At the Indian Pavilion, artist Jitish Kallat projects a 1939 letter written by Gandhi to Adolf Hitler, appealing to him to prevent war and addressing him as 'friend.' Kallat says the 'Dear friend' salutation projects Gandhi’s message across time 'and asks the reader to rethink what they ... can do to save the world from going to a savage state.' Photo: AFP
Fake news. Migration. Poverty. Global warming. Armed conflict.
Political issues that light up the airwaves and social media are getting a very open airing at the 58th Venice Biennale contemporary art fair, like so much laundry hung out to dry in the lagoon breeze.
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