© Sid White-Jones - Biennale Promotion.
The 58th Venice Biennale features work by seventy-nine artists from around the globe. This show has a title ‘May You Live In Interesting Times’ but no fixed theme, the statement acting only as a stimuli for creative response.
© Sid White-Jones - The Arsenale.
© Sid White-Jones - ‘Two Elvises greeting visitors’ George Condo.
This of course is not to say that themes did not present themselves and it was one message in particular that dominated, the contemporary political climate. There were artworks that shouted boldly, seen in the harsh slamming motions of Shilpa Gupta’s ‘Untitled (Gate)’ (2008-09) but also those that stand in stillness yet speak even more loudly, noted most strikingly in Cristoph Büchel’s inclusion of the ‘Barca Nostra’ wreckage.
This years Biennale demonstrated just how much things are changing, both inside the industry and within the world today. The exhibit reflecting how art can transform the world views of audiences and individuals.
Above are images of artworks that I enjoyed whilst moving through the pavilions of Venice (Hover over individual images for citations).
© Sid White-Jones - ‘Can’t Help Myself’, 2016.
© Sid White-Jones - ‘Dear’, 2015.
The collaborative work of artistic duo Sun Yuan and Peng Yu was amongst my favourite from the 58th Venice Biennale. The two artworks (Left to Right - ‘Can’t Help Myself’, 2016 and ‘Dear’, 2015) examine the roles that are played by both artificial intelligence and the political figure within today’s society.