Articles of ‘54th Venice Biennale’

(On Venice Biennale’s ILLUMInations)
By Paco Barragán
For people in Venice that aren’t necessarily so well informed in art matters, “ILLUMInazioni - ILLUMInations” might make them think of a kind of light show…
Obviously the title is not very bright and shining. To be more precise: this contradictio in terminis in the title is a cheap, lamentable boutade. [...]

The U.S. Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale provides a good argument to look into Puerto Rico-based artists Allora & Calzadilla’s proposal and how the mechanisms of political art are incorporated into the market and finally neutralized.
By Carla Acevedo-Yates
Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla are a collaborative artist team based in San Juan. Having worked together [...]