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Migrant Death Boat Is By Far Most Controversial Work At Venice Biennale

VISUAL Posted: May 15, 2019 7:05 am

Artist Christoph Büchel managed to get possession of the actual fishing boat in which hundreds of migrants drowned while trying to get from Libya to Italy in 2015 — and he entered it as is, with no identifying text, in this year’s Biennale as an artwork titled Barca nostra (Our Boat). Reactions to the piece have been strong, ranging from somber admiration to appalled denunciation. – The Art Newspaper

VISUAL Published: 05.14.19

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