This volume celebrates the exciting new work of Allora & Calzadilla, who represented the United States in the 54th Venice Biennale.
This book documents Allora & Calzadilla’s exhibition in the U.S. Pavilion, including a plates section displaying images of the works as they were installed in Venice.
Essays by exhibition curator, U.S. Commissioner Lisa Freiman, and art historians Carrie Lambert-Beatty and Yates McKee explore the themes addressed in Gloria and place Allora & Calzadilla’s works within a larger art historical and social context.
Jennifer Allora is a director, known for A Man Screaming Is Not a Dancing Bear (2008).
Guillermo Calzadilla was born in 1971 in Havana, Cuba.
The essays from experts like Freiman, Lambert-Beatty, and McKee offer more than descriptions. They contextualise the work historically, politically, and socially. So it's not just “these are the works”, but “why they matter, what they engage”. That helps with deeper understanding, whether for study or appreciation.
