Hiroshi Sugimoto Glass Tea House Mondrain This has to be the most beautiful thing I have seen in Venice. Located on the island of San Girogio Maggiore, the Glass Tea House Mondrain is designed by Hiroshi Sugimoto, a Japanese photographer who also works on architectural projects. This work consists of two parts – a courtyard with a …
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Tsang Kin-Wah
9th May-22nd Nov, 2015
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6 Jun 2015
Almost all exhibitions in Venice are now showing art of current times – so one day I have decided to step out of contemporary art and step into Gallerie dell’ Accademia for some old-age beauty. Originally a gallery of an art academy, Gallerie dell’ Accademia is now a museum that houses pre-19th century Venetian art. …
18 May 2015
‘Giardini’ is ‘Garden’ in English. The Venice giardini is an area of parkland which hosts the Venice Art Biennale. The garden contains 30 permanent pavilions. Each of them is allocated to a particular nation and displays works of art representing the by its nationals during the Biennale. In additional to these national pavilion is the …
11 May 2015
Me merging seamlessly into the churning river This is actually my favourite room of the installation, as it reminds me of a scene in Wuthering Height in which Catherine’s ghost appears at the window and begs to be let in. A glorious display of a miscellaneous assortment of objects Room with a view (not mine, unfortunately) Entrance …
4 May 2015
I believe many of you have heard of the Guggenheim Museum in New York. So you may then wonder – who is Peggy Guggenheim ? Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, and is one of the most visited attractions in the city. Peggy is actually the niece of …