Amongst “thousands” of exhibitions that are now being held during the period of Venice Biennale, you probably want to squeeze some time to visit the Venetian museum of one of the richest men in the world, François Pinault, who owns the high-end fashion house Gucci group. Seeing his collection as a competitor with Peggy Guggenheim …
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To know the culture of a city, the first thing to get familiar with is their food. Luckily we have a few Italian colleagues and they always introduce us some typical Venetian or Italian food, snacks and drinks. Here are some of the things that you can’t miss, sure it will be the real Italian …
Venice is famous for its beautiful scene along the great canal for sure. In the city, you can find many small canals and bridges connecting all the islands. If you ask Venetians whether they like living over the water or not, the answer must be a mixture of love and hate. To understand the reason, …
I can say Fondazione Prada is one of my favourite places to visit in Venice. Located in Ca’ Corner della Regina, formerly a palace of the Corner’s family, Fondazione Prada has used the place as its headquarter since 2011. I spent an afternoon there when I had my day off on Monday. Although the entrance …
In Tsang Kin-Wah’s video works, you can always see how he intricately uses the sound, light and space to transform the atmosphere of a particular site. Use of texts is also an important element in his works. For those who are familiar with Tsang Kin-Wah will know that he is very much inspired by Friedrich …
The past few days had been the busiest days for Venetians and the art lovers from all over the world. The preview of the 56th Venice Biennale and its collateral events officially opened for press and VIPs on 5th May. Lots of international art journalists and collectors came to visit Tsang Kin-Wah’s exhibition, including some …
Thanks M+ for giving me this opportunity that my dream to Venice and the Venice Biennale finally came true. Yesterday, my partner Ashley and I arrived at Venice in a misty morning. Right after picking up our luggages, what we first needed to do was to buy a water bus ticket at ticket machine as …