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Repository 84: Russian Artist Creates Women Only Golden Shower in Venice
Russian conceptual artist Vadim Zakharov has transformed* the Russian Pavilion in Venice this year into a charged performance separated into “five acts” using gender as a dividing line. The installation is inspired by the myth of Danaë who was famously raped by Zeus – though in the write up of the art piece the rape is called “impregnation” to soften the blow. The crafty and powerful Zeus raped Danaë in this particular myth, not by transforming into a swan or…
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