The Venice Art Biennale has now opened to the public after thousands of key arts writers, curators, festival organisers and gallerists from around the world had the more than 100 exhibitions all to themselves.
The commissioner for the New Zealand pavilion this year Dame Jenny Gibbs was also our first Biennale commissioner appointed back in 2001.
She spoke to Lynn Freeman about why she pushed for New Zealand to be part of the world's biggest contemporary art show.
