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Presenting English Magic - a new film work by Jeremy Deller for the British Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia.
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This is an image of the official invitation sent to Cedric Morris, requesting that he exhibit in the British Pavilion…
Since 1938 the British Council has managed the British Pavilion in Venice, commissioning British artists at the longest-running, most prestigious international art biennial in the world.
On this site you can explore the rich history of the British Pavilion from 1895 to the present, illustrated by a variety of current and newly comissioned media. You will also find further details of the Venice Architecture Biennale and our ongoing collaborations with exhibitions from other UK nations.
UK In Venice
UK At The Venice Biennale
Read more about exhibitions from our partners in Wales and Scotland....
British Pavilion 2013
Jeremy Deller - English Magic
News, images and video from Venice as Jeremy Deller opens his new exhibition for the British Pavilion....
British Council Visual Arts
The Collection
For more than 60 years the British Council has been collecting works of art, craft and design to promote abroad the achievements of our artists, craft practitioners and designers.
Timeline
- 1895 − Group Show
- 1897 − Group Show
- 1899 − Group Show
- 1901 − Group Show
- 1903 − Group Show
- 1905 − Group Show
- 1907 − Group Show
- 1909 − Group Show
- 1910 − Group Show
- 1912 − Group Show
- 1914 − Group Show
- 1920 − Britain did not participate
- 1921 − Struggling for financial support
- 1922 − Group Show
- 1924 − Group Show
- 1926 − Group Show
- 1927 − British Committee Appeal
- 1928 − Group Show
- 1930 − Group Show
- 1932 − Group Show
- 1934 − Group Show
- 1936 − Britain did not exhibit officially
- 1938 − Group Show
- 1940 − Britain did not exhibit officially
- 1942 − Britain did not exhibit officially
- 1944 − Suspension of the biennale
- 1946 − Suspension of the Biennale
- 1948 − Group Show
- 1950 − Group Show
- 1952 − Group Show
- 1954 − Group Show
- 1956 − Group Show
- 1958 − Group Show
- 1960 − Group Show
- 1962 − Group Show
- 1964 − Group Show
- 1966 − Group Show
- 1968 − Phillip King and Bridget Riley
- 1970 − Richard Smith
- 1972 − John Walker and William Tucker
- 1976 − Richard Long
- 1978 − Mark Boyle
- 1980 − Nicholas Pope and Tim Head
- 1982 − Barry Flanagan
- 1984 − Howard Hodgkin
- 1986 − Frank Auerbach
- 1988 − Tony Cragg
- 1990 − Anish Kapoor
- 1991 − Venice Architecture Biennale 1991
- 1993 − Richard Hamilton
- 1994 − No biennale
- 1995 − Leon Kossoff
- 1996 − Venice Architecture Biennale 1996
- 1997 − Rachel Whiteread
- 1999 − Gary Hume
- 2000 − City Visionaries | Venice Architecture Biennale 2000
- 2002 − Venice Architecture Biennale 2002
- 2003 − Chris Ofili | Within Reach
- 2004 − Nine Positions
- 2005 − Gilbert & George | Gingko Pictures
- 2006 − Echo/City - An Urban Register
- 2007 − Tracey Emin | Borrowed Light
- 2008 − Home/Away: 5 British Architects Build Housing in Europe
- 2009 − Steve McQueen | Giardini
- 2010 − muf architecture | art Llp
- 2011 − Mike Nelson | I, IMPOSTOR
- 2012 − Venice Takeaway: Ideas to Change British Architecture
- 2013 − Jeremy Deller | English Magic
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