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"Der griechische Pavillon verpflanzt Politik auf eine Meta-Ebene"

MICHAEL HUBER, KURIER, AT

La Grecia, non perde tempo, e crea nel suo padiglione un capolavoro che vale da solo il biglietto di tutta Biennale.

FILIPPOMARIA PONTANI , IL FATTO QUOTIDIANO, IT

"Il padiglione della Grecia è indubbiamente e tra tutto, la cosa più utile, elegante, potente e complessa da vedere di tutta la biennale."

GAIA SERENA SIMIONATI , ARSKEY MAGAZINE, IT

"L’esperimento di Drivas è riuscito: lo spettatore uscirà dal padiglione senza una risposta ma con molte domande sul nostro tempo."

LETIZIA CAUDULLO, WE ART, IT

"Padiglioni da non perdere, come Laboratory of Dilemmas di George Drivas per la Grecia"

LUDOVICO PRATESI, ARTRIBUNE, IT

"It’s a poignant nod to Greece’s ancient cultural heritage at a time when, as a nation, Greece is struggling with major political and socio-economic issues."

ANNA SOUTER, THE UPCOMING, UK

"The parallels that can be made from this piece are socially and politically complex and current."

SHAUN BADHAM, A-N THE ARTISTS INFORMATION COMPANY, UK

"Inspired by Aeschylus’ theatre play Iketides (Suppliant Women), which poses a dilemma between saving the Foreigner and maintaining the safety of the Native, Drivas’ work is masterful in its playful confusion and deliberate boundary-playing."

SOPHIE HILL, BOW ARTS, UK

"Grecia presenta una obra con referentes nacionales para tratar un tema global."

ARIANA BASCIANI, THE OBJECTIVE, ES

"Une grande scène cinématographique digne de L’Aveu de Costa-Gavras – sous forme de réunion en urgence d’un conseil d’administration en colère formé par les savants, les directeurs de recherche et les directeurs financiers – fait avorter cette aventure scientifique."

EMMANUEL DAYDE, ART ABSOLUMENT, FR

"Die Poesie, die das dem Forschungsgegenstand liebevoll zugeneigt erscheinende wissenschaftliche Sprechen in Drivas’ Installation stellenweise entfaltet, öffnet Freiräume, in denen sich die Argumentationen um die mögliche Weiterführung des Experiments auch und vor allem in andere Richtungen als bloß die der Naturwissenschaften weiterdenken lassen."

ELLEN WAGNER, FAUST KULTUR, DE

"Drivas wants visitors to slow down and let the allegorical meaning of the experiment sink in. Anyone who rushes through his installation will miss Charlotte Rampling’s cameo, and possibly even catharsis."

COLLEEN BARRY, ASSOCIATED PRESS, USA


articles in: ENGLISH | ITALIAN | GERMAN | FRENCHSWEDISH | SPANISH


ENGLISH


www.citycodemag.com/george-drivas-artist-interview-emst-biennale-venezia

http://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/george-drivas-laboratory-of-dilemmas-video-interview-greece-venice-biennale-2017-charlotte-rampling

www.artificialis.eu/?p4653

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Arts-and-Ent/Culture/2017/May-22/406701-venice-biennale-taps-artistic-angst-during-rising-nationalism.ashx

http://urbanaphorisms.com/topics/uncategorised/

http://www.elledecor.it/en/architecture-biennale/venice-biennale-2017-national-pavilions

http://800signes.com/index.php/language/en/2017/05/19/biennale-di-venezia/

artthrob.co.za/2017/05/18/venice-biennale-2017-part-2/

  http://www.chromart.org/the-venice-art-biennale-2017-national-pavilions/

http://www.arte.it/calendario-arte/venezia/mostra-greek-pavilion-george-drivas-laboratory-of-dilemmas-39255

http://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/venice-biennale-2017-highlights

http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2017/05/16/venice-biennale-2017-the-top-ten-pavilions/

https://www.a-n.co.uk/news/venice-2017-26-recommended-pavilions-shows-individual-works

http://www.bowarts.org/news/venice-biennale-2017

https://www.thenationalherald.com/161816/george-drivas-laboratory-dilemmas-represents-greece-57th-venice-biennale/

http://www.architectours.it/top-venice-art-biennale-2017-pavilions/

http://www.happening.media/category/magazine/en/articles/2816/at-the-giardini-the-venice-biennale-delivers-well-beyond-the-viva-arte-viva-motto

