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US artist Leigh recasts colonial imagery at Venice Biennale

United States' Jill Medvedow smiles prior to an interview with Associated Press in front of United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) American sculptor Simone Leigh, right, and Thomas Smitham, Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy to Italy, pose for photos in front of the "Satellite" sculpture part of the "Sovereignty" installation during the unveiling of the United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The first Black woman to headline the U.S. Pavilion, Leigh has posted the monumental 24-foot sculpture called "Satellite" outside the neo-Palladian brick structure, which is hidden beneath a thatched raffia roof and wooden columns. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini) A woman takes pictures of the installation "Brick House" by artist Simone Leigh during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) People admire "Last Garment" a bronze sculpture by American sculptor Simone Leigh, part of the "Sovereignty" installation during the unveiling of the United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Leigh is the first Black woman to headline the U.S. Pavilion. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini) People admire the sculptures "Cupboard", right, and "Sphinx" part of the "Sovereignty" installation by American sculptor Simone Leigh, during the unveiling of the United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Leigh is the first Black woman to headline the U.S. Pavilion. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini) People stand next to the "Satellite" sculpture part of the "Sovereignty" installation by artist Simone Leigh, at the United States' pavilion during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) American sculptor Simone Leigh, right, and curator Eva Respini attend a press conference during the unveiling of the United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The first Black woman to headline the U.S. Pavilion, Leigh has posted the monumental 24-foot sculpture called "Satellite" outside the neo-Palladian brick structure, which is hidden beneath a thatched raffia roof and wooden columns. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
US artist Leigh recasts colonial imagery at Venice Biennale