The 58th Venice Biennale focuses on artists who challenge existing habits of thought and open up our readings of objects and images. Featuring more than 70 artists and curated by Ralf Rugoff, the biennale runs from 11 May until 24 November 2019. Here's our first impressions of the international exhibition at Arsenale.
Tavares Strachan, Robert, 2018. Photo: C&
Tavares Strachan, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., 2018. Photo: C& Tavares Strachan, Adult Panchen Lama, 2018. Photo: C& Anthea Hamilton, The New Life, 2018-2019. Photo: C& Frida Orupabo, Untitled, 2018. Photo: C& Arthur Jafa. Photo: C& Arthur Jafa. Photo: C& Arthur Jafa. Photo: C& Julie Mehretu. Photo: C& Julie Mehretu. Photo: C& Khalil Joseph, BLKNWS, 2018 – ongoing. Photo: C& Khalil Joseph, BLKNWS, 2018 – ongoing. Photo: C& Khalil Joseph, BLKNWS, 2018 – ongoing. Photo: C& Michael Armitage. Photo: C& Michael Armitage. Photo: C& Michael Armitage. Photo: C& Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Photo: C& Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Photo: C& Otobong Nkanga, Veins Aligned, 2018. Photo: C& Stan Douglas. Photo:C& Stan Douglas. Photo:C& Stan Douglas. Photo:C& Henry Taylor. Photo: C& Henry Taylor. Photo: C& Zanele Muholi. Photo: C& Zanele Muholi. Photo: C&
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![(clockwise) Manyaku Mashilo, Passage to Prayer (detail), 2023. Credit: Hayden Phipps & Southern Guild Archives. Courtesy of the artist; Tatenda Chidora, Self isolation II, 2021. Ilford Gold fibre Pearl 290gsm, 102cm x 132cm. Courtesy of the artist; Anaïs Cheleux, Mas Maten, Guadeloupe, shot on digital camera, 2016. Courtesy of the artist; Glicéria Tupinambá, Manto tupinambá [Tupinambá Mantle], 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Foto: Glicéria Tupinambá; Elizabeth Catlett, African American, 2009, MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST, © Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023, photo: Axel Schneider.](https://contemporaryand.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bildschirmfoto-2024-12-19-um-21.08.13-320x200.png)
![(clockwise) Manyaku Mashilo, Passage to Prayer (detail), 2023. Credit: Hayden Phipps & Southern Guild Archives. Courtesy of the artist; Tatenda Chidora, Self isolation II, 2021. Ilford Gold fibre Pearl 290gsm, 102cm x 132cm. Courtesy of the artist; Anaïs Cheleux, Mas Maten, Guadeloupe, shot on digital camera, 2016. Courtesy of the artist; Glicéria Tupinambá, Manto tupinambá [Tupinambá Mantle], 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Foto: Glicéria Tupinambá; Elizabeth Catlett, African American, 2009, MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST, © Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023, photo: Axel Schneider.](https://contemporaryand.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bildschirmfoto-2024-12-19-um-21.08.13-480x300.png)