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The Meaning of Colors in Burano, Venice
While we were visiting Venice to see the 60th Art Biennale, we took a half-day trip to explore the island of Burano in the northern lagoon. Burano is a small, populated island village (~2,800 residents) located 7 km from the center of Venice. Enjoy the music while browsing Enjoy some music while browsing … For…
At the Arsenale site of the 60th Venice Art Biennale, Part 2
Continuing our exploration of this massive art exhibition … Enjoy this while browsing Click here for Part 1. See our earlier posts on the exhibition at the Giardini site here and here. The title of the 60th Biennale Arte Exhibition is drawn from a series of work by Claire Fontaine (a British-Italian duo). The work comprises a…
At the Arsenale site of the 60th Venice Art Biennale, Part 1
Continuing our exploration of this massive art exhibition, our previous posts focused on one of the two venues in Venice—the Giardini, home to the Central Pavilion. You can revisit those posts here and here. In this piece, we turn our attention to the other venue—the Arsenale. Enjoy this while browsing To recap in case you have not read…
United States Pavilion at the 60th Venice Art Biennale
Continuing with Venice… like most visitors of the Biennale, we started at the Giardini where many countries presented commissioned artworks in their respective national pavilions. And it was hard to miss the United States pavilion for its eye-catching technicolor exterior and red pedestals. Enjoy this music while browsing… earlier posts about the Central Pavilion are…