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Front Row: The 2017 Venice Biennale, with Phyllida Barlow at the British Pavilion

The 2017 Venice Biennale, with Phyllida Barlow at the British Pavilion

12/05/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, The 2017 Venice Biennale, with Phyllida Barlow at the British Pavilion

John Wilson reports from the 57th International Art Exhibition, the Venice Biennale.

Phyllida Barlow is the artist selected for the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. John Wilson visits the city as the 57th International Art Exhibition opens its doors.

As the six-month-long 57th International Art Exhibition - otherwise known as the Venice Biennale - opens its doors to the world, John Wilson reports from the Italian city. 

The artist selected for the British Pavilion in the Giardini this year is 73-year-old Phyllida Barlow, following in the footsteps of Henry Moore, Francis Bacon, Barbara Hepworth, Howard Hodgkin and Rachel Whiteread. Phyllida Barlow describes the new large-scale sculptures made of concrete, wood, cloth and polystyrene that she has created for her show Folly, and discusses the challenge of representing Britain in an age of global political unrest.

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