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British pavilions at the Venice Biennale - in pictures

British pavilion: Inside Mike Nelson’s labyrinthine installation I,Impostor, 2011
Inside Mike Nelson’s labyrinthine installation I,Impostor, 2011. Read the Guardian critic Adrian Searle's review of the show Photograph: Cristiano Corte/British Council Archive
British pavillion: A still from Steve McQueen's Giardini
A still from Steve McQueen's Giardini, which he presented at the 2009 Biennale
Photograph: Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery, New York / Paris; Thomas Dane Gallery, London / The British Council
British pavilion: Tracey Emin’s exhibition Borrowed Light, 2007
Neon works by Tracey Emin adorn the British pavilion’s exterior for her exhibition Borrowed Light, 2007 Photograph: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd/British Council Archive
British pavilion: Tracey Emin’s exhibition Borrowed Light, 2007
Inside Tracey Emin’s exhibition Borrowed Light, 2007 Photograph: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd/British Council Archive
British pavilion: Gingko Pictures by Gilbert & George, 2005
Gingko Pictures by Gilbert and George, 2005 Photograph: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd/British Council Archive
Venice: Within Reach by Chris Ofili, 2003
Within Reach by Chris Ofili, 2003 Photograph: Gaetan Bally/EPA
British pavilion: Mark Wallinger’s Ecce Homo (1999) in 2001
Mark Wallinger’s Ecce Homo (1999) in 2001 Photograph: John Riddy
British pavilion: Mark Wallinger’s Ecce Homo (1999) in 2001
Mark Wallinger’s Ecce Homo (1999) in 2001 Photograph: John Riddy
British pavilion: Gary Hume installing his exhibition in 1999
Gary Hume installing his exhibition in 1999 Photograph: William Feaver
British pavilion: Installing Richard Hamilton’s exhibition in 1993
Installing Richard Hamilton’s exhibition in 1993 Photograph: William Feaver
British pavilion: Anish Kapoor, 1990
A sculpture by Anish Kapoor in 1990
© British Council Archive
British pavilion: Generations and Policeman by Tony Cragg in 1988
Generations and Policeman by Tony Cragg in 1988
© The British Council Archives
British pavilion: Barry Flanagan, 1982
Sculpture by Barry Flanagan in 1982 Photograph: Chris Davies/British Council Archive
British pavilion: Richard Long’s installation of local red breccia stone in 1976
Richard Long’s installation of local red breccia stone in 1976
Copyright Richard Long Photograph: Julian Andrews
British pavilion: Richard Long’s installation of local red breccia stone in 1976
Richard Long’s installation of local red breccia stone in 1976
Copyright Richard Long Photograph: Julian Andrews
British pavilion: Five Young British Artists exhibition from 1966
Work by Robyn Denny and Anthony Caro in the Five Young British Artists exhibition from 1966
© British Council Archive
British pavilion: Work by Bernard Meadows at the British Pavilion 1952
Work by Bernard Meadows from the infamous Geometry of Fear group exhibition in 1952
© British Council Archive
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