curated by Francesco Bonami
3.5.9) Information sheets (3 pages): Fault Lines – Contemporary African Art and Shifting Landscapes, curated by Gilane Tawadros and produced by the Forum for African Arts
3.5.10) Information sheets (6 pages): Individual Systems, curated by Igor Zabel
3.5.11) Information sheets (6 pages): Z.O.U. – Zone of Urgency, curated by Hou Hanru
3.5.12) Information sheets (4 pages): The Structure of Survival, curated by Carlos Basualdo, assistant curator: Stephanie Mauch, installation design: Bevk & Perovic architects
3.5.13) Information sheets (3 pages): Contemporary arab Representations, curated by Catherine David
3.5.14) Information sheets (2 pages): The Everyday Altered curated by Gabriel Orozco
3.5.15) Information sheets (12 pages): Utopia Station, curated by Molly Nesbit, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Rirkrit Tiravanija
3.5.16) Information sheets (8 pages): 50th International Art Exhibition, Musei Civici Veneziani / La Biennale de Venezia; Pittura / Painting: From Rauschenberg to Murakami, 1964-2003
3.5.17) Information sheets (3 pages): Interludes Outdoor and urban intervention
3.5.18) Information sheets (4 pages): Links – the cord
3.5.19) Information sheets (5 pages): Participating Countries: Artists, Commissioners and Curators 
3.5.20) Information sheets (3 pages): Participating Countries: Exhibition venues
3.5.21) Information sheets (5 pages): Extra 50.
3.5.22) Information sheets (5 pages): Salvatore Settis, President of Juries for the 50th International Art Biennale
3.5.23) Information sheets (3 pages): 99 – every idea but one: The Biennale puts itself forward as a place in which to experiment new ideas as well as art 
3.5.24) Information sheets (4 pages): Archivio del Contemporaneo – ASAC : Tipping Point – Site of innovation in Italy 
3.5.25) Information sheet (1 page): Metropoli: City – Art - Culture
3.5.26) Information sheet (1 page): The Biennale on the web is at www.labiennale.org 
3.5.27) Information sheet (1 page): La Bennale di Venezia
3.5.28) Information sheets (3 pages): 3 maps
3.6) 1 programme brochure of the event (English & Italian, 8 pages)

4) Venice Biennale 2005 | 51st International Art Exhibition: 'The Experience of Art' & 'Always a Little Further' 
4.1) 1 Invitation Card of the event with an insert page of information
4.2) 1 Invitation Card: Dark bulb by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
4.3) 1 Postcard: Mahjong: contemporary Chinese art from the Sigg collection, 12 Jun to 16 Oct 05
4.4) 1 Entrance pass to the biennale: Stampa
4.5) 1 publication: :venews (venezianews) - (Untitled), a special issue for the Venice Biennale 2005 (40 pages)
4.6) The Biennales 2005 Guide (2 copies) - a special issue by IL Giornale dell'Arte and the Art Newspaper
4.7) 1 booklet of the New Zealand Pavilion : 'et al. the fundamental practice: New Zealand at the 51st Venice Biennale'
4.8) 1 collection of correspondences between Claire Hsu and various stackholders in the Biennale:
4.8.1) correspondences between Claire Hsu and Romilly Macalpine, dated 6 May 2005.
4.8.2) correspondences between Claire Hsu and Naomi Matsuura, dated 17 & 22 May 2005, regarding Japan Pavilion.
4.8.3) correspondences between Claire Hsu and Josette Balsa, dated 17, 18 & 26 May 2005, regarding the Pierre Cardin party.
4.8.4) correspondences between Claire Hsu and Heman Chong, dated 18 May 2005, regarding the Singapore party in Venice.
4.8.5) correspondences between Claire Hsu and Alice Chow, dated 26 & 30 May 2005, regarding the Gala Luncheon of HK exhibition in Venice Biennale.
4.8.6) correspondences between Claire Hsu and Sandie, dated 1 June 2005, regarding the Guggenheim Reception.
4.8.7) correspondences between Claire Hsu and Jeffrey du Vallier d'Aragon Aranita, dated 1 June 2005, regarding AAA's book at Art Basel.
4.8.8) correspondences between Claire Hsu and Nurhidahyu Rahim Shah, dated 2 June 2005, regarding the media event of the forthcoming Inaugural Singapore Biennale at the Venice Biennale.
4.8.9) email correspondence addressed to Claire Hsu, a press release of the Venice Biennale of 2005, dated 19 August 2004.

