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The Hand of God: Tesfaye Urgessa envisions Ethiopia for its National Pavilion
Ethiopia inaugurates its first participation at the Venice Biennale with a reflection on migratory experiences I can relate to with my own roots.
Aug 4
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The Venice Biennale 2024: The Giardini Pavilions (Part 4)
To continue the series, we look into a Wes Andersonian opera, gentle revolutions, and monuments breathing under water.
Jul 28
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Long Live The Ornament! Tomokazu Matsuyama in Venice
Tomokazu's (Gen X, Japanese) overwhelmingly bright and detailed paintings are teleportation devices into what this world is on the other side of…
Jul 21
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Monumental Nudes: Harold Stevenson in Venice
Milanese Gallery Tommaso Calabro opened their new space in Venice with a show on Harold Stevenson (1929-2018, American), honoring his love for the…
Jul 14
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Free the Titty, Protect the City: #NippleGate in Venice
What does an exhibition on breasts sponsored by a lingerie brand offer? And is it more than Instagrammability?
Jul 7
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I'm Tired of This, Grandpa: Alex Katz in Venice
What do water, grass, and an American fashion designer have in common? A painter unable to deliver the punchline to a joke.
Jun 16
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Jennifer Braun
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I'm Tired of This, Grandpa: Alex Katz in Venice
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The Venice Biennale 2024: The Giardini Pavilions (Part 3)
This week, we cover nostalgic scent experiences, the sound of decay, and the challenged promises of a country.
May 26
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The Venice Biennale 2024: The Giardini Pavilions (Part 2)
This week, we continue with the Giardini, looking into a controversial accusation, the colonial entanglement of a giraffe, and the self-fashioning of a…
May 19
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The Venice Biennale 2024: The Giardini Pavilions (Part 1)
I finally get to share with you my favorite pavilions of this year's International Art Exhibition. We start with the Giardini.
May 12
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Wrap It Up: The Masked Portraits of Ewa Juszkiewicz
Ewa (Millennial, Polish) is giving copycat. But there's a twist where feminism meets fabrics. Does it work, though?
May 5
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#AccidentalRenaissancePics: Xenia Hausner's Performative Paintings at Patricia Low Contemporary
Xenia (Babyboomer, Austrian) plays with drama of religious dimensions in her suspense-filled paintings. Nods to Venice included.
Apr 21
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#AccidentalRenaissancePics: Xenia Hausner's Performative Paintings at Patricia Low Contemporary
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#1 In the studio with Daniel Spivakov
While still in Venice, I visited the Ukrainian Millennial artist in his studio on the island of Giudecca. We talked about Bob Dylan, condoms, fear of…
Oct 15, 2023
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