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“Everything Precious is Fragile,” Benin’s first pavilion at the Venice Biennale, features artists Romuald Hazoumé, Chloé Quenum, Ishola Akpo, and Moufouli Bello.
It will be the 87-year-old pope's first visit to the lagoon city since his 2013 election and he will also be the first pontiff to visit the Venice Biennale a prestigious art show with exhibitions sponsored by numerous nations in myriad spaces. It features creations by nine contemporary artists who worked closely with inmates on the project. The unusual decision to house the Holy See pavilion in the jail highlights Francis' repeated calls for society to rally around the poor and neglected, including prison populations.
A selection of South African artworks produced during the country’s apartheid era which ended up in foreign art collections is on display in Johannesburg to mark 30 years since the country's transition to democracy in 1994. Most of the artworks were taken out of the country by foreign tourists and diplomats who had viewed them at the Australian Embassy in the capital, Pretoria. The embassy had opened its doors to Black artists from the townships to be recognized and have their artworks on full display to the public.