For the Aotearoa New Zealand Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Fiona Pardington's 'Taharaki Skyside' unveils large-scale photographic portraits of taxidermied native birds, critically addressing the intertwined histories of colonial collection, museological frameworks, and environmental imperilment.
Documenting an 18-month artist residency at Delhi’s Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Stuart Robertson’s latest exhibition captures the daily rhythms of patient care and the profound act of seeing, utilizing photography, drawings, and unique cyanotype prints of the inner eye.
Larissa Sansour's 'Rogue Agents of History' at Wereldmuseum Amsterdam delves into the artist's signature use of science fiction, myth, and documentary to interrogate and recast historical narratives, illuminating complex themes of identity and memory from a Palestinian perspective.
At the French Pavilion, Yto Barrada's project, ‘Comme Saturne’, leverages the devoré textile technique, transforming its inherent process of destruction and creation into a potent metaphor for history, revolution, and contemporary geopolitical consumption.
Rashid Johnson’s “A Poem for Deep Thinkers” exhibition foregrounds the artist's use of everyday materials to engage with identity, freedom, and the Black experience, directly channeling Amiri Baraka’s imperative for art to confront the tangible world.
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