The Bahamas Returns to Venice With a Meditation on Junkanoo, Memory and the Afterlife of Collaboration
Collecting Art, take a look Curated by Dr. Krista Thompson, In Another Man’s Yard brings John Beadle and Lavar Munroe into a charged intergenerational dialogue at La Biennale di Venezia. The Pavilion of The Bahamas at the 61st International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, presents In Another Man’s Yard: John Beadle, Lavar Munroe, and the Spirit of Posthumous Collaboration, curated by Dr. Krista Thompson. The exhibition marks the country’s second presentation at the International Art Exhibition, following a 13-year hiatus. At its centre is an intergenerational exchange between two Bahamian artists: John Beadle 1964–2024, a defining figure in the nation’s contemporary art history, and Lavar Munroe b. 1982, whose work continues to expand the visual language of The Bahamas across the wider African diaspora. Rooted in Junkanoo, social memory and the transformative possibilities of found materials, the Pavilion considers how artistic inheritance can move beyond tribute into active...