Best of African Pavillion – Venice Biennale

Algeria’s Philippe Parreno, an empty room the ceiling filled with black helium filled speach bubble balloons.

Haiti’s Mario Benjamin Sublime emotive portraits.

Kendell Geers 7 Deadly Sins

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MOUNIR FATMI – Save Manhattan 03

An assemblage of speakers old and new lined up in the middle of the space. The subtility is what gives this work its bulldozing effect, a massive spotlight casts from the speakers a shadow reminiscent of the Manhattan skyline. The voice of the iconic city floods from the speakers, the sounds of cars, streets, parks, a harmony of urbanity.

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