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The 58th Venice Biennale

The 58th International Art Exhibition, titled 'May You Live In Interesting Times', is curated by Ralph Rugoff and develops from the Central Pavilion (Giardini) to the Arsenale and includes 79 participants.

Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.

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Australian Pavilion: Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY'

Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY' (2019). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheatre. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Exhibition view: 'Angelica Mesiti ASSEMBLY', Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photo: Josh Raymond.
Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY' (2019). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheatre. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Exhibition view: 'Angelica Mesiti ASSEMBLY', Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photo: Josh Raymond.
Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY' (2019). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheatre. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Exhibition view: 'Angelica Mesiti ASSEMBLY', Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photo: Josh Raymond.
Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY' (2019). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheatre. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Exhibition view: 'Angelica Mesiti ASSEMBLY', Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photo: Josh Raymond.
Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY' (2019). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheatre. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Exhibition view: 'Angelica Mesiti ASSEMBLY', Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photo: Josh Raymond.
Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY' (2019). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheatre. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Exhibition view: 'Angelica Mesiti ASSEMBLY', Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photo: Josh Raymond.
Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY' (2019). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheatre. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Exhibition view: 'Angelica Mesiti ASSEMBLY', Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photo: Josh Raymond.
Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY' (2019). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheatre. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Exhibition view: 'Angelica Mesiti ASSEMBLY', Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photo: Josh Raymond.
Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY' (2019). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheatre. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Exhibition view: 'Angelica Mesiti ASSEMBLY', Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photo: Josh Raymond.
Angelica Mesiti, 'ASSEMBLY' (2019). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheatre. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Exhibition view: 'Angelica Mesiti ASSEMBLY', Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photo: Josh Raymond.
The Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: John Gollings.
The Pavilion of Australia, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: John Gollings.

Brazilian Pavilion: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, 'Swinguerra'

Brazilian Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. Photo: Riccardo Tosetto.
Exhibition view: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, 'Swinguerra', Brazilian Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. Photo: Riccardo Tosetto.
Exhibition view: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, 'Swinguerra', Brazilian Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. Photo: Riccardo Tosetto.
Exhibition view: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, 'Swinguerra', Brazilian Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. Photo: Riccardo Tosetto.
Exhibition view: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, 'Swinguerra', Brazilian Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. Photo: Riccardo Tosetto.
Exhibition view: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, 'Swinguerra', Brazilian Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. Photo: Riccardo Tosetto.
Exhibition view: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, 'Swinguerra', Brazilian Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. Photo: Riccardo Tosetto.
Exhibition view: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, 'Swinguerra', Brazilian Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. Photo: Riccardo Tosetto.

British Pavilion: Cathy Wilkes

Cathy Wilkes, 'Untitled' (2019). Polymer Gravure with Chine-collé. 51cm x 66cm x 4 cm framed. Exhibition view: Cathy Wilkes, British Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. Photo: Cristiano Corte © British Council.
Exhibition view: Cathy Wilkes, British Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. Photo: Cristiano Corte © British Council.
Exhibition view: Cathy Wilkes, British Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. Photo: Cristiano Corte © British Council.
Exhibition view: Cathy Wilkes, British Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. Photo: Cristiano Corte © British Council.
Exhibition view: Cathy Wilkes, British Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. Photo: Cristiano Corte © British Council.
Exhibition view: Cathy Wilkes, British Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. Photo: Cristiano Corte © British Council.
Exhibition view: Cathy Wilkes, British Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. Photo: Cristiano Corte © British Council.
Cathy Wilkes, 'Untitled' (detail) (2019). Mixed media. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Cathy Wilkes, British Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. Photo: Cristiano Corte © British Council.

Bulgarian Pavilion: Lazar Lyutakov and Rada Boukova, 'How We Live'

Lazar Lyutakov, 'Way of the sand' (2019). Handmade faceted glass tumblers, acrylic glass, metal bolts. Exhibition view: Lazar Lyutakov and Rada Boukova, 'How We Live', Bulgarian Pavilion, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Paolo Codeluppi.
Lazar Lyutakov, 'Way of the sand' (2019). Handmade faceted glass tumblers, acrylic glass, metal bolts. Exhibition view: Lazar Lyutakov and Rada Boukova, 'How We Live', Bulgarian Pavilion, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Paolo Codeluppi.
Lazar Lyutakov, 'Way of the sand' (2019). Handmade faceted glass tumblers, acrylic glass, metal bolts. Exhibition view: Lazar Lyutakov and Rada Boukova, 'How We Live', Bulgarian Pavilion, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Paolo Codeluppi.
Rada Boukova, 'How We Live' (2019). Extruded polystyrene, PVC, aluminium profiles. Exhibition view: Lazar Lyutakov and Rada Boukova, 'How We Live', Bulgarian Pavilion, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Paolo Codeluppi.

Canadian Pavilion: Isuma

Canadian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the National Gallery of Canada and Isuma Distribution International. Photo: Francesco Barasciutti.
Exhibition view: 'Isuma', Canadian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the National Gallery of Canada and Isuma Distribution International. Photo: Francesco Barasciutti.
Exhibition view: 'Isuma', Canadian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the National Gallery of Canada and Isuma Distribution International. Photo: Francesco Barasciutti.
Exhibition view: 'Isuma', Canadian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the National Gallery of Canada and Isuma Distribution International. Photo: Francesco Barasciutti.
Exhibition view: 'Isuma', Canadian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the National Gallery of Canada and Isuma Distribution International. Photo: Francesco Barasciutti.
Exhibition view: 'Isuma', Canadian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the National Gallery of Canada and Isuma Distribution International. Photo: Francesco Barasciutti.
Exhibition view: 'Isuma', Canadian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the National Gallery of Canada and Isuma Distribution International. Photo: Francesco Barasciutti.
Exhibition view: 'Isuma', Canadian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the National Gallery of Canada and Isuma Distribution International. Photo: Francesco Barasciutti.