5) Venice Biennale 2007 | 52nd International Art Exhibition: 'Think with the Senses - Feel with the Mind. Art in the Present'
5.1) 1 publication: a booklet titling 'The Nordic Pavilion 2007: At the 52nd Venice Biennale'
5.2) 1 booklet: guild to the Biennale
5.3) 1 leaflet (2 copies): preview programme from 6-10 Jun  

6) Venice Biennale 2009 | 53rd International Art Exhibition: 'Making Worlds'
6.1) 1 set of Press Kit which includes the following:
6.1.1) Introduction by the President of La Biennale di Venezia, Paolo Baratta (3 pages)
6.1.2) Fare Mondi // Making Worlds by Daniel Birnbaum (2 pages)
6.1.3) La Biennale di Venezia 53rd International Art Exhibition (a general introduction) (3 pages)
6.1.4) Daniel Birnbaum: Biographical Notes (1 page)
6.1.5) Artist List (5 pages)
6.1.6) Yoko Ono and John Baldessari Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement (1 page)
6.1.7) The International Jury (with biographical notes) (2 pages)
6.1.8) Italian Pavilion and National Participations, Collateral Events (5 pages)
6.1.9) National Participations: Artists, Commissioners, Curators, Venues (11 pages)
6.1.10) Collateral Events (14 pages)
6.1.11) Information (general and sponsor information) (16pages)
(Please note that a CD with images and captions of artworks, key figures, logos and venues was originally included in the press kit. It is available in the library with location code: CD.001058)
6.2) Preview Programme (2 copies) - Making Worlds 07.06 - 22.11.09 
6.3) invitation card with a 'TATE-pass' (2 sets, 1 still in the envelop) - Making Worlds 07.06 - 22.11.09 
6.4) 1 invitation card address to Ms Claire Hsu to the drink reception to celebrate Tate at the Venice Biennale, 3 June 2009.
6.5) 1 leaflet: Making Worlds 07.06 - 22.11.09, overview and general information.
6.6) 1 publication: :venews (venezianews) - How ART U?, a special issue for the Venice Biennale 2009 (104 pages)
6.7) 1 publication: Vedere a Venezia - All Non-Biennale Shows June/November (28 pages)
6.8) 1 leaflet: Guide to the Biennale, by The Art Newspaper.
6.9) 1 leaflet: Claude Leveque - Le Grand Soir, for the France Pavilion
6.10) 1 booklet: How are you going to behave?- A Kitchen Cat Speaks, Liam Gillick at the German Pavilion (8 pages).
6.11) 1 flyer: Jacques Charlier - 100 sexes d'artistes, by the French Speaking Community of Belgium
6.12) 1 leaflet: Multinatural (Blackout) by Arto Lindsay, a parade for the 53rd Venice Biennale
6.13) 1 leaflet: Krzysztof Wodiczko - Guests, for the Polish Pavilion for the 53rd Venice Biennale.
6.14) 1 leaflet: The Collectors, the Danish Pavilion and the Nordic Pavilion.
6.15) 1 cardboard sign: Anything Helps, an object show in the Nordic Pavilion where collected signs used by homeless people were shown.
6.16) Printed matters collected from the US Pavilion, which includes 1 postcard and 1 booklet of Bruce Nauman - Topological Gardens.
6.17) Printed matters collected from the British Pavilion, which includes 1 leaflet 'Giardini' , a set of invitation pack 'Outset', and 1 booklet of Steve McQueen - Giardini notebook.
6.18) Materials collected form the United Arab Emirates Pavilion, which includes 1 leaflet: Venice Urban Guide, 1 leaflet: It's not You, It's me; 4 postcards with images of Lamya Gargash's artworks.
6.19) A set of printed information about the UAE Pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale (15 sheets,  English).
