@siddharthamitter’s beautiful piece on @simoneyvetteleigh’s Venice Biennale exhibition “Sovereignty” for @nytimes. Simone Leigh, in The World: The acclaimed sculptor holds court at the U.S. Pavilion in the Venice Biennale, where she explores the burden of colonial histories and the promise of Black feminism. She begins by thatching the roof. Image: Simone Leigh, wearing a dress by Torishèju Dumi, in the forecourt of the U.S. Pavilion. Leigh said of her transformation of the building, “It has an over-the-top Blackness that I really like.” Photo: Sarah van Rij for The New York Times @madeleine_hunt_ehrlich @susanthompson1 @curator_on_the_run @icaboston @labiennale