Near the Arctic Circle, Shuvinai Ashoona, a star of the Venice Biennale, and her community of Inuit artists refuse to let isolation stand in their way.
Tag: Venice Biennale
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Spring Auction Sales for Two Blockbuster Weeks Top $2.5 Billion
Eleven auction records for artists — six by women — were smashed on Thursday night in two sales at Sotheby’s.
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Sonia Boyce, a Winner at the Venice Biennale, Is Fighting Forgetting
Sonia Boyce triumphed with a work about the erasure of Black women artists. She greets the trophy with a mix of gratitude and circumspection.
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Looking Inward, and Back, at a Biennale for the History Books
Eyes are the key metaphor in the Venice Biennale’s central show of 213 artists, an unprecedented percentage of whom are women.
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At Venice Biennale, Contemporary Art Sinks or Swims
This year’s event is a lopsided affair, with a forceful central exhibition but disappointing national pavilions. Stan Douglas (Canada) packs a punch and Simone Leigh (U.S.) stands out for her aspiration.