JAMES RICHARDS TO REPRESENT WALES AT THE 2017 VENICE BIENNALE
The Arts Council of Wales announced today that James Richards has been selected to represent Wales at the fifty-seventh edition of the Venice Biennale, which will be held from May 13 to November 26 in 2017.
Richards works primarily with video, sound, and still images—often incorporating found footage, other artists’ works, and archival material—to create installations and live events. The Chapter Arts Center, located in the artist’s hometown of Cardiff, will curate his new work.
This is the Berlin-based artist’s first commission for an international biennial. For the 2013 Venice Biennale, his work was included in the Encyclopedic Palace, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. Richards has won the 2012 Jarman Award for film and video and was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2014.
“I’m truly surprised and thrilled by the selection and very excited to start working on a new work for this unique event,” Richards said.
