Despite differences of the actual themes, three national contributions stand out for their treatment of light and colour. In the Canadian Pavilion dominates the pink of the Victoria amazonica water lilies, while the Spanish one is multicoloured, due to countless postcards. Whereas the paintings in the Ethiopian exhibition are radiating bright tints. Additionally, there is… (read more)
Inside and outside the traditional Biennale venues, there are exhibitions which deal with the way we treat nature. Fiona Pardington shows in the Pavilion of Aotearoa New Zealand photographs of native birds that are threatened with disappearance or are already extinct. Ten international artists reflect in the Nauru-Pavilion on the endangered island in Oceania and… (read more)
Some national participations at this year’s Venice Biennale engage with history. This involves personal experiences as well as national and global sensibilities. In the Serbian Pavilion, Predrag Djaković presents contemporary documents from the 20th and 21st centuries that deal with the global conflicts of these periods and their consequences. Whereas the works by Sung Tieu… (read more)
The national pavilions of various states all around the globe are always an important part of the Venice Biennale, besides the main exhibition. This year’s title of the show in the central pavilion of the Giardini and in the Arsenale “In Minor Keys” was somehow adopted by several of the 100 national contributions, whilst others… (read more)
Interview with Patricia Jacomella Bonola about the Nauru-Pavilion “AIM Inundated, Imagining Life After Land” at this years’ Venice Biennale* In a narrow alleyway, not far from the Riva degli Schiavoni, visitors to this year’s Venice Biennale will find a rather surprising national pavilion. Close to the participations from New Zealand and Zimbabwe is the country… (read more)
Intended as revitalisation of the city’s cultural institutions after the lockdown, the postponed ART CITY could take place from May 7th to 9th in Bologna. Traditionally the ART CITY is the accompanying programme for the city’s art fair in January. Due to the pandemic, it was cancelled. Fortunately, it could be carried out now. Including… (read more)
Biennale Arte 2019 11 May – 24 November 2019 www.labiennale.org The 58th Venice Biennale is titled “May You Live In Interesting Times”, mistakenly interpreted as a Chinese curse, evoking to the opponent a challenging and menacing life. Ralph Rugoff himself assigned the title not only to artworks, which “reflect upon precarious aspects of existence today”,… (read more)
Busca una pista, inventa la historia (Search a track, invent history) Lourdes de la Riva 3,50 m x 4,70 m 2016 Remains of small sections of paper books perforated by the moths and attached to the wall The mural collage “Busca una pista, inventa la historia” (Search a track, invent history) from 2016 by Lourdes… (read more)
On November 22nd the 56th Biennale di Venezia will close its doors: Time to start a little reflexion about what is shown. Okwui Enwezor curated the international art exhibition under the title “All the World’s Futures”. He stated in May 2015 in “The Guardian” to want a “deeply reflective, deeply political” Biennale. In this context… (read more)
