VENICE, Italy — The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale announced on Tuesday they won’t open the Israeli pavilion exhibit until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages seized by Hamas on Oct. 7. The Israeli pavilion was built in 1952 as a permanent representation of Israel inside the Giardini, the …
One would expect hope to be the cornerstone of a biennale that’s opening after three demanding years of the pandemic. And the pandemic has just added another layer of meaning to this,” shares Mario D’Souza, Director of Programmes, Kochi Biennale Foundation. The idea builds on a Konkani saying that Naik has translated: ‘In order to save a story, you must …
Xiao Han, Chinese ambassador to Senegal and Macky Sall, president of Senegal attend the opening ceremony of the 14th Dakar Biennale in Dakar, Senegal, May 19, 2022. Xiao Han, Chinese ambassador to Senegal and Macky Sall, Senegal president addressed the opening ceremony. Xiao said this is the first time China, a non-African country, joined the Dakar Biennale as the guest …