Chile Pavilion: Voluspa Jarpa, 'Altered Views'

Voluspa Jarpa, 'The Hegemonic Museum, Altered Views' (2019). Exhibition view: Voluspa Jarpa, 'Altered Views', Pavilion of Chile, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Felipe Lavin.
Voluspa Jarpa, 'The Subaltern Portrait Gallery, Altered Views' (2019). Exhibition view: Voluspa Jarpa, 'Altered Views', Pavilion of Chile, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Felipe Lavin.
Voluspa Jarpa, 'The Hegemonic Museum, Altered Views' (2019). Exhibition view: Voluspa Jarpa, 'Altered Views', Pavilion of Chile, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Felipe Lavin.
Voluspa Jarpa, 'The Hegemonic Museum, Altered Views' (2019). Exhibition view: Voluspa Jarpa, 'Altered Views', Pavilion of Chile, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Felipe Lavin.
Voluspa Jarpa, 'The Hegemonic Museum, Altered Views' (2019). Exhibition view: Voluspa Jarpa, 'Altered Views', Pavilion of Chile, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Felipe Lavin.
Voluspa Jarpa, 'The Hegemonic Museum, Altered Views' (2019). Exhibition view: Voluspa Jarpa, 'Altered Views', Pavilion of Chile, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Felipe Lavin.
Voluspa Jarpa, 'The Hegemonic Museum, Altered Views' (2019). Exhibition view: Voluspa Jarpa, 'Altered Views', Pavilion of Chile, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Felipe Lavin.
Voluspa Jarpa, 'The Subaltern Portrait Gallery, Altered Views' (2019). Exhibition view: Voluspa Jarpa, 'Altered Views', Pavilion of Chile, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Felipe Lavin.

Czech and Slovak Pavilion: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated'

Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.
Exhibition view: 'Stanislav Kolíbal. Former Uncertain Indicated' Czech and Slovak Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Czech and Slovak Pavilion.

Danish Pavilion: Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'Heirloom'

Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'A Monument for Lost Time' (2019). Exhibition view: Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'Heirloom', Danish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'In Vitro' (2019). 2-channel black and white film. 27 mins 44 secs. Exhibition view: Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'Heirloom', Danish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'In Vitro' (2019). 2-channel black and white film. 27 mins 44 secs. Exhibition view: Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'Heirloom', Danish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'A Monument for Lost Time' (2019). Exhibition view: Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'Heirloom', Danish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'A Monument for Lost Time' (2019). Exhibition view: Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'Heirloom', Danish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'A Monument for Lost Time' (2019). Exhibition view: Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'Heirloom', Danish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'A Monument for Lost Time' (2019). Exhibition view: Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 'Heirloom', Danish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Ugo Carmeni.

Dutch Pavilion: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence'

Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Iris Kensmil, 'Beyond the Burden of Representation' (detail) (2019). Acrylic paint on wall, oil on canvas, books on shelves, 580 × 390 cm. Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Remy Jungerman, 'Visiting Deities: Kabra Tafra' (2018 – 19). Wood, cotton textile, kaolin and dry river clay, 860 × 260 × 70 cm; 'Horizontal Obeah GEENGESITONU I, II, III' (2018). Painted wood, cotton textile, kaolin, yarn, mirror and nails, app. 910 × 180 × 160 cm (size total installation app. 910 × 370 × 260 cm). Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Remy Jungerman, 'Horizontal Obeah GEENGESITONU I' (detail) (2018). Painted wood, cotton textile, kaolin, yarn, mirror and nails, app. 390 × 35 × 75 cm. Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Remy Jungerman, 'Horizontal Obeah GEENGESITONU II' (detail) (2018). Painted wood, cotton textile, kaolin, yarn, mirror and nails, app. 390 × 35 × 75 cm. Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Remy Jungerman, 'Promise IV' (2018 – 19). Painted wood, cotton textile, kaolin, yarn and nails. 134 × 136 × 489 cm. Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Remy Jungerman, 'Promise IV' (detail) (2018 – 19). Painted wood, cotton textile, kaolin, yarn and nails. 134 × 136 × 489 cm. Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Iris Kensmil, 'The New Utopia Begins Here #1' (2019). Acrylic paint on wall, oil on canvas, 550 × 1596 cm. Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.
Iris Kensmil, 'The New Utopia Begins Here #1' (detail) (2019). Acrylic paint on wall, oil on canvas, 550 × 1596 cm. Exhibition view: Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman, 'The Measurement of Presence', Dutch Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Gerrit Schreurs.

Finland Pavilion: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception'

Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: The Miracle Workers Collective, 'A Greater Miracle of Perception' (2019), Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.

Georgian Pavilion: Anna K.E., 'REARMIRRORVIEW, Simulation is Simulation, is Simulation, is Simulation...'

