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From Slovenia’s Piran to Venice by Sea
We were heading to Venice for the Biennale last year and wanted to arrive by sea on this occasion. Piran, Slovenia, seemed the perfect launch point as it perches on a narrow peninsula jutting into the Adriatic Sea, and sits almost directly across from Venice. We flew into Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, spent several
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