Artist Simone Leigh Embodies Self-Determination in the Historic 'Sovereignty' at the Venice Biennale - Colossal

"To be sovereign is to not be subject to another’s authority, another’s desires, or another’s gaze but rather to be the author of one’s own history." This conviction founds Simone Leigh: Sovereignty, the artist's new body of work created for the U.S. Pavilion…

Background: “Façade” (2022), thatch, steel, and wood, dimensions variable. Foreground: “Satellite” (2022), bronze, 24 feet × 10 feet × 7 feet 7 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and Matthew M… [+3587 chars]

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