Exhibition view: Anna K.E., 'REARMIRRORVIEW, Simulation is Simulation, is Simulation, is Simulation...', Georgian Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Simone Subal Gallery. Photo: Dario Lasagni.
Exhibition view: Anna K.E., 'REARMIRRORVIEW, Simulation is Simulation, is Simulation, is Simulation...', Georgian Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Simone Subal Gallery. Photo: Dario Lasagni.
Exhibition view: Anna K.E., 'REARMIRRORVIEW, Simulation is Simulation, is Simulation, is Simulation...', Georgian Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Simone Subal Gallery. Photo: Dario Lasagni.
Exhibition view: Anna K.E., 'REARMIRRORVIEW, Simulation is Simulation, is Simulation, is Simulation...', Georgian Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Simone Subal Gallery. Photo: Dario Lasagni.
Exhibition view: Anna K.E., 'REARMIRRORVIEW, Simulation is Simulation, is Simulation, is Simulation...', Georgian Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Simone Subal Gallery. Photo: Dario Lasagni.
Exhibition view: Anna K.E., 'REARMIRRORVIEW, Simulation is Simulation, is Simulation, is Simulation...', Georgian Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Simone Subal Gallery. Photo: Dario Lasagni.
Exhibition view: Anna K.E., 'REARMIRRORVIEW, Simulation is Simulation, is Simulation, is Simulation...', Georgian Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Simone Subal Gallery. Photo: Dario Lasagni.
Exhibition view: Anna K.E., 'REARMIRRORVIEW, Simulation is Simulation, is Simulation, is Simulation...', Georgian Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Simone Subal Gallery. Photo: Dario Lasagni.

German Pavilion: Natascha Süder Happelmann, 'Ankersentrum (Surviving in the Ruinous Ruin)'

Exhibition view: Natascha Süder Happelmann, 'Ankersentrum (Surviving in the Ruinous Ruin)', German Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Jasper Kettner.
Exhibition view: Natascha Süder Happelmann, 'Ankersentrum (Surviving in the Ruinous Ruin)', German Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Jasper Kettner.
Exhibition view: Natascha Süder Happelmann, 'Ankersentrum (Surviving in the Ruinous Ruin)', German Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Jasper Kettner.
Exhibition view: Natascha Süder Happelmann, 'Ankersentrum (Surviving in the Ruinous Ruin)', German Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Jasper Kettner.
Exhibition view: Natascha Süder Happelmann, 'Ankersentrum (Surviving in the Ruinous Ruin)', German Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Jasper Kettner.
Exhibition view: Natascha Süder Happelmann, 'Ankersentrum (Surviving in the Ruinous Ruin)', German Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Jasper Kettner.

Ghana Pavilion: ‘Ghana Freedom’

Felicia Abban, 'Untitled (Portraits and Self-Portraits)' (c. 1960–70s). Digital images generated from original prints. 50 × 40 cm. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
El Anatsui, 'Earth Shedding Its Skin' (2019). Bottle caps and copper wires. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
El Anatsui, Yaw Berko (2019). Aluminum printing plates, bottle tops and copper wires. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
El Anatsui, 'Opening of Time' (2019). Bottle caps and copper wires. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
Felicia Abban, 'Untitled (Portraits and Self-Portraits)' (c. 1960–70s). Digital images generated from original prints. 50 × 40 cm. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
Ibrahim Mahama, 'A Straight Line Through the Carcass of History 1649' (2016–19). Smoked fish mesh, wood, cloth, and archival materials. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
Selasi Awusi Sosu, 'Glass Factory II' (2019). Three-channel colour and black-and-white video. Installation with glass bottles, stereo sound. 7’08”, 5’33”, 10’10”. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, 'Just Amongst Ourselves' (2019). Series of paintings. Oil on linen and canvas. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, 'Just Amongst Ourselves' (2019). Series of paintings. Oil on linen and canvas. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
Ibrahim Mahama, 'A Straight Line Through the Carcass of History 1649' (2016–19). Smoked fish mesh, wood, cloth, and archival materials. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
El Anatsui, 'Earth Shedding Its Skin' (2019) (detail). Bottle caps and copper wires. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
John Akomfrah, 'The Elephant in the Room – Four Nocturnes' (2019). Three-channel HD color video installation, 7.1 sound. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
John Akomfrah, 'The Elephant in the Room – Four Nocturnes' (2019). Three-channel HD color video installation, 7.1 sound. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.
John Akomfrah, 'The Elephant in the Room – Four Nocturnes' (2019). Three-channel HD color video installation, 7.1 sound. Exhibition view: Felicia Abban, John Akomfrah, El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ibrahim Mahama, Selasi Awusi Sosu, ‘Ghana Freedom’, Ghana Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist. Photo: David Levene.

Iceland Pavilion: Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter, 'Chromo Sapiens'

Exhibition view: Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter, 'Chromo Sapiens', Iceland Pavilion, Spazio Punch, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter, 'Chromo Sapiens', Iceland Pavilion, Spazio Punch, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter, 'Chromo Sapiens', Iceland Pavilion, Spazio Punch, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.
Exhibition view: Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter, 'Chromo Sapiens', Iceland Pavilion, Spazio Punch, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter. Photo: Ugo Carmeni.

Irish Pavilion: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe'

Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Eva Rothschild, 'Drift' (detail) (2019). Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2018). Photo: Robert Glowacki.Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Eva Rothschild, 'Drift' (2019). Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Eva Rothschild, 'Drift' (detail) (2019). Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2018). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Eva Rothschild, 'Spektor' (2019). Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Eva Rothschild, 'Amphi' (2019). Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Eva Rothschild, 'Amphi' (2019). Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Eva Rothschild, 'Amphi' (detail) (2019). Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.
Exhibition view: Eva Rothschild, 'The Shrinking Universe', Irish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Robert Glowacki.

Japan Pavilion: 'Cosmo-Eggs'

Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, Fuminori Nousaku, 'Cosmo-Eggs', Japan Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).

