The 61st Venice Biennale brought all kinds of mayhem and spectacle. It was a heated year from the jump. A week before the festival even opened, the jury resigned en masse, leaving a people’s choice structure in its place. Eighty artists then withdrew their work from award consideration, setting the tone for a week where consensus felt impossible at every turn. But it was also a week packed with joy and humor. It was hard not to be tickled by the…
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