Author: Naz Baydar
Top Spectacular Locations to Visit at This Year’s Venice Biennale
The Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore, located in San Giorgio, is a stunning 16th-century Benedictine church designed by the renowned architect Andrea Palladio. It features a white marble façade and
DetailCelebrating Jean Cocteau’s Visual Art Poetry in Venice Exhibition
Jean Cocteau, known for his poetic approach, showcased his multidisciplinary skills through films like “La Belle et la Bête” and “Orphée”, as well as drawings, paintings, and ceramics. The exhibition
DetailTop Must-See Pavilions at the Arsenale: A Guide for Art Enthusiasts
Italy’s Massimo Bartolini has transformed the largest pavilion in the Arsenale into a unique sensory experience. Using sound and scaffolding, Bartolini creates an industrial garden maze filled with handmade organ
DetailRediscovering Peter Hujar’s Photography: A Venice Exhibition
“…to take a photograph is to participate in another person’s mortality” as Susan Sontag once wrote. Peter Hujar, a lesser-known photographer from the downtown scene of 1970s New York, is
DetailElias Sime Reveals the Stunning Reality of Mineral Extraction in New Venice Exhibition
Ethiopian artist Elias Sime’s exhibition "Dichotomy ፊት አና ጀርባ" opens this week at Tanarte in Castello, Venice. Sime, known for his sculptural paintings or collages made from materials like e-waste
DetailTop Must-See Art Pavilions in Town- A Guide for Art Lovers
Taiwan Everyday War, Yuan Goang-Ming Palazzo delle Prigioni Yuan Goang-Ming’s Everyday War exhibition at Taiwan’s Venice presentation during the Venice Biennale captures the essence of our current uncertain times. The
DetailTop Collateral Shows You Don’t Want to Miss
Shahzia Sikander’s exhibition “Collective Behaviour” at Palazzo Van Axel is a stunning combination of art and setting at this year’s Biennale. Displayed throughout the palace are works from Sikander’s 30-year
DetailThe Most Disappointing Art Exhibitions in the City
Daniel Arsham’s “Venice 3024” exhibition at Chiesa di Santa Caterina in Venice blurs the boundaries between epochs with his unique art. Arsham’s castings with crystals growing in them represent the
DetailExploring Georgia’s Soviet-Era History in New Tbilisi Exhibition Amid Protests
The Tbilisi Massacre of 9 April 1989, when Soviet troops violently quashed a peaceful protest in the city, remains a poignant memory for the people of Georgia. This date serves
DetailThe Rubin Museum’s Final Show in New York Space Features The Himalayas in Manhattan
The Rubin Museum’s latest exhibition showcases 32 contemporary artists whose works are inspired by pieces from the museum’s permanent collection. Featured artists include Bidhata KC and John Tsung, among others,
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