• The toxic landscape of colonialism: Venice’s architecture biennale spotlights Africa

    The toxic landscape of colonialism: Venice’s architecture biennale spotlights Africa
    Is the era of the elderly white male finally over? This year’s global extravaganza, boasting a Ghanaian-Scottish curator, features a huge number of exhibitors from Africa – and shows its vicious exploitation continuesA faceted brick wall stands in the middle of Venice’s Arsenale, like a sharply creased origami screen, blocking the route of visitors to this year’s Architecture Biennale. As you get closer, it looks like a rubble tapestry, with pieces of crushed brick and co

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