Christoph Büchel Returns with Another Venice Provocation, Addressing the War in Gaza, NFTs, and More

One thing is for sure, and it’s that Christoph Büchel knows how to piss off Venice Biennale attendees.In 2015, for the Icelandic Pavilion, the Swiss artist opened a functioning mosque, billing it as the first religious site of its kind in the city. It was shut down after two weeks, apparently for safety concerns, but by that time, the pavilion had gotten a good deal of negative press. (There were also a few defenders in the wake of the decision to shutter the pavilion.)His contributio