Checking Out Some National Pavilions At The Venice Biennale

The Swiss exhibit is deeply un-Swiss (i.e., it’s deliberately anarchic and a bit shabby); the Poles turned their pavilion over to an Israeli artist; a pair of women are representing Saudi Arabia(!); the American pavilion is fronted by an upside-down Army tank; Azerbaijan’s president was so offended by his country’s two sculptures that they’re now covered by sheets.