Korean Pavilion: 'History Has Failed Us, but No Matter'

siren eun young jung. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
siren eun young jung. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
siren eun young jung. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
siren eun young jung. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
siren eun young jung. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
siren eun young jung. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
siren eun young jung. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
Hwayeon Nam. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
Hwayeon Nam. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
Hwayeon Nam. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
Hwayeon Nam. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
Hwayeon Nam. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
Jane Jin Kaisen. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
Jane Jin Kaisen. Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.
Exhibition view: Korean Pavilion, Hwayeon Nam, siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen, ‘History Has Failed Us, but No Matter,’ Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy The Korean Pavilion.

Lithuanian Pavilion: 'Sun Sea (Marina)'

Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.
Exhibition view: Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte, Lina Lapelyte, 'Sun Sea (Marina)', Opera-performance, Lithuania Pavilion, Magazzino No. 42, Marina Militare, Arsenale di Venezia, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Andrej Vasilenko.

Madagascar Pavilion: Joël Andrianomearisoa, 'I have forgotten the night'

Joël Andrianomearisoa, 'I have forgotten the night' (2019). Installation. Paper collage and sounds. Variable dimensions. Exhibition view: Joël Andrianomearisoa 'I have forgotten the night', Madagascar Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Patrice Sour.
Joël Andrianomearisoa, 'I have forgotten the night' (2019). Installation. Paper collage and sounds. Variable dimensions. Exhibition view: Joël Andrianomearisoa 'I have forgotten the night', Madagascar Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Patrice Sour.
Joël Andrianomearisoa, 'I have forgotten the night' (2019). Installation. Paper collage and sounds. Variable dimensions. Exhibition view: Joël Andrianomearisoa 'I have forgotten the night', Madagascar Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Patrice Sour.
Joël Andrianomearisoa, 'I have forgotten the night' (2019). Installation. Paper collage and sounds. Variable dimensions. Exhibition view: Joël Andrianomearisoa 'I have forgotten the night', Madagascar Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Patrice Sour.

New Zealand Pavilion: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc'

Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc' (detail), Offsite mixed media installation, Arsenale di Venezia, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc' (detail), Offsite mixed media installation, Arsenale di Venezia, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc', Offsite mixed media installation, Ospedale Civile di Venezia, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc' (detail), Offsite mixed media installation, Palazzina Canonica, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc' (detail), Offsite mixed media installation, Palazzina Canonica, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc' (detail), Offsite mixed media installation, Palazzina Canonica, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc', Offsite mixed media installation, Palazzina Canonica, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc', Offsite mixed media installation, Palazzina Canonica, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc', Offsite mixed media installation, Palazzina Canonica, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc' (detail), Offsite mixed media installation, Palazzina Canonica, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc' (detail), Offsite mixed media installation, Palazzina Canonica, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc', Offsite mixed media installation, Palazzina Canonica, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc', Offsite mixed media installation, Parco Rimembranze - Sant’Elena, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc', Offsite mixed media installation, Parco Rimembranze - Sant’Elena, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc', Offsite mixed media installation, Università Iuav di Venezia, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: Dane Mitchell, 'Post hoc', Offsite mixed media installation, Università Iuav di Venezia, New Zealand Pavilion, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).

Nordic Pavilion: 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future'

Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
Ane Graff, 'STATES OF INFLAMMATION' (‘Glass cabinet in Fuchsia glass’; ‘Glass cabinet in Lavender glass') (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, 'STATES OF INFLAMMATION' (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
Ingela Ihrman, 'A Great Seaweed Day' (2018–2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
nabbteeri, 'Ethnographies of a homespun spinelessness cult and other neighbourly relations' ('Gingerbread House') (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
Ingela Ihrman, 'A Great Seaweed Day' (2018–2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
nabbteeri, 'Ethnographies of a homespun spinelessness cult and other neighbourly relations' ('Dead Hedge') (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
Ane Graff, 'STATES OF INFLAMMATION' (‘Glass cabinet in Fuchsia glass’; ‘Glass cabinet in Lavender glass') (2019); nabbteeri, 'Ethnographies of a homespun spinelessness cult and other neighbourly relations,' ('Gingerbread House') (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
Ane Graff, 'STATES OF INFLAMMATION' (‘Glass cabinet in clear glass’) (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
Ane Graff, 'STATES OF INFLAMMATION' (‘Glass cabinet in Fuchsia glass’) (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
Ane Graff, 'STATES OF INFLAMMATION' (‘Glass cabinet in Lavender glass’) (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
nabbteeri, 'Ethnographies of a homespun spinelessness cult and other neighbourly relations' (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
nabbteeri, 'Ethnographies of a homespun spinelessness cult and other neighbourly relations' (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
Ane Graff, 'STATES OF INFLAMMATION' (‘Glass cabinet in Fuchsia glass’) (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
Ingela Ihrman, 'A Great Seaweed Day' (2018–2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.
nabbteeri, 'Ethnographies of a homespun spinelessness cult and other neighbourly relations' ('Gingerbread House') (2019). Exhibition view: Ane Graff, Ingela Ihrman, nabbteeri, 'Weather Report: Forecasting Future', Nordic Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Pirje Mykkänen.

Portuguese Pavilion: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’

Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Exhibition view: Leonor Antunes, 'a surface, a seam, a hinge, or a knot’, Portugal Pavilion, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris & London; kurimanzutto, Mexico City & New York; Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.

