This essay sets out to analyze the last edition of Venice Biennial. The show, curated by Okwui Enwezor, was presented as a political statement by the Nigerian curator, starting from the central room in the Italia Pavilion where, for the whole duration of the exposition, was performed a live readingof the Karl Marx‘s entire book, Capital: Critique of Political Economy . This article focuses on examining the postcolonial curator‘s point of view also through a brief digression on his previous shows - like Documenta X and Johannesburg Biennial - with the aim of understanding the evolution of his critical point of view and how they intersect political aspect and trading component. To complete the analysis, the article shortly emphasizes on critical debate concerning this edition of Venice Biennial
Tutti i passati dell’arte: la Biennale di Venezia del 2015. La rappresentazione del colonialismo / Pinto, Roberto. - In: RICERCHE DI S/CONFINE. - ISSN 2038-8411. - ELETTRONICO. - VII:n.1(2016), pp. 142-154.
Tutti i passati dell’arte: la Biennale di Venezia del 2015. La rappresentazione del colonialismo
PINTO, ROBERTO
2016
Abstract
This essay sets out to analyze the last edition of Venice Biennial. The show, curated by Okwui Enwezor, was presented as a political statement by the Nigerian curator, starting from the central room in the Italia Pavilion where, for the whole duration of the exposition, was performed a live readingof the Karl Marx‘s entire book, Capital: Critique of Political Economy . This article focuses on examining the postcolonial curator‘s point of view also through a brief digression on his previous shows - like Documenta X and Johannesburg Biennial - with the aim of understanding the evolution of his critical point of view and how they intersect political aspect and trading component. To complete the analysis, the article shortly emphasizes on critical debate concerning this edition of Venice BiennialI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.