"One of the most monumental and symbolically intense moments is 'Anatomy of the Magnolia Tree for Koyo Kouoh and Toni Morrison' by Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, which brings Kouoh into dialogue with the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first woman of color to receive it, Toni Morrison. Here, the notion of the minor is reversed: through a shift in scale, what was marginal becomes central, visible, dominant."
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Photo by Olivia Forrester
Features the the work of Vanderbilt Faculty Member, Dr. Mar铆a Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak.
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Photo by Olivia Forrester
Features the the work of Vanderbilt Faculty Member, Dr. Mar铆a Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak.
Vogue: Five Whirlwind Days in Italy, at and Beyond the Venice Biennale
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artnet: First Impressions of a Venice Biennale
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The Art Newspaper: The Big Review | Venice Biennale 2026, In Minor Keys
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Features the the work of Vanderbilt Faculty Member, Dr. Mar铆a Magdalena Campos-Pons.
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IL GIORNALE DELL'ARTE: La Biennale al femminile in tonalit脿 minori (ma non troppo).
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Features the the work of Vanderbilt Faculty Member, Dr. Mar铆a Magdalena Campos-Pons.
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