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The House of Leaking Sky

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On until 22 November 2026

Is painting better than basketball? Estna’s Estonian pavilion is one of those ‘come back in three months’ dos that have the artist working on site for the duration of the Biennale. Not a bad way to catch an afternoon’s Aperol sun. Less great, however, for the school kids who gave up their sports hall for the painter’s studio.

The glossy tile flooring and gesso-clad walls overlaid on the court do carry a promise of an immersive vista — and Estna is a capable painter. But the whole thing’s a racket, and not one useful for sport. 


notes and notices are short and curt exhibition reviews. Read more:

Tamara Henderson, Green in the Grooves at Camden Art Centre ★★★★☆

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Green in the Grooves

★★★★☆

The whole thing feels like a remake of Wind in the Willows directed by a garden gnome.

Alia Farid, Elsewhere at Chisenhale ★★★☆☆

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Elsewhere

★★★☆☆

There is no answer in the work. Its cause and the object become enmeshed in a bland, exoticized mess. 

The Stars Fell on Alabama at Edel Assanti ★★★☆☆

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The Stars Fell on Alabama: Southern Black Renaissance

★★★☆☆

The commercial imperative is understandable. The art historical intent, less clear.

Herman Chong, The Book of Equators at Amanda Wilkinson ★★☆☆☆

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The Book of Equators

★★☆☆☆

Chong was probably reading some epic while painting his Equator pictures.

Robert Rauschenberg, ROCI at Thaddeus Ropac ★★★☆☆

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ROCI

★★★☆☆

This project outs Rauschenberg as a propagandist if not an outright Fed.

Vlatka Horvat, The Croatian Pavilion in Venice ★★☆☆☆

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By the Means at Hand

★★☆☆☆

This closed circulation project speaks to and agrees with only itself.

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