Romanian Pavilion: 'Unfinished Conversations on the Weight of Absence'

Belu-Simion Făinaru, 'Monument for nothingness' part of the installation 'Belongs Nowhere and to Another Time'. Exhibition view: Belu-Simion Făinaru, Dan Mihălțianu, Miklós Onucsán, 'Unfinished Conversations on the Weight of Absence', Romania Pavilion, Giardini and New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: YAP studio / Pavel Curagău.
Dan Mihălțianu, 'Canal Grande: The Capital Pool and the Associated Public' (2019); Miklós Onucsán, 'The Restoration of the White Camouflage' (2019). Exhibition view: Belu-Simion Făinaru, Dan Mihălțianu, Miklós Onucsán, 'Unfinished Conversations on the Weight of Absence', Romania Pavilion, Giardini and New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: YAP studio / Pavel Curagău.
Belu-Simion Făinaru, 'White Library - Memories of Absence' part of the installation 'Belongs Nowhere and to Another Time'. Exhibition view: Belu-Simion Făinaru, Dan Mihălțianu, Miklós Onucsán, 'Unfinished Conversations on the Weight of Absence', Romania Pavilion, Giardini and New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: YAP studio / Pavel Curagău.
Dan Mihălțianu, 'Canal Grande: The Capital Pool and the Associated Public' (2019); Miklós Onucsán, 'The Restoration of the White Camouflage' (2019). Exhibition view: Belu-Simion Făinaru, Dan Mihălțianu, Miklós Onucsán, 'Unfinished Conversations on the Weight of Absence', Romania Pavilion, Giardini and New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: YAP studio / Pavel Curagău.
Dan Mihălțianu, 'Canal Grande: The Capital Pool and the Associated Public' (detail) (2019). Exhibition view: Belu-Simion Făinaru, Dan Mihălțianu, Miklós Onucsán, 'Unfinished Conversations on the Weight of Absence', Romania Pavilion, Giardini and New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: YAP studio / Pavel Curagău.
Miklós Onucsán, 'The Restoration of the White Camouflage' (2019). Exhibition view: Belu-Simion Făinaru, Dan Mihălțianu, Miklós Onucsán, 'Unfinished Conversations on the Weight of Absence', Romania Pavilion, Giardini and New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: YAP studio / Pavel Curagău.
Miklós Onucsán, 'The Restoration of the White Camouflage' (2019). Exhibition view: Belu-Simion Făinaru, Dan Mihălțianu, Miklós Onucsán, 'Unfinished Conversations on the Weight of Absence', Romania Pavilion, Giardini and New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: YAP studio / Pavel Curagău.
Belu-Simion Făinaru, 'Monument for nothingness' part of the installation 'Belongs Nowhere and to Another Time'. Exhibition view: Belu-Simion Făinaru, Dan Mihălțianu, Miklós Onucsán, 'Unfinished Conversations on the Weight of Absence', Romania Pavilion, Giardini and New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: YAP studio / Pavel Curagău.

Russian Pavilion: Alexander Sokurov and Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’

Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Mikhail Vilchuk.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Mikhail Vilchuk.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Mikhail Vilchuk.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Luke Walker.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Luke Walker.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Luke Walker.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Luke Walker.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Luke Walker.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Luke Walker.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Luke Walker.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Luke Walker.
Exhibition view: Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai, ‘Lc. 15 11-32’, Russian Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of the Russian Pavilion. Photo: Mikhail Vilchuk.

Spanish Pavilion: 'Perforated by Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego'

Itziar Okariz, 'To pee in public or private' (2019). Exhibition view: 'Perforated by Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego', Spanish Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Claudio Franzini.
Exhibition view: Spanish Pavilion 'Perforated by Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego', Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Claudio Franzini.
Exhibition view: Spanish Pavilion 'Perforated by Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego', Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Claudio Franzini.
Exhibition view: Spanish Pavilion 'Perforated by Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego', Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Claudio Franzini.
Exhibition view: Spanish Pavilion 'Perforated by Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego', Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Claudio Franzini.
Exhibition view: Spanish Pavilion 'Perforated by Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego', Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Claudio Franzini.
Exhibition view: Spanish Pavilion 'Perforated by Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego', Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Claudio Franzini.

Swiss Pavilion: Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz, 'Moving Backwards'

Exhibition view: Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz, 'Moving Backwards', Swiss Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists. Photo: Annik Wetter.
Exhibition view: Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz, 'Moving Backwards', Swiss Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists. Photo: Annik Wetter.
Exhibition view: Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz, 'Moving Backwards', Swiss Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists. Photo: Annik Wetter.
Exhibition view: Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz, 'Moving Backwards', Swiss Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists. Photo: Pro Helvetia / KEYSTONE / Gaëtan Bally.
Exhibition view: Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz, 'Moving Backwards', Swiss Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists. Photo: Pro Helvetia / KEYSTONE / Gaëtan Bally.
Exhibition view: Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz, 'Moving Backwards', Swiss Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists. Photo: Pro Helvetia / KEYSTONE / Gaëtan Bally.
Exhibition view: Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz, 'Moving Backwards', Swiss Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists. Photo: Pro Helvetia / KEYSTONE / Gaëtan Bally.
Exhibition view: Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz, 'Moving Backwards', Swiss Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists. Photo: Pro Helvetia / KEYSTONE / Gaëtan Bally.

Turkish Pavilion: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere'

Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.
Exhibition view: İnci Eviner, 'We, Elsewhere', Turkish Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo by Poyraz Tütüncü.

