On the occasion of the 60th Venice Biennale — open now and running until 24 November 2024 — Something Curated continues its series, Behind the Biennale. Comprising a collection of essays from the curators of select national pavilions, the series offers first-hand perspectives on some of this year’s most exciting presentations. Following Yvonne Billimore and Jussi Koitela’s essay on curating…
On the occasion of the 60th Venice Biennale — open now and running until 24 November 2024 — Something Curated continues its series, Behind the Biennale. Comprising a collection of essays from the curators of select national pavilions, the series offers first-hand perspectives on some of this year’s most exciting presentations. Following the curators of the National Pavilion of Saudi…
Hailing from Addis Ababa, artist Tesfaye Urgessa is representing Ethiopia at the 60th Venice Biennale — marking the country’s inaugural participation in the International Art Exhibition. Urgessa’s artistic journey began at the Ale School of Art and Design at Addis Ababa University under the guidance of modern master Tadesse Mesfin. His painterly language connects Ethiopian…
On the occasion of the 60th Venice Biennale — open to the public from 20 April 2024 — Something Curated continues its series, Behind the Biennale. Comprising a collection of essays from the curators of select national pavilions, the series offers first-hand perspectives on some of this year’s most anticipated presentations. Following Australian curator Ellie…
Ahead of the 60th Venice Biennale — open to the public from 20 April 2024 — Something Curated continues its new series, Behind the Biennale. Comprising a collection of short essays from the curators of select national pavilions, the series offers first-hand perspectives on some of this year’s most anticipated presentations. Following Danish curator Louise…
Overseen by Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa, the 60th Venice Biennale, titled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, endeavours to give space and visibility to historically marginalised voices through an ambitious and multidisciplinary programme. Ahead of the International Art Exhibition’s launch — open to the public from 20 April 2024 — Something Curated introduces a new series,…
Kim Yun Shin has spent 70 years building a resonant artistic language that bridges sculpture, painting, and printmaking. Her deeply meditative practice explores the fundamental interplay between addition and division—concepts that guide her process and help frame her lifelong engagement with nature, material, and time. Following the presentation of her work at the 60th Venice…
From Archie Moore’s celebrated Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, to Naudline Pierre and Caitlin Cherry’s interactive floats at Cayman Carnival, and Mariko Mori’s luminous Peace Crystal destined for an Ethiopian cave, artists around the world have sparked important conversations about identity, community, and resistance through diverse projects this past year. Here’s a look back…
Mostly self-taught, Filipino-American artist Pacita Abad is best known for her trapuntos, quilted paintings made by stitching and stuffing her canvases. After moving to the United States in 1970 to escape political persecution from the authoritarian Marcos regime, Abad sought to give visibility to political refugees and oppressed peoples through her work. Born in Batanes,…