Venice Biennale 2009: Roman Ondák

The artist Roman Ondák is known for making artworks so subtle that many people dont know they are there at all. A piece in the Tate Collection, for example, consists of ordinary people queuing up at various places in the gallery. In Loop, at the Venice Biennale, he turns the Czech and Slovak Pavilion into a botanical environment that merges seamlessly with the Giardini gardens. Its all the more mischievous for the fact that many pass through the loop without even realising it. In this film, Ondák walks us through the installation, and lets us into the secrets of its construction

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[hopelesslyinlovedu]

What I heard for 3:33 minutes: BULLSHIT

[ricardopickman]

I liked it very much, but I don't see a big difference between this and 50's and 60's minimalism. Wasn't he borderline of art and real life the same theme of Mies van der Rohe and many others?.

[dukeduvet]

I don't think he has to explain his work at all, but he was asked to and obliged... great for people who want to know more about what the plan was... also i think it took quite a lot of work and planning to create a garden inside the pavilion...

[Pakuna]

pretty lame if he has to explain his exposition.. i think he made something up just one night before biennale started

[annshaw]

er......I thought this pavilion was empty ...that the artist had not been able to install any work....you could have fooled me!