Burdett, who was director of the architecture biennale in 2006, commented to bdonline.co.uk on the PM’s surprising and widely controversial decision to replace Paolo Baratta as head of the Venice Biennale: “Baratta transformed the massive venue in Venice, bringing professionalism and verve to a fossilised bureaucracy…It is sad and depressing to see that local politics has once again won the day in a country that has so much to offer.” Read the full article (requires free registration).
Ricky Burdett comments on Berlusconi’s decision to oust head of Venice Biennale
17 October 2011