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49th Venice Biennale
10 June - 4 November 2001

Venice / 2001 / Plateau / Giardini

 
The Platform of Thought
The Platform of Thought
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Around Auguste Rodin's »The Thinker« (from 1880) Harald Szeemann displayed

works by Erich Bödeker, Seni Camara, Ousmane Ndiaye Dago, Gilberto De La Nuéz, John Goba, Ettore Jelmorini, Cheff Mwai, Jean Baptiste Ngnetchopa, Auguste Rodin, Hans Schmitt, Peter Wanjau

as well as: Giriama statuary, a regal standing Bodhisvatta, a gilt Buddha's head, standing Camaradharini, Mithuna - tantric yoga exercises, an eight-armed Narasinha, Siva Nataraja, Tirthankara Parsvanatha, a dance mask, an African figure, an American navy diver's helmet.

 

 

 

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