Viva Phillips at “Viva Arte Viva” – Venice Biennale

Installation by Ernesto Neto at the Venice Biennale 2017. All photos: Vesela Sretenovic

The 57th Venice Biennale, according to its artistic director Christine Macel, celebrates (as the title “Viva Arte Viva” indicates) “the existence of art and artists whose worlds expand our perspectives and the space of our existence.”

Among the 120 participating artists, we are proud to see a number of artists whose work has been featured at the Phillips, is part of our collection, or both. Among them are Sam Gilliam prominently inviting visitors to the Central Pavilion; Xavier Veilhan representing the French Pavilion; McArthur Binion in the Central Pavilion, Zilia Sanchez, Ernesto NetoFranz Erhard Walther in the Arsenale, and Bernardi Roig as part of the INTUITION exhibition at the Palazzo Fortuni. Viva Phillips art(ists)!

Vesela Sretenovic, Senior Curator for Modern and Contemporary Art

Xavier Veilhan’s soundscape STUDIO VENEZIA, representing French Pavilion. An immersive architectural space where professional musicians play for the entire duration of the biennale.

Xavier Veilhan at the Venice Biennale 2017

Franz Ehard Walther’s installation at the Venice Biennale 2017

Zilia Sanchez’s work at the Venice Biennale 2017

Zilia Sanchez’s work at the Venice Biennale 2017

Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Vesela Sretenovic with artist McArthur Binion in front of his work at the Venice Biennale 2017

Installation view of McArthur Binion’s work at the Venice Biennale 2017