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May 13, 2026 — 3 min read

When the State Archives of Venice opened to the public as an exhibition venue for the first time in its history last week, artist Dayanita Singh wasn’t sure whether people would come. "We couldn't afford PR," she shared with Hyperallergic Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian, noting how she mounted her “photo-pillars” without institutional funding, relying instead on the "friendship economy.” Lo and behold, visitors did come, a testament to Singh’s singular approach to image-making and the living archive.…