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In the Ladonia Biennial Moscow Poetry Club was awarded the Golden Dragon. Full list of winners HERE.

Golden Dragon for Moscow Poetry Club

Ladonia Biennial closed on the 22nd of November. The jury is still working to find the winners of the Golden Dragons.

First winner to be announced is not decided by the jury. The People’s artist (Vox Populi Prize) is to be found among the YouTube videos which present different artists. The most watched video is the winner. All videos can be seen through the Ladonia Biennial page.

The winner is Arto Lindsay, artist, musician and performer. He has already received his prize.

Here is the top ten artists in Vox Populi Prize and the number of their videos being watched.

1. Arto Lindsay 1.152 (Red Dragon)
2. Keren Cytter 828 (Honourable Mention)
3. Rirkrit Tiravanija 654
4. Falke Pisano 637
5. Gordon Matta-Clark 566
6. Ulla von Brandenburg 554
7. Pietro Roccasalva 400
8. Grazia Toderi 399
9. Anna Parkina 396
10. Miranda July 374

Arto Lindsay in Ladonia with the Red Dragon

Keren Cytter receiving Honorary Mention

Atsuko Tanaka (1932-2005) and Akira Kanayama (1924-2005) from the Japanese group Gutai is exhibited in the Ladonia Biennial.

Atsuko Tanaka Electric Dress

Akira Kanayama Traces

Tian Tian Wang was born in China and trained as an artist in Frankfurt. For the Ladonia Biennial she as made the installation Five Fires.

Tian Tian Wang: Five Fires

Famous appropriation artist Sherrie Levine has made a fabulous work, presenting a full size copy of Wotan’s Tower.

Sherrie Levine: Untitled (After Lars Vilks) 2009

The artist Amy Simon is working with photography. In her project in the biennial she is showing the famous Door Handle which is a symbolic home coming for Ladonia citizens.

Amy Simon: A Similar State of Mind

A great sculpture in clay is now fascinating the Biennial visitors. It is a work by the Swedish artist Nathalie Djurberg.

I Am Not Two I Am One

Brazilian artist Lygia Pape (1927-2004) is exhibiting the amazing night installation Ttéia (in collaboration with architect Hannes Schwed). Read more about the artist on the Biennial website.

Ttéia N1

Ttéia N2

In the Ladonia Biennial artist Simone Berti has made a bridge. The first in Ladonia over water. It is difficult to use but very impressive.

Bridge of Bricks

The well-known conceptual artist Hans-Peter Feldmann is presenting a sculpture in the biennial: David goes to Ladonia