June 6, 2009, at the opening of the 53rd Venice Biennale, two prominent contemporary artists - Yoko Ono (Yoko Ono) and John Baldessari (John Baldessari) - will hand over the honorary «Golden lion». This was announced yesterday by the organizers of the exhibition. According to the Biennale curator Daniel Birnbaum (Daniel Birnbaum), and it Baldessari «transformed our understanding of art and its relationship with the world in which we live. Their work dramatically changed the language of art, and will remain a source of inspiration for future generations ».

Yoko Ono was born in Tokyo in 1933. It is one of rodonachalnits conceptual art and performance art. Among the «material» creations - avant-garde films, music albums (some of them were recorded, along with former husband John Lennon (John Lennon)), installation. It is known as yaraya patsifistka and fighter for human rights.

John Baldessari was born in 1931 in the California town of National City. He is one of the most respected in the world of conceptual artists. It is also often referred to as one of the most influential teachers of art. In addition to painting and teaching, oversees Baldessari exhibition.

The Venice Biennale will open to visitors from June 7 to 22 November 2009. Autumn , it was announced that she will be called Making Worlds - «Creation of the Worlds» . Its curator, Daniel Birnbaum, a well-known to lovers of Russian contemporary art: for its projects - two in Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova

Sources: labiennale.org , artinvestment.ru