Following on from the visual essay conceived for Umbigo #88 by the artist Anne Marie Maes, based on the exhibition Matter of Kinship - Fundação Casa de Mateus, the opportunity has arisen for the presentation of this issue and #89 at the CREA - Cantieri...
Following on from the visual e...
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On the one hand, there are the enthusiasts of what was billed as the first Biennial in history to include minority groups, excluded artists, all the foreigners of the world; on the other, there are the outraged who accuse the curator, Adriano Pedrosa, of having...
On the one hand, there are the...
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We spoke to Adriano Pedrosa, who is curating the 60th Venice Biennale - to be held from April 20 to November 24, under the title Foreigners Everywhere - and which proclaims itself to be a cut-up of countless "creative differences".Foreigners Everywhere will make Venice Biennale...
We spoke to Adriano Pedrosa, w...
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Figuratively speaking, an icon means something or someone distinct or that symbolises a specific era, culture or area of knowledge. But who sets the tone in our time, the era of social media and its weak idols, whose virtual lives are as long as a...
Figuratively speaking, an icon...
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Curated by Andreia Garcia, with Ana Neiva and Diogo Aguiar as deputy curatorsPalazzo Franchetti offers a privileged view of the Grand Canal in Venice. The clouds drift lazily in the sky, illuminated by the warm, golden hues of the sunset. Tourists lean over the railings...
Curated by Andreia Garcia, wit...
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Curated by Andreia Garcia and co-curated by Ana Neiva and Diogo Aguiar, Fertile Futures is the theme of the Portuguese proposal for the Official Portuguese Representation of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia 2023, organized and curated by the Directorate-General of...
Curated by Andreia Garcia and ...
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Field by Pedro Cabrita Reis, curated by Michael Short, is a sculpture in Venice’s Chiesa di San Fantin, in an action running alongside the Biennale’s current edition....
Field by Pedro Cabrita Reis, c...
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I was already familiar with the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Venice. In 2019, the artist Joan Jonas had a didactic installation entitled Moving Off the Land II, with drawings and videos in a tribute to marine species and their great diversity. This venue and...
I was already familiar with th...
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Even perfectly installed, beautifully lit, optimally curated, the fifty-ninth Venice Biennale, which opened to the public on April 23, lacks something emotional....
Even perfectly installed, beau...
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My visit to the Venice Biennale started by the Giardini della Biennale. This public park houses most of the National Pavilions and one of the group exhibitions (The Milk of Dreams: o mesmo, diferente )....
My visit to the Venice Biennal...
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