Rising Star Kapwani Kiwanga to Represent Canada at 2024 Venice Biennale
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- 20 Mar 2023
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Kapwani Kiwanga, a closely watched artist on the international stage, will represent Canada at the 2024 Venice Biennale, which will open in April of that year. She is the first Black woman that will show at the country’s pavilion and only the second Black artist to take on the project, after Stan Douglas, who was selected for the 2022 edition.
Kiwanga, who was born in Canada and is now based in Paris, is known for her research-based practice that takes the form in a variety of mediums, from sculpture and installation to photography, video, and performance. She often casts an eye toward the histories of those that have been forcibly marginalized, forgotten, or erased, focusing on the transatlantic slave trade, the Green Book, and the floral arrangements of various diplomatic gatherings with African nations. Read More..
