Is the Venice Biennale Any Good? Here’s What Three Art Critics Think
At long last, this week the 59th Venice Biennale has officially thrown itself open to the world in Italy. The Biennale is always a big event for the art world. The 2022 edition may be even more anticipated than usual. Because of the pandemic, it was delayed a year—the first time that has happened since World War II. And it emerges in a moment of global turmoil and uneasiness, when everyone is wondering how art might respond to the challenges of the present.
The Artnet News team was on the scene last week for the Biennale previews, cranking out news reports from around Venice you can find on…
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