Venice 2022 Day 6

Hi,

Sorry to be so slow getting the post of Friday's activities out to you but it is always a bit of a job and I was feeling kind of lazy on my first day home.  

Friday started out with a trip on the Vaporetto up to a more northern part of Venice and I sat across a nun at some point which reminded me that here in California where I live I never see nuns in habits. The old traditions stick in Italy.

We arrive at the Anish Kapoor show at the Palazzo Manfrin. I say that specifically because he is showing in two places. The other place is the Accademia and we heard that the show there was not good so we came to this one.... But I am not sure what to think.  In the first room, there is a huge sculptural form hanging from the ceiling. It looks like raw meat. This is not the Kapoor I know. In fact, it is the exact opposite. His work is usually smaller in scale and more precise, and this is not that.
 

The next room had a painting using the same material on a flat surface.

Finally, the next room is filled with the sublime work that Kapoor is known for 

Notice that the form on the right is a bowl shape as are all the others.

These two are the same piece from two different angles. It is that trick that Kapoor does with shapes that appear to be flat forms from the front but are actually dimensional.

And again.

I've always loved these pigment pieces. So intense.

Then there were several rooms with mirrors playing with perception again.

This piece is called Symphony for a Beloved Sun and the following image of the virgin was in the room with it so I am led to believe that the son is Jesus?? But what are all the bloody forms below?

                   

In the last room is Destierro which means "urgent times" and is made up of piles of red pigment with blue pigment covering the machines

                   

Now I am going to give you a feeling of what was on the path between exhibits. We walked from one to the other so we passed through many squares often with a restaurant and then through small alleyways and over bridges. 

  

               

Then we went to an exhibit that was a very intense examination of the Human Brain and would have been fascinating if we had had the patience for it. But none of us did I am sad to say. 

We were informed that the best way to get to our next destination was to take a 2 euro trip across the canal on a gondola and so we did.

Oscar Murillo, a Columbian artist, presents a large-scale exhibition in the historic setting of the Scuola Grande della Misericordia.  The show includes paintings by Murillo, alongside an extensive, interactive presentation of Frequencies, his long-term collaborative project with school students.

Then on to the Dutch Pavillion

It was a video display in a church building with a floor covered with pillows. It was about touch and involved a lot of oiled bodies sliding around.

More walking to the next stop

         

Finally, the Ugandan Pavillion. These artists are establishing a post-colonial representation for Unganda. It is the first time that the country has participated in the Biennale. Acaye Kerunen, the artist using woven materials was just picked up by Pace Gallery.

Collin Sekajugo paints portraits representing the new people of Uganda

The end of the day.

We arrived back at the hotel late afternoon and had dinner again in the place by the pool where we have eaten most nights - partly because it serves dinner at 6 and almost everywhere else serves starting at 7:30 at the earliest. It is also outdoors and is a beautiful setting.

On Saturday we flew home. I was sad to leave this magical place with so many incredible things to see. I wish I could have stayed longer but I am grateful to have been there at all.

I'm home now if you want to be in touch.

Hugs to all of you to followed me on this journey.

Susan