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More country pavilions at Venice Biennale to check out

From Uganda to the US, here are the best country pavilions at the world's biggest art show

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Helmi Yusof

Helmi Yusof

Published Thu, Apr 28, 2022 · 07:19 PM
    • Visitors view "Last Garment", a sculpture based on a vintage postcard of a washerwoman in Jamaica, part of US artist Simone Leigh's Venice exhibition entitled "Sovereignty", during a press day at the 59th Venice Art Biennale in Venice on April 20, 2022. - Eighty countries, including Ukraine, will have a pavilion at the 59th Biennale, which is set to begin on April 23 and runs through November. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
    • Visitors view "Last Garment", a sculpture based on a vintage postcard of a washerwoman in Jamaica, part of US artist Simone Leigh's Venice exhibition entitled "Sovereignty", during a press day at the 59th Venice Art Biennale in Venice on April 20, 2022. - Eighty countries, including Ukraine, will have a pavilion at the 59th Biennale, which is set to begin on April 23 and runs through November. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION AFP

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    5. Belgium – Francis Alys

    One of the greatest contemporary artists of our time, Francis Alys has filled the Belgian Pavilion with videos of children simply playing games. Alys travelled across the world from Mexico to Hong Kong, to document children who have turned commonplace objects – such as mirrors, tyres, coins and chairs – into playthings. 

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