British Pavilion: Sarah Lucas

Amid the often blunt quasi-political statements and faintly hectoring atmosphere of this year's Biennale, Sarah Lucas's 'I Scream Daddio' for the British Pavilion stands out for sheer irreverence. Doing what she does best, Lucas has painted the walls an egg custard shade of yellow and installed variously pendulous and priapic sculptures, as well as creamy-white body casts that sprout ciggies from their orifices. Smokin!

Venice Biennale: the highlights

We pick ten of the best national presentations at this summer's Venice Biennale

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The Venice Biennale is where countries pit their best artists against each other in pursuit of a Golden Lion. So, while we’re always told that culture isn’t a competition, this is in fact contemporary art’s World Cup, Olympic Games and Eurovision Song Contest rolled into one. To wander round the national pavilions in Venice’s enchanting Giardini, then, is to engage in some good-natured patriotism – to gun for your own representative and check out the competition – which always adds a certain frisson to proceedings.

Here are 10 highlights from the national pavilions at Venice Biennale 2015.

Read our five reasons to take a punt on the Venice Biennale 2015

The Venice Biennale is on until November 22. For more information visit www.labiennale.org

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