Original sentence: Artists shown in the exhibition pay a participation fee between $2700-$4000 to have their work exhibited in the biennale.Based on feedback from artists he had invited, a former member of the selection committee for the inaugural 1999 exhibition criticized the high costs asked of participating artists, and poor experiences of the artists who participated; the jury member declined to serve on the jury again.In 2013 the Florentine art historian and critic Rolando Bellini was appointed and is currently in charge.This has sometimes given rise to criticism that the Florence Biennale is a vanity exhibition
Edited sentence: Amongst the award recipients of the past editions, mention should be made of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Gilbert and George, Marina Abramović, José Luis Cuevas, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Anish Kapoor, Marta Minujín, Franco Zeffirelli, Gustavo Aceves and Refik Anadol.During each edition of the Florence Biennale an International jury composed of distinguished scholars, art historians and critics from different countries confer the ‘Lorenzo il Magnifico’ Award to the best exhibiting artists for their works on show.Furthermore, the ‘Lorenzo il Magnifico’ Lifetime Achievement Awards are conferred to individuals and/or organizations who have reached pinnacles of artistic achievement and/or stood out for their contribution to culture.In 2013 the Florentine art historian and critic Rolando Bellini was appointed; in 2017 he was replaced by curator Melanie Zefferino, currently in charge