In more senses than one, this year’s German Pavilion is the most out-there national pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale.
For one, it’s the most unsettling experience on offer: Space travel, somnambulant beings, booming noises, a humungous pile of dirt, and an all-around air of mystery can be found at this pavilion.
For another, it’s geographically expansive, with art set not only in the Giardini, where Germany has a dedicated pavilion, but also on La Certosa, an island with almost nothing on it. Mass transit does run there, albeit infrequently, but there’s not much to do once you arrive, other than seeing the art. That makes viewing this pavilion in full an odyssey in its own right, and that appears to be by design.
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