Tabish Khan Reviews Every Venice Biennale National Pavilion in One Sentence
Tabish Khan, a critic for FAD Magazine, published a one-sentence review of nearly every national pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale. He visited the Giardini, Arsenale, and off-site venues, but missed some due to time constraints, closures, or location difficulties. Highlights include Japan's interactive babies with QR code poems, Austria's playful nudity and 'purified urine' installation, and Luxembourg's comedic film featuring a talking turd. Khan praised India's silk architecture, North Macedonia's gold Pieta made from refugee blankets, and Somalia's powerful poetry on migrant treatment. He criticized Haiti's paintings, Guatemala & Grenada's unfocused shared space, and the Netherlands' locked performance. The Biennale runs until November 22, 2024.
Key facts
- Tabish Khan reviewed national pavilions at the 2024 Venice Biennale.
- He covered Giardini, Arsenale, and off-site pavilions.
- Japan's pavilion featured babies with QR code poems in nappies.
- Austria's pavilion included nudity on a jetski and 'purified urine'.
- Luxembourg's film featured a talking turd that explodes over the audience.
- India's pavilion had architecture made from silk and bamboo.
- North Macedonia displayed a gold Pieta made from refugee blankets.
- The Biennale runs until November 22, 2024.
Entities
Artists
- Rosana Paulino
- Faig Ahmed
- Sara Shamma
- Gabrielle Goliath
Institutions
- FAD Magazine
- La Biennale di Venezia
- V&A
- Scotland + Venice
- Wales in Venice
- Catalonia in Venice
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Giardini
- Arsenale
- Canareggio
- Dorsoduro
- San Servolo
- London
- United Kingdom