Richard Mosse's bruising images of bloody war
THE ability of the Venice Biennale to capture the zeitgeist is remarkable. Two years ago, the Biennale had a sense of anarchy, spurred on by banks collapsing and the questioning of societal institutions.
In 2013, the mood is introspection, with curator, Massimiliano Gioni, reflecting on the art of the 20th century and its achievements and failures. The Biennale centres on the exhibition, ‘Il Palazzo Encyclopaedico’, an odyssey that covers kilometres of gallery space and includes work by 158 artists. In addition, there are 88 national ‘pavilions’, mostly in the Giardini. Outside of that, countries such as Angola, Azerbijian and Ireland have to fend for themselves, renting spaces throughout the city. Ireland is showing its artist in the Fondaco Marcello, on the Grand Canal, between the Rialto bridge and San Marco.
