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2 May 2022
Culture / Picture Gallery

Snap Happy: Elephant’s Biennale Photo Diary

From real bricks to fake flowers, stone owls to octopus women, here’s what caught [author]Louise Benson’s[/author] eye in Venice… Words by Louise Benson

Simone Leigh’s Brick House in the opening gallery of the Venice Arsenale. Photo by Louise Benson
Simone Leigh’s Brick House in the opening gallery of the Venice Arsenale
Detail of work by Gabriel Chaile
Detail of work by Gabriel Chaile
Works by Solange Pessoa
Works by Solange Pessoa
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  • A visitor looks at works by Safia Farhat
Ali Cherri, Titans (2022)
Ali Cherri, Titans, 2022
Aage Gaup, Sculpture I & II (1979)
A visitor walks past Aage Gaup, Sculpture I & II, 1979
Tetsumi Kudo, Flowers, 1967–1968
Tetsumi Kudo, Flowers, 1967–1968
A visitor in front of Firelei Baez, Something Ephemeral and Beautifully Whole, When Seen from the Edge of One’s Vision, Too Full When Taken Head On, 2022
A visitor in front of Firelei Baez, Something Ephemeral and Beautifully Whole, When Seen from the Edge of One’s Vision, Too Full When Taken Head On, 2022
Emma Talbot, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, 2021
Emma Talbot, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, 2021
A visitor in front of Elias Sime, Red Leaves, 2021
A visitor in front of Elias Sime, Red Leaves, 2021
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  • Works by Myrlande Constant
Delcy Morelos, Earthly Paradise, 2022
Delcy Morelos, Earthly Paradise, 2022
A visitor in front of Ficre Ghebreyesys, City With a River Running Through, 2011
A visitor in front of Ficre Ghebreyesys, City With a River Running Through, 2011
Detail of Niki de Saint Phalle, Gwendolyn, 1966–1990
Detail of Niki de Saint Phalle, Gwendolyn, 1966–1990
A visitor looks at a work by Belkis Ayón
A visitor looks at a work by Belkis Ayón

 

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