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The official catalog of the 60th Venice Biennale explores contemporary art through the lens of migration, displacement, and cultural exchange. This comprehensive two-volume set documents over 330 artists' works showcased in the historic exhibition curated by the first director from Latin America.
View BookThe definitive history of how large-scale international exhibitions have transformed the art world since the 1950s. Featuring case studies from Venice to São Paulo, Documenta to Gwangju, this landmark text examines the evolution of biennialization and its impact on global contemporary art.
View BookNamed after Leonora Carrington's surrealist tales, the catalog of the 59th Venice Biennale (postponed from 2021 due to the pandemic) examines how the definition of humanity is changing through explorations of metamorphosis, relationships with technology, and connection to the Earth.
View BookA groundbreaking resource on the 15th edition of documenta, curated by the Indonesian collective ruangrupa. This handbook introduces the revolutionary concept of 'lumbung' (rice barn) as a model for resource-sharing and collaborative artistic practice, challenging traditional exhibition frameworks with a focus on sustainability and collectivity.
View BookDocuments Leigh's powerful exhibition for the U.S. Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale, exploring Black female subjectivity through monumental sculptures that reference African art, vernacular architecture, and feminist thought. The Golden Lion-winning project reimagines the pavilion as a thatched-roof structure inspired by West African architecture.
View BookA seminal collection of writings honoring the revolutionary legacy of curator Okwui Enwezor, whose groundbreaking exhibitions transformed contemporary art discourse. Essays examine how Enwezor's work at Documenta 11, the 56th Venice Biennale, and other platforms redefined curatorial practice through postcolonial critique and global perspectives.
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