Scenes From the 2019 Venice Biennale

Alan Taylor
May 8, 2019
23 Photos
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The 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, held in locations throughout Venice, Italy, will open to the public on May 11. This year’s exhibition is titled “May You Live in Interesting Times,” and will remain open until November 24. Gathered here are a few images of artwork and installations created by artists from around the world.

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Visitors view Faniswa, Sea Point, Cape Town, 2016, by the South African artist Zanele Muholi, during a press preview ahead of the opening of the 58th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale on May 8, 2019, in Venice, Italy. #

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A general view shows the Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn's Building Bridges, a sculptural installation showing six pairs of arching hands creating a bridge over a Venetian waterway in the Arsenal former shipyard, in Venice on May 8, 2019. #

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Art by Anthea Hamilton, photographed at the Arsenal during the 58th International Art Exhibition on May 7, 2019 #

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A collateral installation by Nic Fiddian Green is seen at Madonna dell'Orto on May 7, 2019. #

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Visitors view Covering Letter 2012, by the Indian artist Jitish Kallat, ahead of the opening of the Venice Biennale on May 8, 2019. #

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The U.S.A. pavilion, represented by the artist Martin Puryear with his installation Liberty, is seen in the Giardini area on May 7, 2019. #

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A performance by Body as Home (bottom left) is photographed during the 58th International Art Exhibition on May 7, 2019. #

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Body as Home performs on May 7, 2019, in Venice, Italy. #

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A visitor views an artwork by the Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan on May 8, 2019, in Venice. #

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A visitor walks past an artwork by the American sculptor Jimmie Durham on May 8, 2019. #

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Art by Mark Justiniani in the Philippine pavilion at the Arsenal, photographed on May 7, 2019 #

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Artwork in the U.S.A. pavilion, represented by the artist Martin Puryear with his installation Liberty, photographed on May 7, 2019 #

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Art by Martine Gutierrez is displayed in the main pavilion of Giardini on May 7, 2019. #

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Visitors view artwork by the Romanian artist Andra Ursuta on May 8, 2019. #

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An installation is viewed in the main pavilion of Giardini on May 7, 2019. #

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Visitors view Big Wheel, by the African American artist Arthur Jafa, on May 8, 2019. #

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Christoph Büchel's migrant boat is seen at the Arsenal during the 58th International Art Exhibition on May 7, 2019. #

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An artistic installation sits in the main pavilion of Giardini on May 7, 2019. #

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A visitor takes a photo with a mobile phone in the Ghana pavilion during a press preview on May 8, 2019. #

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An installation is seen in the main pavilion of Giardini on May 7, 2019. #

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Art by Anicka Yi, photographed at the Arsenal on May 7, 2019 #

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Art by Jon Rafman, viewed at the Arsenal in Venice on May 7, 2019 #

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Visitors walk through an installation in the main pavilion of Giardini on May 7, 2019. #

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