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The British Council has announced that Artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah RA will represent Great Britain at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2024. John Akomfrah © Smoking Dogs Films […]
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On the proposal of the selection committee chaired by Chiara Parisi, Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Rima Abdul Malak, Minister of Culture, selected Julien Creuzet to represent France at the 60th
Julien Creuzet will represent France at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024 Read Article
+35% over the previous 2019 edition (pre-Covid) plus the 22,498 people who attended the preview Cosima von Bonin, WHAT IF THEY BARK 01-07, 2022. Glass reinforced plastic (GRP), wool fabric, scarfs, steel base, ukulele, chains. Variable dimensions:
The 59th Venice Biennale closes with over 800,000 tickets sold Read Article
An extension of ‘Simone Leigh: Sovereignty’, the convening features talks, readings, film screenings, and performances by leading black women intellectuals from around the world Simone Leigh, Façade, 2022. Thatch, steel, and wood, dimensions variable. Satellite, 2022. Bronze, 7.3 x
The exhibition is a special project that has been incorporated in their seven-month-long ‘African Identities’ exhibition. Courtesy of the artist and AKKA Project. The exhibition consists of works produced during Kabiru’s AKKA Project Venice Artist
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AFRICA AT VENICE / Mónica de Miranda and Paula Nascimento on ‘Path to the Stars ABOUT Beyond Entropy Africa and Oratorio di San Ludovico by Nuova Icona present ‘no longer with the memory but with
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AFRICA AT VENICE / South Africa Pavilion ABOUT South Africa’s national pavilion at the 59th la Biennale de Venezia entitled, ‘Into The Light’. Amé Bell curated the exhibition, which spotlighted the artists Phumulani Ntuli, Lebohang
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AFRICA AT VENICE / Caroline Bourgeois on ‘Marlene Dumas: open-end’ ABOUT Palazzo Grassi presents a major monographic exhibition dedicated to Marlene Dumas. Entitled ‘open-end’, is curated by Caroline Bourgeois in collaboration with Marlene Dumas. It
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AFRICA AT VENICE / United States Pavilion ABOUT Simone Leigh was selected to represent the United States at the 59th Venice Biennale. Co-Curated by Jill Medvedow and Eva Respini. Leigh’s large-scale sculptural works join forms
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The convening will bring together black women thinkers, performers, writers, and artists from around the world. Simone Leigh: Façade, 2022. Thatch, steel, and wood, dimensions variable. Satellite, 2022. Bronze, 7.3 x 3 x 2.3m (overall). Courtesy
