Palestine c/o Venice

Palestine c/o Venice was published in conjunction with Palestine c/o Venice, a collateral event of the 53rd Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Salwa Mikdadi, from June 7 to September 30, 2009. Palestine c/o Venice marks the first Palestinian participation. This exhibition embraces the Palestinian people through a conceptual framework that questions the disproportionate use of the media image of Palestinians as faces without names and people without a voice. The works challenge media imagery that simplifies and re-contextualizes the events in Palestine thereby producing repeated clichés through sensational sound bites that gloss over historical and realistic perspectives. With illustrations of participating artists' works, artist statements, information on venues in Palestine, and artists' and exhibition team biographies.

Asia Art Archive