British pavilions at the Venice Biennale - in pictures

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 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 Photograph: Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery, New York / Paris; Thomas Dane Gallery, London 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 Inside Tracey Emin’s exhibition Borrowed Light , 2007 Photograph: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd/British Council Archive Gingko Pictures by Gilbert and George , 2005 Photograph: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd/British Council Archive Within Reach by Chris Ofili, 2003 Photograph: Gaetan Bally/EPA Mark Wallinger’s Ecce Homo (1999) in 2001 Photograph: John Riddy Mark Wallinger’s Ecce Homo (1999) in 2001 Photograph: John Riddy Gary Hume installing his exhibition in 1999 Photograph: William Feaver Installing Richard Hamilton’s exhibition in 1993 Photograph: William Feaver A sculpture by Anish Kapoor in 1990 © British Council Archive Photograph: British Council Archive Generations and Policeman by Tony Cragg in 1988 © The British Council Archives Photograph: The British Council Archives Sculpture by Barry Flanagan in 1982 Photograph: Chris Davies/British Council Archive Richard Long’s installation of local red breccia stone in 1976 Copyright Richard Long Photograph: Julian Andrews Richard Long’s installation of local red breccia stone in 1976 Copyright Richard Long Photograph: Julian Andrews Work by Robyn Denny and Anthony Caro in the Five Young British Artists exhibition from 1966 © British Council Archive Photograph: British Council Archive Work by Bernard Meadows from the infamous Geometry of Fear group exhibition in 1952 © British Council Archive Photograph: British Council Archive