Vatican swaps Old Masters for modernity with Venice Biennale debut

By Bryony Jones, CNN

Updated 1709 GMT (0109 HKT) May 14, 2013

Italian multimedia art collective Studio Azzurro have designed an installation for the Vatican's debut pavillion at the 2013 Venice Biennale, with the theme "Creation."

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Vatican to make Venice Biennale debut – Italian multimedia art collective Studio Azzurro have designed an installation for the Vatican's debut pavillion at the 2013 Venice Biennale, with the theme "Creation."

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Czech-French photographer Josef Koudelka has combined a series of his works as a meditation on "Un-Creation" or destruction, based around the biblical story of the flood.

Photos: Vatican to make Venice Biennale debut

Vatican to make Venice Biennale debut – Czech-French photographer Josef Koudelka has combined a series of his works as a meditation on "Un-Creation" or destruction, based around the biblical story of the flood.

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Australian-born U.S. artist Lawrence Carroll's works for the Vatican's Venice Biennale pavilion are on the theme of "Re-Creation."

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Vatican to make Venice Biennale debut – Australian-born U.S. artist Lawrence Carroll's works for the Vatican's Venice Biennale pavilion are on the theme of "Re-Creation."

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