This is a special episode that I recorded with three artist friends: Kate Davis, Ash Perry and Ramo Zeroual in Venice in June this year. Unplanned, we found each other in Venice for 2019 Venice Biennale at the same time. This gave me a great opportunity to make an episode about 2019 Venice Biennale and to share some our thoughts on this major global art event. Please forgive the noises on the background, (church bell hitting the right time, ladies on street chatting, dog barking..:)) But I hope what we discussed is interesting enough to overcome these flaws.  

The speakers:

Kate Davis

https://www.datekavis.com/about

Ash Perry

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-art-show/first-commissions-emerging-artists-reimagine-michelangelos-david/11339758

Ramo Zeroual

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RyLTZtXrPmwApgCDD0PUQ

The 58th Venice Biennale

https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2019/information

The artists mentioned in the episode:

Zhanna Kadyrova

https://www.kadyrova.com/project-en

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

Walled Unwalled (2018) - the work shown at Giardini

http://lawrenceabuhamdan.com/#/walled-unwalled/

This Whole time there were no land mines (2017) - the work shown at Arsenale

http://lawrenceabuhamdan.com/#/langugae-gulf-in-the-shouting-valley/

Kahlil Joseph

BLKNWS

https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/blknws-kahlil-joseph-vience-biennale-2019-1543222

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=602987583540716

Lithuania Pavilion

Sun and Sea, Curator: Lucia Pietroiusti

https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2019/national-participations/lithuania

https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/262366/rugil-barzdiukait-vaiva-grainyt-lina-lapelytsun-sea-marina/

https://www.sunandsea.lt/en

Zimbabwe Pavilion

Soko Risina Musoro (The Tale Without a Head), Curator: Raphael Chikukwa

https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2019/national-participations/zimbabwe-republic

https://www.contemporaryand.com/magazines/zimbabwe-pavilion-announced-participating-artists-and-title/

Kudzanai-Violet Hwami

https://kudzanaiviolethwami.com

North Macedonia Pavilion

Subversion to Red

https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2019/national-participations/north-macedonia-republic

https://nadaprlja.com/subversion-to-red/

Artist: Nada Prlja

https://nadaprlja.com

France Pavilion

Deep See Blue Surrounding You / Vois Ce Bleu Profond Te Fondre 

http://www.biennialfoundation.org/2019/04/french-pavilion-at-the-venice-biennale-2019-laure-prouvost/

Artist: Laure Prouvost

https://www.laureprouvost.com

Other exhibitions at the Venice Biennale:

By Ash

Punta della dogana

https://www.palazzograssi.it/en/about/sites/punta-della-dogana/

Time, Forward! at VAC

http://www.v-a-c.ru/exhibition/

Ghana Pavilion

https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2019/national-participations/ghana

By Kate

Future Generation Art Prize

https://futuregenerationartprize.org

Jannis Kounellis

Prada Foundation

http://www.fondazioneprada.org/project/jannis-kounellis/

By Ramo

Jone Jonas

http://myartguides.com/exhibitions/joan-jonas-moving-off-the-land-ii/

Museum 

By Me (Siying)

Parasol unit: https://parasol-unit.org

Bosnia Pavilion

https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2019/national-participations/bosnia-and-herzegovina

The exhibition Ramo will be in:

https://www.festival-automne.com/en/program

Ash’s Florence exhibition can be found at

https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/emerging-australian-artists-reimagine-michelangelos-david/

Ararat Gallery TAMA

Fantasies - Hannah Gartside

http://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/hannah-gartside-fantasies/