USAFelix Gonzalez-Torres used 700 lbs of individually wrapped licorice in an analogy to missiles and oil, pariotism and capitolism . His use of these dark multiples, manufactured goods, and strings of lightbulbs, playing with the idea of candy is a sinister melange of sweets and darkness. Did anyone else see this guy in the Padiglione Italia? He was walking a mechanical dog on a leash…. bon, bref. He also obscured my shot of Sigmar Polke stunning painting…. rather pigment on […]

Categories: Venice Biennale • Tags: Felix Gonzalez Torres, Giardini, Isa Genzken, Maariya Wirkkala, Sigmar Polke, Tracy Emin, Venice Biennale