Critical Writing Index

Art's Animal Instinct: A chimp, a dog and plenty of heat at the Venice Biennale

by Aaron Wherry

The National Post, June 17 Summer, 2003

A quick overview of the 2003 Venice Biennale, featuring short descriptions of a number of the most popular pavillions. A special focus on Jana Sterbak's piece in the Canadian Pavillion; a video in which a camera carrying jack russell terrier films a video of the St. Lawrence River, and a performance peice by Micheal Elmgreen involving a chimp.

ITEM 2003.073 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Angles Camp – Jana Sterbak

Michael Elmgreen

Santiago Sierra

Pedro Morales

Emmanuel Antille

Michal Kolecek

Peter Fischli

David Wiess

Oliver Payne

Nick Relph