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)

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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