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Kapwani Kiwanga's installation at the Venice Biennale rooted in research, history, beauty
Kapwani Kiwanga's installation at the Venice Biennale rooted in research, history, beauty

Hundreds of thousands of tiny glass beads will soon be twinkling in the sun across the entire Canadian pavilion at the Venice Biennale but the artist Kapwani Kiwanga wants you to get past the cobalt blue glass glinting in the Venetian light. She wants you to think of each bead as a character.

City News · 17 Apr, 2024 @ 09:18

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