Caterina Barbieri: “The Venice Biennale must remain a sanctuary for artistic freedom”

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As her two-year tenure at the Venice Music Biennale comes to an end, composer Caterina Barbieri reflects on a festival that broke with tradition, bringing experimental music into unexpected spaces across the city. From Keiji Haino’s radical performances to the spiritual power of sound, she explains why the avant-garde must remain free from convention — and censorship