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Steve McQueens work is carefully crafted in to a work of art, every shot is fully considered. After recently watching the film Hunger, I was amazed by the stunning cinematography and his ability to capture moments in a way that is truly beautiful, even when the subject was so harrowing.
mandy
2009-06-05 09:08:57

It would be interesting to see him move from gallery films to cinematic films full time.

Hunger is by far the best thing he's ever done.
Toben
2009-06-05 12:06:11

I'm sorry, but really: is this biennial worthy? It's a pretty film, I suppose, but it also looks really bland--and not in an interesting way. Furthermore, he's not especially articulate about it--at least not enough to make me want to see it.

Venice 2007 was mess and 90% disappointing--especially the works in the giardini. This isn't exactly enticing me to hustle on over.
Richard
2009-06-05 21:01:04

I have just returned from the biennale, I found the video dull. Granted there were some beautiful shots but there was not enough content for half an hour.
Hugh
2009-06-17 11:40:56

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Tim
2009-06-17 13:07:00

it´s about how we consume art. We want to see beautiful think, which give us an context, even it is just about formal nature,..but actually he is shooting the Biennale at wintertime, where none and no art is there, and he is asking what remain...
sarah
2009-10-09 01:37:52

I just witnessed this at Marian Goodman Gallery in New York. It certainly had it's poetic moments and plenty of room for interpretation. I think the viewer completes the piece with his or her's own sensorium. McQueen exposes many realities often missed and plays with the division and circularity of life in clever way.
Justin
2010-02-18 02:13:12

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