It has taken me a week to decompress from an intense four days of contemporary art at the Venice Biennale. I'll admit, the rientro to Rome was a bittersweet denouement. In Venice, I shirked responsabilities and lived in a world where I was only beholden to the sluggish vaporetto and my Twitter thumb, a unique tendonitis based solely on RTs*. The return to Rome was an immediate jump into … [Read more...]
Jun 6, 2011
Collateral Events and Para-Pavilions: 54th Venice Biennale
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Collateral events, para-pavillions and unofficial pavilions-- aka the benign collateral damage of this year's 54th Venice Biennale- were an overflow across the islands and lagoon of tens of "pavilions" and exhibitions. Gargantuan (and playful) sea animals lounging around Venice were art world red herrings, but I loved seeing them. Ukraine's monumental installation of pixelated (yes, I know! … [Read more...]
Jun 5, 2011
Arsenale: 54th Venice Biennale
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As an ex-Guggie girl, a nickname given to me by Steve Martin in 1998, I have a fondness for the Arsenale exhibition area of the Venice Biennale. Back story: In 1998 and 1999, I worked at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and helped manage the American Pavilion at 49th Biennale. The 49th Biennale was very first to incorporate the Arsenale into the arty campus. I loved the open and rough … [Read more...]
Jun 1, 2011
First Impressions: Biennale Giardini
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Exhaustion is funding this stream of conscious breakdown of the pavilions at the Biennale Giardini for 54th Venice Biennale ILLUMinazioni. Ten hours happily running around the pavilions like a child in a toy store and I can't believe the day is over. After seeing exhibitions and meeting artists, critics, buyers, gallerists, promoters and celebutantes, I felt like seven days, ahem, minutes, … [Read more...]
