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VeniceBiennale
Fly toVeniceTreviso
For thefirst time in its120-yearhistory, the
mostprestigiousevent inEurope’scultural
calendar is tobecuratedbyanAfrican.
OkwuiEnwezor,directorofMunich’sHaus
derKunst,hasgone inat thedeepend for
theVeniceBiennale. “Howcan thecurrent
disquietofour timebeproperlygrasped,made
comprehensible, examinedandarticulated?”
asks theNigeriancritic,writerandpoet. “This
project isdevoted toa freshappraisalbyartand
artistson thecurrent stateof things.”Hoping
tofindanswers, theartworlddescendson the
VenetianArsenalecomplex for threedaysof
previews from6–8May,beforeworkscreated in
53countriesareunveiled the followingday.
9May–22November, labiennale.org/en
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MICKEYMOUSE PATTERN,
2013 BY VLADIMIR PERIC. PHOTO BY ITALO RONDINELLA, COURTESYOF LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
