Venice Biennale
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Richard Mosse @ Irish Pavilion, Venice Biennale
Upon entering the Irish pavilion on the bank of the Grand Canal, you are met with three monumental images of luscious jungle-scape, the foliage unnervingly r... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
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Vadim Zakharov @ Russian Pavilion, Venice Biennale
Curated by Udo Kittelmann, Vadim Zakharov’s ambitious work focuses on the Greek myth of the impregnation of Danaë. When her father’s death i... Read more »| 12 Sep 2013 -
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When Attitudes Become Form: Bern 1969/Venice 2013 @ Prada Foundation, Venice
When Attitudes Become Form is a re-enactment of Harald Szeeman's landmark exhibition that took place in the Bern Kunsthalle in 1969, translated as accurate... Read more »| 05 Sep 2013 -
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Dénes Farkas, Estonian Pavilion @ Venice Biennale
With a practice defined in the press release as 'meaningful meaningless,' the premise of Dénes Farkas' contribution to the Estonian pavilion is painfu... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
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Ed Atkins @ The Encyclopedic Palace, Venice Biennale
The Trick Brain takes as its starting point a section of archival footage filmed in Andre Breton's Parisian home following his death in 1966. Cluttered with ... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
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Berlinde De Bruyckere, Belgian Pavilion @ Venice Biennale
In the darkened space of the Belgian Pavilion a massive wax form rests horizontally across the gallery floor –artist Berlinde De Bruyckere’s cast... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013
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Yuri Ancarani @ The Encyclopedic Palace, Venice Biennale
Yuri Ancarani's video in the Arsenale is not for the squeamish: the piece Da Vinci takes place in an operating room. The title comes from a human-controlled ... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
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Anri Sala @ French Pavilion, Venice Biennale
The French pavilion's exhibition Ravel Ravel Unravel by Albanian-born artist Anri Sala is situated in the German pavilion, as the two nations have swapped pr... Read more »| 18 Jul 2013 -
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Cathy Wilkes @ The Encyclopedic Palace, Venice Biennale
Two strips of aged floral fabric sway slightly, caught in the movement of the many gallery visitors pulsing through the central pavilion of the Giardini. Lik... Read more »| 17 Jul 2013 -
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Jasmina Cibic @ Slovenian Pavilion, Venice Biennale
The view that confronts you on the approach to Slovenia’s Pavilion may initially be somewhat confusing: a chronologically anonymous steel sign proclaim... Read more »| 15 Jul 2013 -
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Kimsooja @ Korean Pavilion, Venice Biennale
The central conceit behind Kimsooja’s exhibition is simple enough – that of the presentation of two spaces, one large, windows obscured somewhat ... Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
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Alfredo Jaar @ Chilean Pavilion, Venice Biennale
On entry to the darkened Chilean Pavilion one is immediately confronted by a large illuminated photo of what one learns is Italian avantgarde darling Lu... Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
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Lee Kit: You (you). @ Hong Kong pavilion, Venice Biennale
Hong Kong's participation in this year's plethora of shows is certainly not as spectacular as some other exhibitions at the Venice Biennale. Instead, Lee... Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
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Scotland + Venice @ Venice Biennale
One of the most intellectual shows this year at this year’s Venice Biennale, the Scottish Pavilion requires no small investment of your time. Corin Sw... Read more »| 10 Jul 2013 -
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Antti Laitinen @ Finnish Pavilion, Venice Biennale
It might be easy to dismiss the series of reconstructed birch trees outside Finland’s pavilion at the Giardini as yet another tree-centric piece of env... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013