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Welcome to the first issue of the newsletter of Paradise Lost, The First Roma Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale.
Published monthly, this newsletter covers the exhibition Paradise Lost, as well as the connecting events related to the Roma Pavilion.
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Background information about Paradise Lost and The First Roma Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale is available on www.romapavilion.org.
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IN FOCUS:
The First Roma Pavilion Opens at the 52nd Venice Biennale
Several hundred guests participated at the opening of the exhibition that “marks the arrival of contemporary Roma culture on the international stage”
Paradise Lost is the first contemporary show representing
an international selection of Roma artists
By Aryeh Neier, President of the Open Society Institute
Artists represented at the Paradise Lost, The First Roma Pavilion
Biographies and statements from the 16 participating artists from 8 countries
Numerous events related to the Roma Pavilion
Concerts, discussions, and film projections will be organized until November 21
INTERVIEW:
Roma have a vital role to play in the political and cultural landscape of Europe
Timea Junghaus, the curator of the exhibition Paradise Lost
WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT THE PAVILION:
International policy makers, government and civil society representatives, artists and art critics about The First Roma Pavilion
Media on the opening of The First Roma Pavilion in Venice
Leading international media covered the opening of the Pavilion
ESSAY:
Towards Europe’s First Nation
By Michael Toss, Director of Allianz Kulturstiftung
GALLERIES:
Artwork exhibited at The First Roma Pavilion
Artwork by 16 artists from 8 European countries-a truly European exhibition
Opening of the Pavilion
Photos by Nihad-Nino Pusija and Beka Vuco from the opening in Palazzo Pisani on June 10
Portraits of the Artists
Portraits of the artists represented at the Roma Pavilion are the artwork of Nihad-Nino Pusija
THE PAVILION DIARY:
June 10-July 15, 2007
Who visited the Pavilion in its first month? Numbers, names, and testimonies from the Book of Visitors and the Pavilion’s guards
QUOTATION OF THE MONTH
“The intention to exhibit works of art by Roma at the prestigious Venice Biennale is a veritable landmark which the Council of Europe welcomes without reserve.”
-- Alexander Vladychenko, Director General, Council of Europe, Directorate General III – Social Cohesion
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