The Contraditions of Gold Made Art

El Pais

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In the V&A South Kensington Museum, beyond the halls that house relics of ancient empires, in a space sheltered from the endless queue of visitors waiting to contemplate the decline of the pre-revolutionary fashion of María Antonieta, the timely exhibition Atrato by Juan Covelli reveals the hidden realities of the international race to secure the supply chains of minerals. In the process, it sheds new light on the forces that shape the global po…