Though it looked like Venice Biennale president Paolo Baratta would soon be out of a job, back in October, the shifting political climate in Italy has brought good fortune to the former banker, who will be reappointed to the post he has held twice, from 1998 to 2000 and from 2007 to the present. Read More
With the resignation of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi over the weekend, power is in flux in the nation’s cultural institutions. Giulio Malgara, a favorite of Mr. Berlusconi, recently withdrew his candidacy for president of the Venice Biennale Foundation, and, according to The Art Newspaper, there are rumors that the biennale’s current president, Paolo Baratta, whose reign is set to expire in December, may be appointed to another term, or named culture minister in the new Italian government. Read More
The former banker Paolo Baratta, who has served as head of the Venice Biennale from 1998 to 2000, and from 2007 until just now, has been dismissed as chairman from the Biennale Foundation. Read More
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