sol calero’s large-scale installation at venice art biennale
Venezuelan artist Sol Calero takes part in the 60th edition of the Venice Art Biennale, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, with a large-scale installation situated within the Giardini. On view from April 20 until November 24, 2024, this special project stands out among the thirty permanent national pavilions as a gathering place for visitors of the Biennale. The design expands on Calero’s decades of exploration into colorful and site-specific architectural installations — each taking cue from Latin American cultural codes, social spaces, exoticism, diaspora, and tropical themes.
Sol Calero gathering place at the Giardini | image © designboom
latin america and the Caribbean paradise
From a hair salon to a salsa dance school and travel agency, Sol Calero’s installations have often taken the form of small businesses, questioning aesthetic hierarchies and problematizing the perception of the exotic while engaging with local contexts. Combining materials and mediums—including furniture, textiles, mosaic, video, mural painting, and functional found objects—her projects delve into the illusion of the Caribbean as a paradise, disarming the viewer with a convivial, playful atmosphere while utilizing a transversal visual language to unfold conversations around migration, displacement, and identity. Make sure to pass by her installation at the Venice Art Biennale 2024.
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