The Disquieted Muses
When the Biennale Meets History. 29 August - 8 December 2020, Venice Biennale Central Pavilion, Giardini. Curated by the artistic directors of all six departments.
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This exhibition section includes:
- Secretary General Antonio Maraini: La Biennale as independent agency. Opening to international tendencies (exhibitions abroad, new national pavilions incl. USA) and fascistization of the exhibition. Focus on the Futurists 1926-1942. La Biennale during the War (1940-1942) and the role of the national pavilions in those years.
- The Film Festival used for fascist propaganda and awards to Olympia by Leni Riefenstahl. Nazi hierarchs visit the Art Exhibition and the Film Festival.
- “Degenerated” musicians (Krenek, Hindemith, Stravinskij, Bartók) perform in Venice until 1938.
- 1934 The Merchant of Venice by Max Reinhardt
- 1934 Una Favola di Andersen by Jia Ruskaja
© Photo: Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
When the Biennale Meets History. 29 August - 8 December 2020, Venice Biennale Central Pavilion, Giardini. Curated by the artistic directors of all six departments.