Ambiguity reigns in the exhibition by the Art Biennale curator Ralph Rugoff. These are difficult times, but we can still believe that resistance is possible. This is the challenge set by the curator Ralph Rugoff through the works of 79 artists presented both at the Arsenale and the Central Pavilion in the Giardini in Venice. Text Gabi Scardi
Venice Art Biennale: 10 pavilions not to miss
Ten national participations seen at the 58. International Art Exhibition interpreting the theme “May You Live In Interesting Times”, chosen by this year’s curator Ralph Rugoff.
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- Marianna Guernieri
- 30 May 2019
Central Pavilion
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Madagascar Pavilion
Poetic black: the debut of Madagascar at the Venice Biennale. The debut of Madagascar at the 58. International Art Exhibition, with Joël Andrianomearisoa, is an installation which stands out for its intensity. Text Simona Bordone
Photo Patrice Sour
Photo Patrice Sour
Photo Patrice Sour
Photo Patrice Sour
Lithuanian Pavilion
Golden Lion at the Venice Art Biennale 2019. The performance Sun & Sea by the collective Neon Realism is a critique of leisure that won the Golden Lion for its original use of the exhibition space, transformed into a beach crowded with people. Text Ginevra Bria
Ghana Pavilion
David Adjaye designs Ghana pavilion as “exchange between two cultures”. Adjaye discusses the first-ever participation of Ghana to the Venice Art Biennale: an earth-bound pavilion that brings together six artists. Text Giulia Ricci
Brazilian Pavilion
Swinguerra, the Brazilian pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale. The duo of video artists Barbara Wagner and Benjamic de Burca bring together choreography and experts from life to present an uncensored view of the conflictual character of the South American country. Text Ginevra Bria
Photo Francesco Galli
Foto Giulia Di Lenarda
Foto Giulia Di Lenarda
Foto Giulia Di Lenarda
Foto Giulia Di Lenarda
Foto Giulia Di Lenarda
Foto Giulia Di Lenarda
Foto Giulia Di Lenarda
Foto Giulia Di Lenarda
Foto Giulia Di Lenarda
Canadian Pavilion
The Inuit are the protagonists in the Canada pavilion with a film by the ISUMA collective. Almost two hours in length, “One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk” tells of the encounter that took place in 1961 between an Inuit inhabitant and a government agent charged with convincing him to move his family to an urban centre. Text Angela Maderna
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Japanese pavilion
Humans and non-humans in the Japan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. An artist, a composer, an anthropologist and an architect open the doors to folkloric myths, legends and ecosystems, from Taiwan to Japan. Text Ginevra Bria
Icelandic Pavilion
The Chromo Sapiens cavern in the Icelandic pavilion is a volcano of hair. With stalactites of hair and chromo-therapy, the landscape created by Shoplifter at the Icelandic pavilion explodes and contaminates its visitors. Text Jacopo Miliani
Photo Elisabet Davidsdottir. © the artist
Photo Elisabet Davidsdottir. © the artist
Photo Elisabet Davidsdottir. © the artist
Photo Elisabet Davidsdottir. © the artist
Photo Elisabet Davidsdottir. © the artist
Photo Elisabet Davidsdottir. © the artist
Photo Elisabet Davidsdottir. © the artist
Photo Ugo Carmeni. © the artist
Photo Ugo Carmeni. © the artist
Photo Ugo Carmeni. © the artist
Photo Elisabet Davidsdottir © Hrafnhildur Arnardottir / Shoplifte
Albanian Pavilion
An interview with Driant Zeneli, the artist featured in the Albanian pavilion. The Albanian pavilion curated by Alicia Knock, presents the two-channel film by the young artist Zeneli, alongside sculptures which mimic parts of the factory where ferrochrome is processed, and which served as the set for the film. Text Simona Bordone
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Photo Giulia Di Lenarda
Finnish Pavilion
Making the impossible possible. The Finnish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. In A Greater Miracle of Perception, the transdisciplinary and anational group Miracle Workers Collective explores miracles as the poetic vehicle from which perception and experience expand. Text Ginevra Bria
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Photo Francesco Galli. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
- 58. International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia
- Venice
- 11 May – 24 November 2019