Photo Gallery A Sneak Peak at the Biennale
The German Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale: The installation "Oil" by the artists Isa Genzken.
Genzken's work acts as a commentary on consumer society.
She also explores the policies of the United States.
Great Britain is represented by Tracey Emin, once the bad girl of British art, she is now an established artist.
The French artist Sophie Calle has created an album of female sensitivity. With 107 women playing the role of the jilted lover.
"Action painting!" exhibited a the Nordic pavillion. The theme of this year's biennale is "Think with the Senses. Feel with the Mind."
The show runs from June 10 to November 21. Here the US artist Emily Price shows a work entitled "American servicemen and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan."
The Venice Biennale was first inaugurated in 1895. While some critics have called for an end to the national character, it is the national competition that attracts the most interest.
Some stars have already had a chance to preview this year's Biennale. Sir Elton John visited the show on Tuesday.
German painter Georg Baseliz views the work of the late artist Emilio Vedova. The show includes a pavilion dedicated to dead artists, including Martin Kippenberger and Sol LeWitt.
The installation "Discussion Property" by Bulgarian artist Nedko Solakov.
This year's artistic director, New York curator and art critic, Robert Storr.
A visitor views a work by the German artist Sigmar Polke.
French icon Jeanne Moreau chats with France's culture minister, Christine Albanel at the inauguration of the French Pavilion.
An installation by US artist Jason Rhoades.
"Save Manhatten" by Moroccan artist Mounir Fatmi, built using speakers to reproduce the Manhatten skyline before Sept. 11.
