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Is America Tanking in Venice? [UPDATE]
Love it or hate it, Allora & Calzadilla's entry to the US Pavilion of the 2011 Venice Biennale is a showstopper perfectly tuned for the art world's version of the Olympics.
Venice Biennale
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Egypt's Representative to Venice Biennale Was Killed in Tahrir Square
Artist Ahmed Basiony was to represent Egypt in the 2011 Venice Biennale in an exhibition at the country's national pavilion, curated by Shady El Noshokaty. Yet the artist will now be representing his country's art community posthumously — Basiony died in gunfire in Tahrir Square while documenting th
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Cutting the 2011 Venice Biennale Jargon
Curated by Bice Curiger, best known as the editor-in-chief and co-founder of the respected art magazine Parkett, the 2011 Venice Biennale will be titled ILLUMInations, in a play on words and typography that now comes standard for big deal exhibitions. The name is a combo of “illuminate” and “nations