venice biennale

At the Venice Biennale, Art is a Photo Op

Culture - International Herald Tribune  Sun, 09/04/2011 - 15:54

The ubiquity of cameras in exhibitions can be dismaying, especially when read as proof that most art has become just another photo op for evidence of Kilroy-was-here passing through.


 

Art Review: Combining People and Machines in Venice

Culture - International Herald Tribune  Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:55

A political commentary from the United States with Allora & Calzadilla’s works at the Venice Biennale.


 

Art Review: Artists Decorate Palazzos, and Vice Versa

Culture - International Herald Tribune  Wed, 06/08/2011 - 22:29

The 54th Venice Biennale is a cornucopia of recent artistic endeavor, endlessly amplified by Venice itself.


 

Old Patina Encircles Fresh Art in Venice

Culture - International Herald Tribune  Sun, 06/05/2011 - 16:49

The artwork of the 54th Venice Biennale is more subdued and less experimental than in years past.


 

War Machines (With Gymnasts)

Culture - International Herald Tribune  Fri, 05/13/2011 - 15:23

The performance artists Allora & Calzadilla bring a military tank, a pipe-organ-A.T.M. and a cast of gymnasts to the American pavilion at the Venice Biennale.


 

Continental Rifts: Contemporary Time- Based Works of Africa

French Culture  Fri, 01/16/2009 - 17:33

Curated by Mary Nooter Roberts, Continental Rifts: Contemporary Time-Based Works of Africa is the 2009 CAA Annual Exhibition, to be held at the Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Continental Rifts presents the work of five artists with close ties to Africa: Yto Barrada, Claudia Cristovao, Alfredo Jaar, Ge


 

Sophie Calle: Take Care of Yourself

French Culture  Mon, 05/19/2008 - 15:00

In this remarkable artist's book, French conceptual artist/provocateur Sophie Calle presents 107 outside interpretations of a "breakup" e-mail she received from her lover the day he ended their affair.