The artistic collaborative of Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla's exhibition at the Venice Biennale 2011, titled Gloria, comprises six new works developed partly in response to the U.S. Pavilion site. Combining performance, sculpture, video and sound elements, the works use poetic shock and unexpected juxtaposition to reflect upon competitive enterprises such as the Olympic Games, international commerce, the military industrial complex and even the Biennale itself. This publication documents Allora & Calzadilla's exhibition in the U.S. Pavilion, including images of the works as they are installed in Venice as well as documentation of performances by professional athletes affiliated with U.S.A. Gymnastics and U.S.A. Track and Field. Essays by exhibition curator, U.S. Commissioner, and IMA Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Lisa Freiman, and art historians Carrie Lambert-Beatty and Yates McKee explore the themes addressed in Gloria and place Allora & Calzadilla's works within a larger art historical and social context.

Hardcover, 160 pages.
Measures approx. 8" x 11 1/2".