"At a press conference today in Venice, the team described 'In Minor Keys' as an invitation to tune into the subtler emotional frequencies made possible by the arts, including music and poetry. In this way, the theme aims to provide 'a radical reconnection with art's natural habitat and role in society,' that of 'the sensory, the effective, the subjective.'"
"Unusually, the list also includes six artist-led organizations, like Denniston Hill in the Catskills, Dakar's Raw Material Company, GAS Foundation in Lagos, and the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institution, included as part of Kouoh's 'schools' motif. These grassroots ecosystems are recognized for their 'ethos to convene,' sharing knowledge and providing 'havens that are a font of learning and creative transition.'"
The 61st Venice Biennale's main exhibition 'In Minor Keys' showcases 111 participating artists, including 105 individual artists or collectives and six artist-led organizations. The exhibition is realized according to the wishes of late curator Koyo Kouoh through a handpicked international team of collaborators based in London, Berlin, and New York. The exhibition invites engagement with subtler emotional frequencies through arts, music, and poetry, aiming to reconnect art with its natural role in society as sensory, affective, and subjective experience. The curatorial framework organizes around conceptual motifs: shrines, rest, procession, and schools. The participating artists range from those born in 1943 to 1997, with artist-led organizations recognized for their role as learning havens and creative ecosystems.
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