6.20) A set of Press Kit: United Arab Emirates Venice Biennale Pavilion which inlcudes 5 information card, 1 name card and 4 sets of Press release documents.
6.21) 1 publication: Fire & Rescue Museum - Jussi Kivi, Finnish Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2009 (24 Pages, English).
6.22) 1 flyer and 1 email correspondence from e-flux regarding the Printed Project: Issue 11 'Farewell to Post-Colonialism - Querying the Guangzhou Triennial 2008'.
6.23) 1 email correspondence from the Organising Secretariat regarding the new Biennale Library site.
6.24) 1 document (7 pages, English): La Biennale di Venezia 2009, Tate Programme of events 1-5 June 2009.
6.25) 1 document (10 pages, English): Brunswick Arts - VIP events at the 53rd Venice Biennale - Making Worlds.
6.26) 1 news-clipping: In Venice, the art world's Olympics by Kelly Crow, Weekend Journal (The Wall Street Journal), 5-7 June 2009: W4.
6.27) 1 news-clipping: Rising to Biennale's curatorial challenge by Cathryn Drake, Weekend Journal (The Wall Street Journal), 5-7 June 2009: W5.
6.28) 1 email correspondence from e-flux, dated 19 May 2009, regarding United States Pavilion, Bruce Nauman: Topological Gardens. (3 pages, English)
6.29) 1 email correspondence from e-flux, dated 30 May 2009, regarding Yoko Ono, Rebecca Horn and Open Studio at Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa. (3 pages, English)
6.30) 1 email correspondence from e-flux, dated 27 May 2009: Meaning Liam Gillick. (2 pages, English)
6.31) 1 email correspondence from e-flux, dated 24 May 2009: UAE Pavilion at 53rd Venice Biennale (2 pages, English)
6.32) 1 email correspondence from e-flux, dated 22 May 2009: ADACH Platform for Visual Arts at 53rd Venice Biennale (4 pages, English)
6.33) 1 email correspondence from e-flux, dated 19 May 2009: French Pavilion presents Claude Leveque at 53rd Venice Biennale (2 pages, English)
6.34) 1 email correspondence from e-flux, dated 18 May 2009: Dutch Pavilion presents Fiona Tan at 53rd Venice Biennale (2 pages, English)
6.35) 1 email correspondence from e-flux, dated 10 May 2009: Danish and Nordic Pavilions at 53rd Venice Biennale (3 pages, English)
6.36) assorted invitations messages from various parties participating the 53rd Venice Biennale. (5 pages).
6.37) 1 flyer: Maimuna, I diritti negati. Donne tra oriente e occidente. an performance by an Pakistani female artist Maimuna Feroze Nana.
6.38) Assorted information of 'Palestine c/o Venice - Collateral event of the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia' :
6.38.1) 2 leaflets of the 3rd Riwaq Biennale 2009 with 32 postcards of images; 
6.38.2) 1 Press release, 2 flyers, and 1 booklet:Geography 102, 5 loose pages), 2 copies of poster:Stazione folded, and 1 postcard of the event.
6.38.3) 1 catalogue: Palestine c/o Venice

7) Venice Biennale 2011 | 54th International Art Exhibition: 'ILLUMInations'
7.1) 1 Leaflet: with information of 'Tim Davies' which presents new and recent work by the artist in the Biennial. Curated by Tom Rowland and presented by the Arts Council of Wales, the exhibition runs from 4 June to 27 November 2011 at Ludoteca Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Venice (English and Italian)

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