Venice Biennale Calls on Christoph Büchel to Return Controversial Migrant Boat to Sicily
Büchel was loaned the wreckage for one year, with the understanding that it would then return to Sicily.
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In Venice, Christoph Büchel Will Show Ship That Sank in Mediterranean, Killing Hundreds of Migrants
The work will be included in the central section of the Biennale, having been delivered from a NATO base in Italy.
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Artists, Curators Respond to Christoph Büchel’s Border Wall Project
The Swiss artist's gallery, Hauser & Wirth, said that he wants the walls "to stand as evidence of bigotry and fear in American culture."
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Inside Job: In the Tradition of Institutional Critique, Artists Are Throwing Wrenches Into the Art World’s Works
The standard hours for contemporary art galleries have been set in stone for decades: 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday. But quite a few people attempting to visit A. L. Steiner's exhibition this…
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Reopen Christoph Büchel’s Mosque Project in Venice
Last Friday, Venetian authorities closed Christoph Büchel's functioning mosque in a disused church in the city, the Swiss artist's project for the Icelandic pavilion at the Venice Biennale, saying…
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Morning Links: Christoph Büchel’s Mosque Edition
Christoph Büchel’s Venice Biennale mosque is officially closed to the public, due to safety risks. [The Art Newspaper] Artist Eric Fishl is leaving Mary Boone Gallery after 30 years. [The Art Newspape…
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Breaking the Mystique of the Mosque: Christoph Büchel’s Icelandic Pavilion Opens
In the official guidebook for the 56th Venice Biennale, which opens to the public tomorrow, the entry for Iceland's pavilion consists of nothing more than a schedule listing prayer times for Muslims…
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Swiss Artist Christoph Büchel, Repping Iceland in Venice, Will Stage Artwork Called ‘The Mosque’ at Disused Church
Christoph Büchel, the irrepressible, inexhaustible Swiss provocateur, whose projects have ranged from staging a sex club at Secession in Vienna to allegedly showing the belongings of homeless people a…
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