Immersive Experiences at Venice Biennale 2024: An Artist’s Perspective

The Installation Art Podcast

A must-listen if you are planning a visit to Venice Biennale in 2024!

In this special bonus episode, host Anastasia Parmson takes us through the 60th Venice Art Biennale. Recorded live on location, we get:

• a detailed, candid rundown of each day's experiences in Biennale’s Giardini, Arsenale and other locations
• some spicy and maybe even thought-provoking critiques of exhibitions and national pavilions
• a rundown of the logistical challenges when navigating Venice and the Biennale
• a sense of the emotional and physical toll of attending such a large-scale art event

Key highlights include an analysis of the host’s favourite pavilions, why she was “in a confused rage” at one of the exhibitions and an ode to site-specific installation. The episode also delves into the less glamorous aspects such as disappointing moments, crowded tourist areas, ticketing and planning fails. It's a candid, enthusiastic, and often funny account that art aficionados and curious listeners alike will find enlightening.

02:43 Day 1 at the Biennale

04:36 60th International Art Exhibition

11:21 Exploring Giardini

22:24 Day 2: Navigating Venice & The Pavilions

31:24 Exploring Arsenale

44:38 Rant on Contemporary Art

47:19 Day 3: Back for More in Arsenale

54:14 Performances at German Pavilion

01:00:38 Ode To Site-Specific Installation

01:09:52 Art And Context From Giardini

01:17:51 Day 4: A Fail

Mentioned in this episode:

Biennale Arte 2024: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024 | https://www.instagram.com/labiennale/

From 20 April to 24 November 2024

Finnish Pavilion: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/finland

Omar Mismar: http://www.omarmismar.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/omarmismar

The Museum of The Old Colony by Pablo Delano: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/nucleo-contemporaneo/pablo-delano#:~:text=

Gabrielle Goliath: https://www.gabriellegoliath.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/gabriellegoliath

60th International Art Exhibition, titled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere: https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/biennale-arte-2024-stranieri-ovunque-foreigners-everywhere

Adriano Pedrosa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano_Pedrosa | https://www.instagram.com/adrianopedrosa/

Czech Pavilion / Eva Koťátková: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/czech-republic | https://www.instagram.com/evakotatkova/

Uruguay Pavilion / Eduardo Cardozo: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/uruguay | https://www.eduardocardozo.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/cardozobenia/

Australian Pavilion / Archie Moore: https://www.labiennale.org/en/australia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Moore_(artist) | https://www.instagram.com/kithandkin_2024

French Pavilion / Julien Creuzet: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/france | https://www.juliencreuzet.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/julien.creuzet/

Japanese Pavilion / : https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/japan | https://mohrizm.net/ | https://www.instagram.com/mo_hrizm

German Pavilion: https://www.labiennale.org/en/germany |

Yael Bartana: https://www.yaelbartana.com/ https://www.instagram.com/yaelbartana

Ersan Mondtag: https://mondtag.com/en | https://www.instagram.com/ersanmondtag/

Estonian Pavilion / Edith Karlson: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/estonia | https://cca.ee/en/artists-database/edith-karlson | https://www.instagram.com/edith_karlson/

Lithuanian Pavilion / Pakui Hardware: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/lithuania | https://www.pakuihardware.org/ | https://www.instagram.com/pakui_hardware

Joshua Serafin: https://www.joshuaserafin.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/joshudoser

Ukrainian Pavilion: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/ukraine | https://www.instagram.com/ukrainianpavilioninvenice/

Latvian Pavilion / : https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/latvia | https://www.amandaziemele.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/amandaziemele/

Pierre Huyghe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Huyghe

Pinault Collection: https://www.pinaultcollection.com/en | https://www.instagram.com/palazzo_grassi

Ilya & Emilia Kabakov: http://www.kabakov.net/

Banksy: https://www.banksy.co.uk/ | https://www.instagram.com/banksy

Chinese Pavilion: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/china-people’s-republic

Vincent Cassel: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001993/ | https://www.instagram.com/vincentcassel

Albanian Pavilion / Iva Lulashi: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/albania | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iva_Lulashi | https://www.instagram.com/ivalulashi/

Benin Pavilion: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/benin-republic

Chloé Quenum: https://www.instagram.com/chloequenum/

Kosovo Pavilion | Doruntina Kastrati: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/kosovo-republic | https://www.instagram.com/doruntinakastrati_/ | https://www.instagram.com/kosovopavilion24

Serbian Pavilion / Aleksandar Denić: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/serbia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Denić | https://www.instagram.com/aleksandar_denic_

Egypt Pavilion: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/egypt

Poland Pavilion: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/poland

United States of America Pavilion / Jeffrey Gibson: https://www.labiennale.org/en/united-states-america | https://www.jeffreygibson.net/ | https://www.instagram.com/jeffrune

The Halluci Nation soundtrack: https://thehallucination.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/thehallucination

Nordic Countries Pavilion: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/nordic-countries-sweden-finland-norway

Danish Pavilion: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/denmark

Switzerland Pavilion / Guerreiro do Divino Amor: https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024/switzerland | https://www.guerreirododivinoamor.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/guerreirododivinoamor/

Ernest Pignon Ernest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Pignon-Ernest

Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia: https://eu.louisvuitton.com/eng-e1/magazine/articles/espace-louis-vuitton-venezia

Sideways (2004) reference: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375063/ | https://youtu.be/CgQfyYmP0TI?si=6asTXsswm_xtUPmO

The Installation Art Podcast is a bi-weekly show about people who love and work with the contemporary art medium of installation.

The host Anastasia Parmson, an artist herself, interviews internationally renowned artists and arts workers about the intricacies and behind-the-scenes stories of creating and showing work that is site-specific, ephemeral, large scale or immersive.

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