Taking Venice

Name: Taking Venice
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 17, 2024
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 66

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Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: May 17, 2024 | Not Rated

Summary: At the height of the Cold War, the U.S. government is determined to fight Communism with culture. The Venice Biennale, the world’s most influential art exhibition, becomes a proving ground in 1964. Alice Denney, Washington insider and friend of the Kennedys, recommends Alan Solomon, an ambitious curator making waves with trailblazing art,At the height of the Cold War, the U.S. government is determined to fight Communism with culture. The Venice Biennale, the world’s most influential art exhibition, becomes a proving ground in 1964. Alice Denney, Washington insider and friend of the Kennedys, recommends Alan Solomon, an ambitious curator making waves with trailblazing art, to organize the U.S. entry. Together with Leo Castelli, a powerful New York art dealer, they embark on a daring plan to make Robert Rauschenberg the winner of the Grand Prize. The artist is yet to be taken seriously with his combinations of junk off the street and images from pop culture, but he has the potential to dazzle. Deftly pulling off maneuvers that could have come from a Hollywood thriller, the American team leaves the international press crying foul and Rauschenberg questioning the politics of nationalism that sent him there.… Expand

Director: Amei Wallach

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 min

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Alissa Wilkinson

Jun 6, 2024

It’s still fascinating to imagine a time, not all that long ago, in which painting, sculpture, jazz, literature and more were considered keys to the exporting of American influence around the world. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

May 31, 2024

Taking Venice is a very good documentary, though with a hint of pearl-clutching. There’s a “We were shocked, shocked…” undercurrent to the whole thing. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

May 17, 2024

This is a fascinating story. Counterproductive style choices get in the way of the telling, though. Read full review

Christopher Knight

May 20, 2024

The story embedded within it is an important one. A historic shift did occur. The account is well-told and worth knowing, even without conspiratorial murmurs. Read full review

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