At Hallenbad Ost, works by Taring Padi, a collective that had one of its panels, exhibited at Friederichplatz, taken from documenta fifteen after criticism - explained in the text. Photo: Patricia Rousseaux

culture war

Returning to the concept of culture war, art critic Fabio Cypriano writes about the polemics of documenta fifteen
Pedro Reyes, "Hypnopedia", present at Instituto Ling, at the 13th Mercosul Biennial. Photo: Thiele Elissa

Mercosul Biennial talks about trauma, dream and escape

The theme alludes to the times lived in the pandemic and to the desire to come together again, elements that emerge in part of the 100 works on display.
Works from the series Sonhíferas, by Solange Pessoa

Venice Biennale: Dream in the midst of war

59th edition of the oldest art biennial, this time by Italian Cecilia Alemani, makes the inclusion of women artists its main asset
Gudskul, Sekolah Temujalar, pedagogical installation with audio, cameras, drawings and games exhibited at Fridericianum, at documenta fifteen, in Kassel

Kassel becomes a barn of exchanges

documenta fifteen, with more than 1.500 artists occupying 39 spaces in the German city, prioritizes solidarity and coexistence as practices in the field of art.
Berlin Biennale artist and curator Kader Attia.

“I invite you to reappropriate attention”

In interview with arte!brasileiros, the French artist Kader Attia, curator of the 12th Berlin Biennale, talks about the importance of creating dialogues between the works presented in the exhibition so that the spectator builds narratives, and thus opens his mind; He also warns of the manipulation of public opinion exerted by techno-liberal capitalism on social networks.
Antonio Recalcati, Enrico Baj, Erró, Gianni Giancarlo Dova, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Roberto Crippa, "Grand tableau antifasciste collectif", 1960. Exhibited at the Berlin Biennale

Berlin maps wounds of the world

Lean Biennial with 40 artists, "Ainda Presente", with artistic direction by Kader Attia, prioritizes works with a denunciation character

Shows that complement each other

documenta and the Berlin and Venice Biennials, despite bringing contradictory conceptions of the state of the art, provide a complete overview of current production
"Generosity, Regeneration, Transparency, Independence, Sufficiency, Local Anchor and most of all Humor", by Dan Perjovschi at Fridericianum. Photo: Nicolas Wefers

documenta fifteen kicks off the exhibition program

'Lumbung'. The word that may seem unusual to us is the Indonesian term for a community rice barn and articulates as an axis...
The School of Mutants, "All Fragments of the Word Will Come Back Here to Mend Each Other", exhibited at the Akademie der Künste in Pariser Platz as part of the 12th Berlin Biennale. Photo: dotgain.info

Berlin Biennale seeks decolonial strategies for the future

Curated by Kader Attia, "Still Present!" takes place in person in six different German art and culture spaces, and seeks to rethink the modern legacy in the face of the global crisis
Image: Bienalsur Publicity.

Bienalsur has open calls for fourth edition

Artists and curators can participate in the event focused on the global south; Registration for Bienalsur 2023 is open until May 27