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British Council has commissioned award winning performance and installation artist, Bedwyr Williams, to represent Wales at the 2013 Venice Biennale.
William’s work merges art and life with a comedic and poetic twist and often assumes different personas to depict themes of identity. His cross art from work explores subject matter ranging from growing up in Colwyn Bay with size 13 feet, to a mini bus crash with four other artists in residence (in which he is the only survivor).
British Council has a long tradition of commissioning artists to exhibit at the Venice Biennale to celebrate the best of emerging and established UK art.
Some of the representing artists have included Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Ben Nicholson, Anthony Caro, BridgetRiley, RichardLong, Frank Auerbach, Howard Hodgkin, Barry Flanagan, Anish Kapoor, Richard Hamilton, Rachel Whiteread, Leon Kossoff, Gary Hume, Mark Wallinger, Gilbert & George, Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and most recently Mike Nelson in 2011.
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