The theme of this biennale is “Stranieri Ovunque” – Strangers Everywhere – which could be interpreted in multiple ways. The show particularly featured the works of marginalized people
Saw lots of amazing art. Some of it, particularly the entry by Australia’s Archie Moore “Kith and Kin” must have taken months of work on site.
One standout artist (for me) is Omar Mismar, who makes Roman-style mosaics of modern topics, as shown above.
A powerful set of pieces were done by the residents of Lusanga, a village in the Congo with a long history of enslavement and exploitation by Lever Brothers (now Unilever).
The Archie Moore installation is the one I remember best of them all… because unforgettable? because shockingly direct and unassailably true? because so fully realized and trus? Yes. All.