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The official press release states proudly that Kenya's participation marks the first time in which an east African country is represented at the Venice Biennial. This may well be due, primarily, to the initiative of one of the two artists.
Armando Tanzini was born in Italy, where he also completed his artistic training. He has lived in Kenya for years, obtained Kenian citizenship, and is active principally in the tourism field, but also as an architect and gallerist. According to his biography, some of his works can be found in the collection of Kenya's president.
Since Tanzini placed himself and his Africanized works at the center of the exhibition, this supposedly national presentation is a frank self-promotion. The second artist, Richard Onyango, has literally been pushed into a corner. |
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Commissioner:
Avv. Ugo Simonetti
Artists:
Richard Onyango
Armando Tanzini |
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