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Provocation and politics at the 54th Venice Biennale

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We take a look at the world's leading arts' festival. The 54th Venice Biennale provokes, bemuses and titillates. Artist Kimsooja joins Eve Jackson in the studio to talk about her site-specific installation in Venice, called "TRA - Edge of Becoming", dedicated to the Japanese devastation.

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