Buchhandlung Walther König

Biennale
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA. 54th
International Art Exhibition:
ILLUMInations. Catalogue ed.
by Bice Curiger. Venice 2011. 4to.
604 S. durchgehend mit farb., teils
ganzseit. Abb., brosch. – Mit einem
beigelegten Plakat.
Searching for a new light as a
means for communicating with the
viewers. „La Biennale is one of the
world’s most important forums for
the dissemination and illumination
of the current developments in international
art.“, states Curiger of
her exhibition. „The title chosen,
ILLUMInations, literally draws
attention to the importance of
such developments in a globalized
world. I am particularly interested
in the eagerness of many contemporary
artists to establish an intense
dialogue with the viewer,
and to challenge the conventions
through which contemporary art is
viewed. The work of Venetian Renaissance
painter Tintoretto will
play a prominent role in ILLUMInations.
Many contemporary artists
claim to be searching for the
same light that animates some of
Tintoretto’s later works. Tintoretto’s
presence will thus establish an
artistic, historical, and emotional
relationship with the local context.
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ABSENCE OF SUBJECT – VENE-
DIG, BIENNALE / GALERIE BRI-
GITTE SCHENK – The Images of
Michael Somoroff and August
Sander. Catalogue. Venice 2011.
Vorw. von Anne Wilkes Tucker.
Beitr. von Diana Edkins & Julian
Sander. 4to. 112 S. mit 29 ganzbzw.
doppelseit. s/w-Abb. & 87
Textabb., Ln.
BACKSTRÖM, FIA – NORDISCHER
PAVILLON – s. S. 102
BOLTANSKI, CHRISTIAN – FRAN-
ZÖSISCHER PAVILLON – s. S. 108
CASTRO, LIBIA & OLAFUR
ÓLAFSSON – ISLÄNDISCHER
PAVILLON – s. S. 111
ELOGIO DEL DUBBIO – VENEDIG,
PUNTA DELLA DOGANA – Catalogue
ed. by Caroline Bourgeois.
Venice 2011/12. 4to. 192 S. Text &
87 farb., meist ganzseit. Abb. auf
284 Tafeln, Ppbd. – Text in engl.,
franz. & ital. Sprache.
„We asked each of the living artists
represented in „In Praise of
Doubt“ to grant us an interview.
Leaving to each the freedom to
respond to our request as they felt
most appropriate. Each artist
could choose (if desired) the personality,
art critic, curator, historian
or journalist whom he or she
wished to propose his or her own
rules: be lcaonic or eloquent, reproduce
an interview published
but exhausted, reformulate earlier
comments, play the game of the
Proust Questionnaire.“ With
works by Adel Abdessemed, Maurizio
Cattelan, Subodh Gupta,
David Hammons, Roni Horn, Jeff
Koons, Paul McCarthy, Julie Merethu,
Bruce Naumann, Charles
Ray, Thomas Schütte, Elaine
Sturtevant, Tatiana Trouvé et a
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