Kino Lorber has set a streaming release date for their art conspiracy documentary TAKING VENICE, which will arrive on VOD and digital platforms on July 16th, 2024. The film had its North American premiere at DOC NYC in 2023 and launched in US theaters on May 17th, 2024.

Taking Venice was directed by filmmaker and art critic Amei Wallach, who also produced with Andrea Miller, Tal Mandil, and Vanessa Bergonzoli.

At the height of the Cold War, the U.S. government is determined to fight Communism with culture. The Venice Biennale, the world’s most influential art exhibition, becomes a proving ground in 1964. Alice Denney, Washington insider and friend of the Kennedys, recommends Alan Solomon, an ambitious curator making waves with trailblazing art, to organize the U.S. entry.

Together with Leo Castelli, a powerful New York art dealer, they embark on a daring plan to make Robert Rauschenberg the winner of the Grand Prize. The artist is yet to be taken seriously with his combinations of junk off the street and images from pop culture, but he has the potential to dazzle. Deftly pulling off maneuvers that could have come from a Hollywood thriller, the American team leaves the international press crying foul and Rauschenberg questioning the politics of nationalism that sent him there.

We’ve added the release date to our streaming calendar. Check out the trailer below.