South Africa Venice Biennale Censorship: Gaza Conflict and Gabrielle Goliath’s ‘Elegy’
Gabrielle Goliath’s work sparks a South Africa Venice Biennale censorship row, raising questions about politics and free expression in art.
Tag: Venice Biennale
Koo Jeong A Takes Viewers on a Surreal Experience in ‘Ousss’
With 3D technology, Ousss by Koo Jeong A is a cinematic journey that blends nature, skateboarding, art, and a surreal experience.
Aindrea Emelife Prepares to Redefine Nigeria’s Global Art Narrative with the Power of Imagination at the Venice Biennale
Nigerian-British art historian Aindrea Emelife will attempt to redefine Nigeria’s global art narrative by unleashing the powerful tool of imagination at the Venice Biennale.
Keith Haring Tops Bonhams New York Sale With ‘Untitled’
Keith Haring pop art made an auction record at the Bonhams Post-War & Contemporary Art sale in New York selling above estimates
Coco Fusco: ‘Okwui showed everyone how art could speak eloquently’
Coco Fusco salutes in A Room of One’s Own: Women and Power in the New America, 2006. Image: Artist Okwui Enwezor was […]
Peju Alatise Addresses Girl Child Issues With ‘Flying Girls’
Discrimination against the girl child is the focus of Flying Girls, an art installation by Peju Alatishe presently on display at 57th Venice Biennale
Forgotten Nigerian Artists Celebrated at Venice Biennale
Installation view of Victor Ehikhamenor’s A Biography of the Forgotten, a large-scale installation celebrating Forgotten Nigerian Artists at the 57th Venice Biennale. Image: Victor […]
Victor Ehikhamenor: Art, Prejudice, and Success
Child Of The Sky Performance Drawing by Victor Ehikhamenor. The artist will represent Nigeria at the 2017 Venice Biennale. Image: Victor Ehikhamenor […]
African Artists Sit at the Dinner Table in New York
After exceptional outings at Art Basel and the Venice Biennale, African artists take center stage again with Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? in New York.
Violence Against Girls and Women Remembered at Venice Biennale
New York artist Patricia Cronin highlights violence against girls and women in her new art installation at the Venice Biennale. Her shrines and altars to girls stress the need to end violence against girls and women.
India Meets Pakistan at Venice Biennale to Confront History
India Meets Pakistan at Venice. An exhibition at Venice Biennale investigates the conflict between India and Pakistan, two mortal enemies with common cultural cartography.
Monumental Sculptural Tree by Swoon Takes on Climate Change
Swoon, Submerged, Motherlands 2 includes a monumental tree that reminds viewers of the environment. Image: Brooklyn Museum ART PROJECT Swoon: Submerged Motherlands, […]
Moscow Diary: Irina Nakhova Uncovers History of Russia
Top Management by Irina Nakhova from ‘Without a Title’. The artist uses the work to interrogate the Moscow Diary. Image courtesy of Nailya […]