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Article: Venice Biennale: what befits a woman? A feminist art historian takes on the "feminist biennale," headed by women curators for the first time ever, and showcasing an unprecedented number of women artists.(New Feminism)(Critical Essay)
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- Art in America
- Article date:
- September 1, 2005
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Women are omnipresent in this year's Venice Biennale, beginning with the two visual-arts directors--Maria de Corral, organizing "The Experience of Art" in the Italian Pavilion, and Rosa Martinez, producing "Always a Little Further" at the Arsenale--and ending with the women who walked off with the lion's (or lioness') share of the prizes. That the major curators were women is a noteworthy fact in itself: the first time in 110 years that women have held this important position. Both have proven records and are well known on the international contemporary-art circuit. De Corral was curator of the Spanish pavilion at the 1988 Venice Biennale and has served as director of the ...
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