Behind the Biennale: Sandra Gamarra Heshiki’s Ode to the Mig...

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…

Behind the Biennale: Yvonne Billimore and Jussi Koitela Want...

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…

Behind the Biennale: How Manal AlDowayan Is Amplifying the V...

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…

Behind the Biennale: Archie Moore Centres Aboriginal Narrati...

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…

Behind the Biennale: A Greenlandic Artist Will Represent Den...

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,…

Meet Tesfaye Urgessa, the Artist Behind the First-Ever Ethio...

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…

Meet the Artists & Curators Behind Sequences Biennial, R...

For ten days in October, Sequences Art Biennial in Reykjavík brought together over fifty of the most exciting artists from the Nordic and Baltic regions, interwoven with international voices. Featuring a central exhibition, split across various institutions – including Kling & Bang, the Nordic House and the National Gallery of Iceland, alongside outdoor artworks around…

Interview: Yunchul Kim On Pythagoras, Poetry & Represen...

South Korean visual artist and music producer Yunchul Kim imagines a reality beyond the realm of human experience, founded on his rigorous explorations into the essence of materials. Navigating a dynamic world of undulating light and flowing matter, the artist’s works often represent a moment where the physical properties of materials, typically seldom seen up-close,…

Wu Tsang, Sophia Al-Maria, Joseph Beuys & More — The Be...

Curated by New York-based Italian curator Cecilia Alemani, The 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia takes its title The Milk of Dreams from a book of drawings by the surrealist Leonora Carrington, in which the artist describes a world where life is constantly re-envisioned through the prism of the imagination, where everyone…

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