Public Exhibition or Private Angst
Once considered a symbol of urban decay and delinquency, Graffiti has evolved into a respected form of artistic expression, and an often lucrative addition to a public space. Two prominent figures who have significantly influenced the perception of graffiti as an art form are Banksy and Ernest Pignon-Ernest. Banksy, an anonymous British street artist, has […]
The Venice Biennale 2024
With massive destruction, and a huge displacement of people continuing around the globe, within Meloni’s Italy, this year’s provocatively entitled Stranieri Ovunque (Foreigners Everywhere) at the Venice Biennale was always going to be politically charged. What started as an anniversary present to King Umberto in 1895, the The Venice Biennale has been attracting artists with […]
Ilit Azoulay…..Queendom
Ilit Azoulay was born in 1972 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She lives and works in Berlin. Her works (Photomontages) are presented at the Israel Pavilion of the Biennale at the Giardini. To do her works, Ilit Azoulay reappropriated the research work of art historian David Storm Rice (1913-1962). For the Museum of Islamic Art in […]
Barbara Kruger
Talk about art and artists: Have you ever heard of Barbara Kruger ? Do you like the images below? Why? / Why not? What do the words mean to you? Barbara Kruger (born January 26, 1945) is an American conceptual artist who is most known for her collage style that consists of black-and-white photographs, overlaid with declarative captions. The […]
Marguerite Humeau
Marguerite Humeau (born 1986)[ is a French visual artist living in London. Her ‘Migrations’ is a new body of work made from biological and synthetic resin and polymers, salt, algae, seaweed, bone, pigments, mineral dust, ocean plastic, glass, and stainless steel. The installation at The Venice Biennale is composed of three sculptures named after ocean currents: El Niño, La […]
Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill
Métis artist and writer Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill’s work challenges the notion of the city as a “settled” place while laying bare the material history of colonisation. Hill collects detritus like beer can tabs, dollar store lockets, and dandelions, incorporating these found objects into sculptures and works on paper that, since 2018, she has called Spells – drawings […]
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