VENICE, ITALY
Everyone is abuzz this year for the prestigious international art exhibition known as La Biennale di Venezia, as it features the first solo exhibition for an Indigenous artist from the United States, Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Band of Choctaw/Cherokee). This significant event is based in Venice, Italy, and is now celebrating its 60th edition of honoring contemporary arts from artists across the world, and furthering its mission in promoting new artistic trends in art, architecture, dance, music, film and more.
Gibson’s exhibition at the U.S. Pavilion, titled the space in which to place me, referencing the poem He Sápa by Oglala Lakota poet Layli Long Soldier, features more than 20 works of sculpture, multimedia paintings, paintings on paper and video, and includes both new and recent works. “…Gibson creates…