At this year’s Venice Biennale, the Israeli and American pavilions were situated right next to each other. In this photograph, Israel sits to the left, America to the right. “Israel” is written in Hebrew on the front of the Israeli pavilion. The word “avarice” graces the left side of the US building, bordering Israel.
Thanks. Self-critical, I’d wager. Each one of the outside walls of the US pavilion broadcast equally, if not more ironic, single word messages like this.
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interesting shot. What was the intended message of the “avarice” sign?