Lisa Reihana. Biennale Arte 2017. Photo: Michael Hall. Image courtesy of New Zealand at Venice.
in Pursuit of Venus [infected], 2015-17, Lisa Reihana: Emissaries, Biennale Arte 2017. Photo: Michael Hall. Image courtesy of New Zealand at Venice.
in Pursuit of Venus [infected], 2015-17, Lisa Reihana: Emissaries, Biennale Arte 2017. Photo: Michael Hall. Image courtesy of New Zealand at Venice.
in Pursuit of Venus [infected], 2015-17, Lisa Reihana: Emissaries, Biennale Arte 2017. Photo: Michael Hall. Image courtesy of New Zealand at Venice.
Lisa Reihana and Governor-General, Her Excellency The Rt Dame Patsy Reddy, arrive for the official opening of the NZ pavilion on the Disdotona. Photo: Michael Hall. Image courtesy of New Zealand at Venice.
Touch (Body Remembers series) (detail) from Tracey Moffatt's My Horizon. Photo: Tracey Moffatt.
The big arts news this week has been the gigantic event in Venice - the fabled Biennale. Standing Room Only's Lynn Freeman was there, partly to be bowled over by New Zealand's contribution -- Lisa Reihana's in Pursuit of Venus (infected) -- and partly to be knocked out by the amazing art from the rest of the world.
