3+3: Venice
I’m skipping Florence because we were only there for an afternoon and the museums wouldn’t allow photos, so I don’t have many. But Venice is another story because we were there for the opening weekend of the Pinault Collection and the 53rd Venice Biennale. Ok, art first, my photos next.
Here are three experiences with amazing art (it was hard to choose only three!) Mark and I especially enjoyed. These choices are probably a little bit mediated, by the extent to which they were photographable. Behold:
Lydia Pape at the Arsenale
Lydia Pape uses gold thread and light in a darkened space to create these ethereal prism-like shafts of majesty.
Grazia Toderi at Arsenale
Grazia Toderi has made a video project like no other. Combining imagery of stadia, space, lights at night and god knows what else, she gives the viewer a reverse-symmetrical kaleidoscopic experience of another world. For an idea of the way these videos move and shift, visit my flickr page, starting here and flip through the next few images.
Denmark and Nordic Countries (Finland, Norway, Sweden) The Collectors
The Nordic countries outdid themselves with their two pavilions invaded and transformed by the group The Collectors. Creating a David Lynch meets mid-century homoerotic swingers’ loft, it is up to the participant to put the pieces together to form a sort of ramshackle pseudo-narrative.
And for my “artful” photos, which are, incidentally, of art:
Russian Pavilion- Anatoly Shuravlev
Korean Pavilion- Haegue Yang
Russian Pavilion- Andrei Molodkin
There’s so much more to include, but these are the images I settled on. Here are more photos from our stay in Venice.
Next stop: Vienna!
I need those crystally orbs in my bedroom! Can you go back and get them for me??
August 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmabsolutely amazing. I want to be there next time. I better mark my calendar!
August 17th, 2009 at 1:56 pm