U.S.A. Pavilion: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty'

Martin Puryear, 'Big Phrygian' (2010–14). Painted red cedar. 58 x 40 x 76 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'Big Phrygian' (2010–14). Painted red cedar. 58 x 40 x 76 in; 'Hibernian Testosterone' (2018). Painted cast aluminum, American cypress. 57 x 141 x 44 1/2 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'Hibernian Testosterone' (2018). Painted cast aluminum, American cypress. 57 x 141 x 44 1/2 in; 'New Voortrekker' (2018). Ash, American cypress, maple, mirror. 72 x 93 x 22 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'New Voortrekker' (2018). Ash, American cypress, maple, mirror. 72 x 93 x 22 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'Hibernian Testosterone' (2018). Painted cast aluminum, American cypress. 57 x 141 x 44 1/2 in; 'New Voortrekker' (2018). Ash, American cypress, maple, mirror. 72 x 93 x 22 in; 'A Column for Sally Hemings' (2019). Cast iron, painted tulip poplar. 80 x 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'A Column for Sally Hemings' (2019). Cast iron, painted tulip poplar. 80 x 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in; 'Cloister-Redoubt or Cloistered Doubt?' (2019). American hemlock, Eastern white pine, tulip poplar, red cedar. 99 1/2 x 96 x 53 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'Cloister-Redoubt or Cloistered Doubt?' (2019). American hemlock, Eastern white pine, tulip poplar, red cedar. 99 1/2 x 96 x 53 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'Tabernacle' (2019). Steel, red cedar, American cypress, pine, makore veneer, canvas, printed cotton fabric, glass, stainless steel. 74 x 90 x 96 in; 'Aso Oke' (2019). Bronze. 84 x 102 x 74 1/2 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'Aso Oke' (2019). Bronze. 84 x 102 x 74 1/2 in; 'Tabernacle' (2019). Steel, red cedar, American cypress, pine, makore veneer, canvas, printed cotton fabric, glass, stainless steel. 74 x 90 x 96 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'Tabernacle' (2019). Steel, red cedar, American cypress, pine, makore veneer, canvas, printed cotton fabric, glass, stainless steel. 74 x 90 x 96 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'Swallowed Sun (Monstrance and Volute)' (2019). Southern yellow pine, steel, polyester, canvas, rope. Two parts, (a) 22 ft. 8 in. × 44 ft. × 1 ft., (b) 21 ft. × 7 ft. 9 in. × 23 ft. 3 in., overall 22 ft. 8 in. × 44 ft. × 24 ft. 3 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.
Martin Puryear, 'Swallowed Sun (Monstrance and Volute)' (2019). Southern yellow pine, steel, polyester, canvas, rope. Two parts, (a) 22 ft. 8 in. × 44 ft. × 1 ft., (b) 21 ft. × 7 ft. 9 in. × 23 ft. 3 in., overall 22 ft. 8 in. × 44 ft. × 24 ft. 3 in. Exhibition view: 'Martin Puryear: Liberty', U.S.A. Pavilion, Giardini, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: Joshua White.

UAE Pavilion: Nujoom Alghanem, 'Passage'

Exhibition view: Nujoom Alghanem, 'Passage', UAE Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy National Pavilion UAE. Photo: Barbara Zanon.
Exhibition view: Nujoom Alghanem, 'Passage', UAE Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy National Pavilion UAE. Photo: Barbara Zanon.
Exhibition view: Nujoom Alghanem, 'Passage', UAE Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy National Pavilion UAE. Photo: Barbara Zanon.
Exhibition view: Nujoom Alghanem, 'Passage', UAE Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy National Pavilion UAE. Photo: Barbara Zanon.
Exhibition view: Nujoom Alghanem, 'Passage', UAE Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy National Pavilion UAE. Photo: Barbara Zanon.
Exhibition view: Nujoom Alghanem, 'Passage', UAE Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy National Pavilion UAE. Photo: Barbara Zanon.
Exhibition view: Nujoom Alghanem, 'Passage', UAE Pavilion, Arsenale, The 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy National Pavilion UAE. Photo: Barbara Zanon.

'3x3x6' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: Shu Lea Cheang, '3x3x6' Palazzo delle Prigioni, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Mixed Media Installation. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Copyright Shu Lea Cheang. Courtesy the artist and Taiwan in Venice 2019.
Exhibition view: Shu Lea Cheang, '3x3x6' Palazzo delle Prigioni, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Mixed Media Installation. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Copyright Shu Lea Cheang. Courtesy the artist and Taiwan in Venice 2019.
Exhibition view: Shu Lea Cheang, '3x3x6' Palazzo delle Prigioni, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Mixed Media Installation. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Copyright Shu Lea Cheang. Courtesy the artist and Taiwan in Venice 2019.
Exhibition view: Shu Lea Cheang, '3x3x6' Palazzo delle Prigioni, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Mixed Media Installation. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Copyright Shu Lea Cheang. Courtesy the artist and Taiwan in Venice 2019.
Exhibition view: Shu Lea Cheang, '3x3x6' Palazzo delle Prigioni, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Mixed Media Installation. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Copyright Shu Lea Cheang. Courtesy the artist and Taiwan in Venice 2019.
Exhibition view: Shu Lea Cheang, '3x3x6' Palazzo delle Prigioni, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Mixed Media Installation. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Copyright Shu Lea Cheang. Courtesy the artist and Taiwan in Venice 2019.

'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.
Exhibition view: 'AFRICOBRA: Nation Time,' Ca' Faccanon, San Marco, presented by bardoLA. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Presented by bardoLA, Los Angeles, California, originated and supported by MOCA North Miami, Florida and curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. Sponsored by Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Ugo Carmeni Studio, Venezia, Italy.

'Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy: Mare Nostrum' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: 'Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy: Mare Nostrum', Complesso della Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti (8 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists and the Brooklyn Rail. Photo: Samuele Cherubini.
Exhibition view: 'Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy: Mare Nostrum', Complesso della Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti (8 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists and the Brooklyn Rail. Photo: Samuele Cherubini.
Exhibition view: 'Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy: Mare Nostrum', Complesso della Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti (8 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists and the Brooklyn Rail. Photo: Samuele Cherubini.
Exhibition view: 'Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy: Mare Nostrum', Complesso della Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti (8 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists and the Brooklyn Rail. Photo: Samuele Cherubini.
Exhibition view: 'Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy: Mare Nostrum', Complesso della Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti (8 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists and the Brooklyn Rail. Photo: Samuele Cherubini.
Exhibition view: 'Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy: Mare Nostrum', Complesso della Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti (8 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists and the Brooklyn Rail. Photo: Samuele Cherubini.

'Baselitz – Academy' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: 'Baselitz – Academy', Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia (8 May–8 September 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: 'Baselitz – Academy', Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia (8 May–8 September 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: 'Baselitz – Academy', Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia (8 May–8 September 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).
Exhibition view: 'Baselitz – Academy', Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia (8 May–8 September 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019).

'Catalonia in Venice: To Lose Your Head (Idols)' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.
Exhibition view: Catalonia in Venice 'To Lose Your Head (Idols)', Cantieri Navali, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy Institut Ramon Llull. Photo Lluís Tudela.

'Förg in Venice' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.
Exhibition view: Gunther Förg, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac (11 May–23 August 2018). Collateral Event at the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse. Courtesy the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri.

'FUTUROMA' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: 'FutuRoma', Dorsoduro, (Fondamenta Zattere allo Spirito Santo) (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Copyrights Benjamin Renter/ERIAC.
Exhibition view: 'FutuRoma', Dorsoduro, (Fondamenta Zattere allo Spirito Santo) (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Copyrights Benjamin Renter/ERIAC.
Exhibition view: 'FutuRoma', Dorsoduro, (Fondamenta Zattere allo Spirito Santo) (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Copyrights Benjamin Renter/ERIAC.

'Philippe Parreno: Elsewhen' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: Philippe Parreno, 'Elsewhen', Espace Louis Vuitton (Calle del Ridotto) (11 May–24 November). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Philippe Parreno. Courtesy the artist; Pilar Corrias, London; Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels; Esther Schipper, Berlin. Photo: Andrea Rossetti.
Exhibition view: Philippe Parreno, 'Elsewhen', Espace Louis Vuitton (Calle del Ridotto) (11 May–24 November). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Philippe Parreno. Courtesy the artist; Pilar Corrias, London; Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels; Esther Schipper, Berlin. Photo: Andrea Rossetti.
Exhibition view: Philippe Parreno, 'Elsewhen', Espace Louis Vuitton (Calle del Ridotto) (11 May–24 November). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). © Philippe Parreno. Courtesy the artist; Pilar Corrias, London; Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels; Esther Schipper, Berlin. Photo: Andrea Rossetti.

'The Death of James Lee Byars' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: James Lee Byars, Zad Moultaka, 'The Death of James Lee Byars', Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione (11 –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Formentini Zanatta.
Exhibition view: James Lee Byars, Zad Moultaka, 'The Death of James Lee Byars', Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione (11 –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Formentini Zanatta.
Exhibition view: James Lee Byars, Zad Moultaka, 'The Death of James Lee Byars', Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione (11 –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Formentini Zanatta.
Exhibition view: James Lee Byars, Zad Moultaka, 'The Death of James Lee Byars', Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione (11 –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Formentini Zanatta.
Exhibition view: James Lee Byars, Zad Moultaka, 'The Death of James Lee Byars', Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione (11 –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Formentini Zanatta.
Exhibition view: James Lee Byars, Zad Moultaka, 'The Death of James Lee Byars', Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione (11 –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Formentini Zanatta.
Exhibition view: James Lee Byars, Zad Moultaka, 'The Death of James Lee Byars', Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione (11 –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Formentini Zanatta.
Exhibition view: James Lee Byars, Zad Moultaka, 'The Death of James Lee Byars', Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione (11 –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Formentini Zanatta.

'The Spark is You: Parasol unit in Venice' | Collateral Event

Nazgol Ansarinia, 'Article 44, Pillars' (2016). Paper paste, cardboard and paint. 80 x 100 x 100 cm (31½ x 39½ x 39½ in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Morteza Ahmadvand, 'Becoming' (2015). Video installation. 3 single-channel videos, fibreglass sphere. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Siah Armajani, 'Hall Mirror with Table' (1983–1984). Bronze, mirror, painted wood. 213.4 x 62.2 x 77.5 cm (84 x 24½ x 30½ in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Siah Armajani, 'Edgar Allan Poe’s Study' (2008). Wood, glass, fabric, lamps, bronze. 289.5 x 488 x 244 cm (114 x 192 x 96 in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Nazgol Ansarinia, 'Membrane' (2014). Paper, paste and glue. 550 x 500 cm (216½ x 196¾ in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Sahand Hesamiyan, 'Forough' (2016). Stainless steel, gold leaf, electrostatic coating. Each of two parts: 290 x 248 x 248 cm (114¼ x 97¾ x 97¾ in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Sahand Hesamiyan, 'Forough' (2016). Stainless steel, gold leaf, electrostatic coating. Each of two parts: 290 x 248 x 248 cm (114¼ x 97¾ x 97¾ in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Navid Nuur, 'The Tuners' (2005-2019). PVC coated fabric, mixed media. Each of three pieces: 500 x 400 cm | 700 x 400 cm | 500 x 400 cm (197 x 157½ in | 275½ x 157½ in | 197 x 157½ in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Navid Nuur, 'The Tuners' (2005-2019). PVC coated fabric, mixed media. Each of three pieces: 500 x 400 cm | 700 x 400 cm | 500 x 400 cm (197 x 157½ in | 275½ x 157½ in | 197 x 157½ in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Mitra Farahani, 'We are never sufficiently sad to improve the world. For E. Canetti. Signed by Jean-Luc Godard' (2019). Golden sheet and oil on canvas. 155 x 230 cm (61 x 90½ in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Koushna Navabi, 'Biskweet-e Mādar (Mother Biscuit)' (2019). Mixed-media installation. Dimensions variable. Box: 190 x 260 x 44 cm (74¾ x 102¼ x 17¼ in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.
Koushna Navabi, 'Biskweet-e Mādar (Mother Biscuit)' (2019). Mixed-media installation. Dimensions variable. Box: 190 x 260 x 44 cm (74¾ x 102¼ x 17¼ in). Exhibition view: 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol Unit in Venice', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia (9 May–23 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artist and Parasol unit. Photo: Francesco Allegretto.

'Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Universe' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: James Darling & Lesley Forwood, 'Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Universe', Magazzino del Sale n. 5 (8 May–24 November 2019). Multi-channel digital video (20 minute loop), 1.5 tonnes mallee root & 4,000 litres of water. 16.12 x 4.64 m. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists and Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide. Photo: Sam Roberts.
Exhibition view: James Darling & Lesley Forwood, 'Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Universe', Magazzino del Sale n. 5 (8 May–24 November 2019). Multi-channel digital video (20 minute loop), 1.5 tonnes mallee root & 4,000 litres of water. 16.12 x 4.64 m. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists and Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide. Photo: Sam Roberts.
Exhibition view: James Darling & Lesley Forwood, 'Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Universe', Magazzino del Sale n. 5 (8 May–24 November 2019). Multi-channel digital video (20 minute loop), 1.5 tonnes mallee root & 4,000 litres of water. 16.12 x 4.64 m. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists and Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide. Photo: Sam Roberts.
Exhibition view: James Darling & Lesley Forwood, 'Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Universe', Magazzino del Sale n. 5 (8 May–24 November 2019). Multi-channel digital video (20 minute loop), 1.5 tonnes mallee root & 4,000 litres of water. 16.12 x 4.64 m. Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the artists and Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide. Photo: Sam Roberts.

Scotland + Venice, Charlotte Prodger: 'SAF05' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: Scotland + Venice 2019 presents Charlotte Prodger, 'SaF05', Arsenale Docks, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist; Koppe Astner, Glasgow and Hollybush Gardens, London. Photo: Cristiano Corte.
Exhibition view: Scotland + Venice 2019 presents Charlotte Prodger, 'SaF05', Arsenale Docks, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist; Koppe Astner, Glasgow and Hollybush Gardens, London. Photo: Cristiano Corte.
Exhibition view: Scotland + Venice 2019 presents Charlotte Prodger, 'SaF05', Arsenale Docks, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist; Koppe Astner, Glasgow and Hollybush Gardens, London. Photo: Cristiano Corte.
Exhibition view: Scotland + Venice 2019 presents Charlotte Prodger, 'SaF05', Arsenale Docks, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy the Artist; Koppe Astner, Glasgow and Hollybush Gardens, London. Photo: Cristiano Corte.

Shirley Tse: 'Stakeholders' | Collateral Event

Shirley Tse, 'Playcourt' (2019). Exhibition view: Hong Kong in Venice present Shirley Tse, 'Stakeholders', Arsenale, Castello (11 May –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of M+ and the artist. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNOstudio.
Shirley Tse, 'Bamboo Extension' (2016). Glass, bamboo, and plastic. 228.6 x 43.2 x 17.8 cm. Exhibition view: Hong Kong in Venice present Shirley Tse, 'Stakeholders', Arsenale, Castello (11 May –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of M+ and the artist. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNOstudio.
Shirley Tse, 'Negotiated Differences' (detail) (2019). Carved wood, and 3D-printed forms in wood, metal, and plastic. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Hong Kong in Venice present Shirley Tse, 'Stakeholders', Arsenale, Castello (11 May –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of M+ and the artist. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNOstudio.
Shirley Tse, 'Negotiated Differences' (detail) (2019). Carved wood, and 3D-printed forms in wood, metal, and plastic. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Hong Kong in Venice present Shirley Tse, 'Stakeholders', Arsenale, Castello (11 May –24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Courtesy of M+ and the artist. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNOstudio.

Wales in Venice: Sean Edwards, 'Undo Things Done' | Collateral Event

Exhibition view: Wales in Venice 2019 presents Sean Edwards, 'Undo Things Done' Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Jamie Woodley.
Exhibition view: Wales in Venice 2019 presents Sean Edwards, 'Undo Things Done' Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Jamie Woodley.
Exhibition view: Wales in Venice 2019 presents Sean Edwards, 'Undo Things Done' Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Jamie Woodley.
Exhibition view: Wales in Venice 2019 presents Sean Edwards, 'Undo Things Done' Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Jamie Woodley.
Exhibition view: Wales in Venice 2019 presents Sean Edwards, 'Undo Things Done' Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Jamie Woodley.
Exhibition view: Wales in Venice 2019 presents Sean Edwards, 'Undo Things Done' Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Jamie Woodley.
Exhibition view: Wales in Venice 2019 presents Sean Edwards, 'Undo Things Done' Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Jamie Woodley.
Exhibition view: Wales in Venice 2019 presents Sean Edwards, 'Undo Things Done' Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Castello (11 May–24 November 2019). Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 'May You Live in Interesting Times' (11 May–24 November 2019). Photo: © Jamie Woodley.

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