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The Venice Biennale and the Asia-Pacific in the Global Art World

224 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

224 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

224 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This monograph uses the national pavilions of the Venice Biennale as a vehicle to examine the development of international contemporary art trends within the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, Japan and Korea and 16 additional national entities who have had less continuous participation in this global art event. Analysing both the spatial and visual representation of contemporary art... Read more

Part 1: Overview

1. The Venice Biennale: a history of globalised contemporary art

Part 2: New Nations in the Venice Biennale

2. Australia seeks to find its space in Venice.

Getting into the Giardini di Castello - The early days

Greater alignment with the contemporary

The temporary Australian National Pavilion - Making do

Time for a new Australian National Pavilion?

The new pavilion

3. East meets West through the Ishibashi Foundation

4. ARKO and not so temporary Korean Pavilion

Part 3: Out of the Giardini