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-12/venice-biennale-2017-review-what-artists-to-watch

http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/ct-venice-biennale-rising-nationalism-20170512-story.html

https://apnews.com/29ae6b15baa64b6bbcd033088e7400e3/Venice-Biennale-taps-artistic-angst-amid-rising-nationalism

http://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/index.php/topics/culture-society/6397-greek-pavilion-at-the-venice-biennale

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4500322/Venice-Biennale-taps-artistic-angst-amid-rising-nationalism.html

artfcity.com/2017/05/11/the-venice-biennale-viva-arte-viva-the-pavilions-part-one/

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-see-2017-venice-biennale-1620961

http://www.billionaire.com/arts-craftsmanship/2793/what-to-see-at-the-venice-biennale

http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/viva-arte-10/

http://artdaily.com/news/95874/Greek-Pavilion-in-Venice-presents-George-Drivas—Laboratory-of-Dilemmas-#.WR2rsRh7Fp8

https://artreview.com/previews/2017_venice_17_george_drivas_greek_pavilion/

­http://www.e-flux.com/announcements/123824/george-drivaslaboratory-of-dilemmas/

http://www.ekathimerini.com/211063/article/ekathimerini/life/george-drivas-work-to-represent-greece-at-57th-venice-biennale


ITALIAN

http://www.eddyburg.it/2017/08/naufraghi-da-biennale-i-migranti.html

http://www.artext.it/Artext/George-Drivas.html

http://preview.teknemedia.net/magazine_detail.html?mId=10180

https://weartproject.com/event/it/469473/giardini-della-biennale-padiglione-della-grecia/

http://www.elledecor.it/biennale-venezia/biennale-venezia-2017-padiglioni-nazionali

http://www.succedeoggi.it/2017/05/larte-della-crisi/

http://www.exibart.com/notizia.asp?IDNotizia=53250&IDCategoria=244

http://www.artribune.com/arti-visive/arte-contemporanea/2017/05/biennale-venezia-editoriale-ludovico-pratesi/

http://www.doppiozero.com/materiali/guida-alla-biennale-darte-2017


GERMAN

http://www.monopol-magazin.de/review-laenderpavillons-venedig-2017

https://www.zdf.de/kultur/aspekte/aspekte-vom-12-mai-2017-100.html

http://mobil.derstandard.at/2000057472314/Biennale-Reich-und-Arm-Drinnen-und-Draussen

https://kurier.at/kultur/biennale-venedig-bilder-die-schimmeln-und-schreien/263.311.881

http://faustkultur.de/3124-0-Ellen-Wagner-Venedig-Biennale-2017.html#.WVp3CzN7FZ1


FRENCH

http://media.artabsolument.com/pdf/article/78317.pdf

http://www.grecehebdo.gr/index.php/actualites/culture/2216-pavillon-grec-à-la-biennale-de-venise-un-laboratoire-de-dilemmes

http://www.lefigaro.fr/arts-expositions/2017/05/10/03015-20170510ARTFIG00163-la-57e-biennale-de-venise-invitee-au-bal-de-l-empereur.php


SWEDISH

http://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/wlm85/flummet-och-hoppfullheten-i-venedig


SPANISH

http://www.neo2.es/blog/2017/05/la-bienal-de-venecia-parte-ii-pabellones-nacionales/

http://theobjective.com/further/ocho-pabellones-explican-storytelling-bienal-de-venecia/

http://www.ara.cat/cultura/pavellons-estrella-Biennal_0_1795020692.html