Lesley Lokko Curates 'The Labratory of the Future' For The Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 - The Gloss Magazine

Lesley Lokko Curates ‘The Labratory of the Future’ For The Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

“From the outset, it was clear that the essential gesture of The Laboratory of the Future would be ‘change.'” says Lesley Lokko, who seeks to highlight young and diverse architects as curator of the 2023 Venice Biennale.

Venice is always a special destination but from May 20 to November 26 it becomes once more a global showcase for architecture. Lesley Lokko, who has curated the 18th International Architecture Exhibition, titled The Laboratory of the Future, says that architecture differs from art in critical ways which can often go unnoticed: “Aside from the desire to tell a story, questions of production, resources and representation are central to the way an architecture exhibition comes into the world, yet are rarely acknowledged or discussed. From the outset, it was clear that the essential gesture of The Laboratory of the Future would be ‘change’.” Among the innovations introduced by Lokko is a focus on young architects, a 50/50 gender balance and ensuring that over half of the 89 participants are from Africa or the African Diaspora. Ireland has one of 63 National Pavilions located in the Giardini, the Arsenale and in the centre of Venice. More details will be announced over the coming weeks. See www.labiennale.org. Sandra Andrea O’Connell

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