On the recommendation of Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, president of the Biennale since March 2024, himself appointed by the Meloni government, the director of Zeit MOCAA in Cape Town will, against all expectations, preside over this 61e edition.
Each curator leaves his mark on the Venice Biennale, where he orchestrates the international exhibition, presented in two locations, the Arsenal and the International Pavilion at the Giardini. The one which just ended successfully, on November 24, was in the image of its commissioner, the Brazilian Adriano Pedrosa, resolutely turned towards developing countries, minorities and the margins, including the “queer” world. During the awards of this last edition, relations were clearly polar between Adriano Pedrosa and Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, president of the Biennale since March 2024, himself appointed by the Meloni government and renowned for being a few light years from the world of contemporary art. . The latter made cryptic and double-meaning speeches during the very Italian ceremony and then refused to make the slightest comment on this enormous and teeming exhibition.
The announcement of the appointment of Koyo Kouoh, born in 1967 in Cameroon, and figure…
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