Venice

There has never been an apolitical Venice Biennale.

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There has never been an apolitical Venice Biennale.

More than a century later, the Venice Biennale remains a stage for soft power theater, where art and propaganda are inseparable. “Germany, as a conquered country, is almost aggressive in her paintings. There is a desire, no, a firm will, to gain the upper hand.” And her paintings, although sometimes vulgar, are powerful. ” This … Read more

Unraveling the controversy and highlights of the Venice Biennale

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Unraveling the controversy and highlights of the Venice Biennale

The Venice Art Biennale, held every two years, has historically asserted that art transcends politics. But because the event has also been dubbed the “Olympics of the art world” and each country’s pavilions serve as official state-sponsored platforms for displaying contemporary art, global politics will inevitably be drawn into the conversation. Koyo Koyo’s posthumous works … Read more