Venice Biennale Brings 'Encyclopedic Palace' To Life

A sculpture by British artist Marc Quinn at an exhibition center on the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore

A sculpture by British artist Marc Quinn

A light installation by U.S. artist Diana Thater at the Prima Materia Exhibition at Punta della Dogana

A sculpture by Lucy and Jorge Orta at the Glasstress exhibition

A wall of Mickey Mouse figurines is part of the "Nothing Between Us" installation by Vladimir Peric and Milos Tomic at the Serbian pavilion.

Israeli artist Ron Arad's "Last Train" at the Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti

"700 Snowballs," an installation by Swiss-born U.S. artist Not Vital at an exhibition center on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore

A scene from a video installation by Danish artist Jesper Just

Sculptures by Chinese artist Simon Ma in the courtyard of the Venice Conservatory

A sculpture by Simon Ma in the courtyard of the Venice Conservatory

A view from Venice's Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti, where the Glasstress exhibition of glass art is on display.

A seashell-shaped sculpture by British artist Marc Quinn near the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore

Symbols buried in sand are part of the work "Blank History" by Azerbaijani artist Chingiz.

"Trilogy," by the Russian art group AES+F

"Nero Watching Rome Burn" by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss

"Byars Is Elephant," the last installation by the late U.S. artist James Lee Byars (1932-1997)