57th Venice Biennale 2017
57th International Art Exhibition, 13 May - 26 November 2017. Title: Viva Arte Viva. Curator: Christine Macel.
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La ley del embudo (The law of the funnel)
Commissioner: Alejandro Denes
Curator: Gabriel Peluffo Linari
Exhibitor: Mario Sagradini
Venue: Giardini
The work consists in a cattle forcing pen shape called “funnel”. This sort of device has been used in Uruguay since the XIXth century. In this case the artist has used a barely legible old photo for the reconstruction.
The title La ley del embudo (The Law of the Funnel) used to name the installation, is a popular term alluding to the inequality in the legal system (the broad part for a few, the narrow for the many) that corresponds with the artifact’s jail shape, with two entry and exit shutes crowned by guillotine-like portals.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
57th International Art Exhibition, 13 May - 26 November 2017. Title: Viva Arte Viva. Curator: Christine Macel.