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Arsenale 1   6 Nov 2022 Arsenale 1    6 Nov 2022   Biennale, Venice    S - M - L
 
 
 
 
 

The 2022-edition of the world's oldest modern art exhibition, the Venice Biennale, was organized by a New York-based Italian curator Cecilia Alemani. This is the first Biennale to be administered by an Italian woman and the first with a majority (192 of 213) of woman artists.

The Biennale is big, and it spreads well beyond its two large, dedicated spaces, the Arsenale and the Giardini. There are also exhibits around the city plus there are additional exhibits that have no formal relationship to the Biennale; they are here to take advantage of the large audience for art coursing through the alleys and canals of the city. Our strategy for tackling this abundance of art is a day or so at the Arsenale, another day at the Giardini, then the on-site country exhibits, and finally the off-site exhibits.

The map below shows the official Biennale exhibits. The big black areas on the right are the Arsenale and the Giardini. The other black spots, spread throughout town, are the overflow exhibits.

Venice is small but getting from place to place is slow; it requires navigating a maze of narrow walkways, some barely shoulder-width, and ascending/descending pretty bridges that span canals. We are currently using Maps.me1 to create walking routes. It requires no internet connection, something Google maps (no walking routes when offline) and Citymaps2go2 (no longer supports offline maps on iOS) cannot. Of course tech being tech, these software observations will probably go stale as quickly as a baguette. Alternatively, you could get a local SIM and be online all the time. Why did I not do that?

I'll post Biennale photos over several days. Later I'll add comments; text clips from the guidebook; photo captions and artists; and additional photos when I am back home, at my desk with my big monitor, Lightroom, and faster internet.

1 Maps.me is now subscription, which is fine, more power to them, but in future I'll see if I can get by with Apple or Google maps and a local SIM.

2 Citymaps2go seems to be a dead product.
 
 
 
 
Biennale venues  
 
 
 
 
Biennale venues  
 
 
 
 
Biennale venues  
 
 
 
Welcome to the Arsenale  
 
 
 
 
Welcome to the Arsenale  
 
 
 
 
Welcome to the Arsenale  
 
 
 
Young art lovers  
 
We encountered several student groups, some pretty young like these.
 
 
 
 
Young art lovers  
 
We encountered several student groups, some pretty young like these.
 
 
 
 
Young art lovers  
 
We encountered several student groups, some pretty young like these.
 
 
 
The walk to the Arsenale  
 
 
 
 
The walk to the Arsenale  
 
 
 
 
The walk to the Arsenale  
 
 
 
Brick House, Simone Leigh  
 
Guide page 192.
 
 
 
 
Brick House, Simone Leigh  
 
Guide page 192.
 
 
 
 
Brick House, Simone Leigh  
 
Guide page 192.
 
 
 
Terra cotta works, Gabriel Chaile  
 
Guide page 195.
 
 
 
 
Terra cotta works, Gabriel Chaile  
 
Guide page 195.
 
 
 
 
Terra cotta works, Gabriel Chaile  
 
Guide page 195.
 
 
 
Pisser Triptych, Louise Bonnet  
 
Oil on linen, 2021-2022. Guide page 274.
 
 
 
 
Pisser Triptych, Louise Bonnet  
 
Oil on linen, 2021-2022. Guide page 274.
 
 
 
 
Pisser Triptych, Louise Bonnet  
 
Oil on linen, 2021-2022. Guide page 274.
 
 
 
Moradas, by Delcy Morelos  
 
Soil, mixed media, iron, wood, fabric. Basically, a room-filling pile of dirt :)
 
 
 
 
Moradas, by Delcy Morelos  
 
Soil, mixed media, iron, wood, fabric. Basically, a room-filling pile of dirt :)
 
 
 
 
Moradas, by Delcy Morelos  
 
Soil, mixed media, iron, wood, fabric. Basically, a room-filling pile of dirt :)
 
 
 
Art from the Arsenale  
 
A very weird film.
 
 
 
 
Art from the Arsenale  
 
A very weird film.
 
 
 
 
Art from the Arsenale  
 
A very weird film.
 
 
 
Costume design, Alexandra Exeter   
 
Costume design for a female character in Aelita, the Queen of Mars. Guide page 249.
 
 
 
 
Costume design, Alexandra Exeter   
 
Costume design for a female character in Aelita, the Queen of Mars. Guide page 249.
 
 
 
 
Costume design, Alexandra Exeter   
 
Costume design for a female character in Aelita, the Queen of Mars. Guide page 249.
 
 
 
Art at the Arsenale  
 
 
 
 
Art at the Arsenale  
 
 
 
 
Art at the Arsenale  
 
 
 
Homage to the Universe, Louise Nevelson  
 
Black-painted wood. 1968. Guide page 257.
 
 
 
 
Homage to the Universe, Louise Nevelson  
 
Black-painted wood. 1968. Guide page 257.
 
 
 
 
Homage to the Universe, Louise Nevelson  
 
Black-painted wood. 1968. Guide page 257.
 
 
 
Art at the Arsenale  
 
More Arsenale photos tomorrow ...
 
 
 
 
Art at the Arsenale  
 
More Arsenale photos tomorrow ...
 
 
 
 
Art at the Arsenale  
 
More Arsenale photos tomorrow ...
 
 
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