Christoph Schlingensief of the German Pavilion has been awarded the Golden Lion for the Best National Participation at the Biennale.

Anton Ginzburg had a very busy night on Thursday. Not only was he part of the Commercial Break artist group, he was one of the few names with a solo exhibit in Venice. The St. Petersburg born artist opened his effort at the Back of the North Wind, occupying two floors of the Palazzo Bollani. In the exhibit, Ginsburg paid tribute to Hyperborea, a mythical land which produces red clouds and other fantastical things. To celebrate the opening, the artist hosted an after-party with Whitewall magazine where clouds of red cotton candy where served to celebrate his latest works. All photos by Mariya Chekmarova for Art Ruby [gallery order="DESC" columns="4" orderby="ID"]

10 Chancery Lane's "Red" exhibition, focuses on the modern tradition of China's artists getting on the nerves of authorities.