The article discusses the 52nd Venice Biennale. The author comments that mammoth art events such as this one tend to be characterized by commercialization and that she registers a a level of self-doubt and helplessness from the artists involved in regards to the efficacy of their own art. The article discusses artists such as the duo Toril Goksoyr and Camilla Martens, Paolo Canevari, Emily Prince, Rainer Ganahl , Eric Duyckaerts, David Altmejd, Irena Juzova, Sophie Calle, Jan Christiaan Braun, Yang Zhenzhong, the Morrinho Project, and El Anatsui.