Venice Biennale | Naima Morelli

Published! Palestine at the 2022 Venice Biennale

29-04-2022

Interview, Middle East, News, Published, Research, Review, Visit

Nameer Qassim, “Enough”, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 100x100 cm [Courtesy of The Palestinian Museum US]

Curated by Nancy Nesvet, head curator at the Palestine Museum in the US, the exhibition “From Palestine With Art” features 19 Palestinian artists from Palestine and across the diaspora.

“This is the strongest Palestinian presentation ever,” said Faisal Saleh, director of the Palestine Museum US. “In terms of the size, and the boldness of its pieces, it is a very significant, strong presentation. I think this is going to have a very big impact and get the Palestinian name out in a big way.”

I have reviewed the show for Middle East Monitor.

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Southeast Asian Pavilions at Venice Biennale 2019

By: Naima Morelli

20-06-2019

English, Indonesia, Philippines, Published, Review, Thailand

Hong-Kong based website and platform for collectors CoBo Social has just published my review of the Southeast Asian Pavilions at the 2019 Venice Biennale. I looked at the different national propositions with interest and a bit of a critical eye as well.

Here is the link to the review

2019 Venice Biennale on Middle East Monitor

By: Naima Morelli

14-05-2019

English, Essay, Indonesia, Middle East, Published, Review

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The 2019 Venice Biennale has asked artists to step into the socio-political realm, in the middle of far-right Matteo Salvini’s Italy. And they have done it, dismantling Orientalism and getting the Mediterranean closer together in the process.

My first article on this 2019 Venice Biennale has just been published by Middle East Monitor.

Here is the link to the article

Published! Kawita Vatanajyankur on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

03-05-2019

Uncategorized

Here is a new article from my reportage in Thailand. I’m particularly fond of this interview with one of the most gentle and strong soul I have encountered in my trip. The piece has been just published by CoBo Social.

Here is the link to the interview

THE SINGAPORE SERIES – CHAPTER 25

By: Naima Morelli

23-04-2019

Essay, Reportage, Research, Singapore, Singapore Series, Visit

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“Yearning is the dominant theme that runs through all of my work,” said the outstanding photographer Nguan to The Straits Times. “Singaporeans are restless by nature – we have wandering hearts. This picture describes the longing to be in a different place or time.” Nguan is probably the artist who best caught the poetic, ineffable, paster colour heat of Singapore. In his delicate photographs, depicting mundane moments, suspended in silence, he is able to capture the soft alienation of his own city.

Published! Sopheap Pich at Venice Biennale on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

24-06-2017

Cambodia, Essay, News, Published, United States, Visit

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Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich is part of the show “Viva Arte Viva” by Christine Macel at the Venice Biennale. In this piece for CoBo – part of my report on this year’s Venice Biennale retrace the artistic vision of Pich to better understand how to look at his work in this international avenue.

Here’s the link to the piece

Published! Interview with Lani Maestro on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

21-06-2017

Interview, Philippines, Published, Visit

Even though I have been quite critical of this Venice Biennale as a whole, I still love many of the artists who have exhibited both in the show and in the national pavilions. Lani Maestro, representing Philippines together with Manuel Ocampo, is definitely a favourite. I have been mesmerized by her capacity to unleash the evocative power of language through her neon installations. Cobo has published my interview with her, with the title: “Language Subverting Violence: Lani Maestro at Venice Biennale 2017”.

Here’s the link to the interview

Published! Southeast Asian Pavilions at the 2017 Venice Biennale

By: Naima Morelli

01-06-2017

English, Essay, Indonesia, Italy, Published, Review, Singapore, Visit

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Here is my piece for CoBo on the Southeast Asian Pavilions at the Venice Biennale. This piece wasn’t easy to write and I have been quite critical – something I don’t usually like to be. But this Biennale really called for criticism, the way I see it.

Here’s the link to the piece

Published! Something Else Off Biennale Cairo on Middle East Monitor

By: Naima Morelli

19-10-2015

English, Essay, Italy, Middle East, Published

When we turn our thoughts to contemporary art from Egypt, the first images that come to mind are political graffiti and militant posters. Our idea of Egyptian art is attached strongly to concepts such as uprising, revolution and the Arab Spring. In this piece for the webmagazine Middle East Monitor I look at how the upcoming Something Else Off Biennale Cairo is changing those labels and refreshing the Cairo art scene.

Here’s the link to the article

Published! Interview with Reko Rennie on Global Comment

By: Naima Morelli

19-06-2015

Australia, English, Interview, Italy, Published, Research

My interview with Australian artist Reko Rennie has just been published on the webmagazine Global Comment with the title “Aboriginal Royalty at the Venice Biennale: Interview with artist Reko Rennie”. This interview is part part of my research about artists in Melbourne.

Here’s the link to the article

Published! Interview with Sam Leach on Raven

By: Naima Morelli

09-06-2015

Australia, English, Interview, Italy, Published

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The Australian webmagazine RAVEN has just published my interview with Melbourne artist Sam Leach. I met Sam at Palazzo Bembo, in Venice, and we talked about the artist’s work in Personal Structures, a collateral exhibition to the Venice Biennale.

Here’s the link to the article

Published! Interview with Penny Byrne on Raven

By: Naima Morelli

27-05-2015

Australia, English, Interview, Italy, Published

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The Australian webmagazine RAVEN has just published my interview with Melbourne artist Penny Byrne. I met Penny at Palazzo Franchetti, in Venice, and we talked about the artist’s work in Glasstress, an official Biennale satellite exhibition.

Here’s the link to the article

Naima Morelli

Published! Palestine at the 2022 Venice Biennale

2019 Venice Biennale on Middle East Monitor

THE SINGAPORE SERIES – CHAPTER 25

Published! Sopheap Pich at Venice Biennale on CoBo

Published! Southeast Asian Pavilions at the 2017 Venice Biennale

Published! Something Else Off Biennale Cairo on Middle East Monitor

Published! Interview with Reko Rennie on Global Comment

Published! Interview with Sam Leach on Raven

Published! Interview with Penny Byrne on Raven

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