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I arrive with Tiffany from New York refreshed and ready for more action!
We jumped on a water taxi with Diane Solway and Arthur Jafa’s lovely nephew, it was such a delightful way to start our journey
Venice was full of surprises, first stop was Jeppe Hein’s benches which for me are still wonderful
Then a quick spot of lunch with my lovely friends Eva and Jimena Blázquez who have a very special sculpture park in Cadiz called NMAC Foundation
We flew through the evening on our water taxi whilst hanging out with Jeppe Hein and Stefan Dandl
We had enough time to drop by the Fiorucci Art Trust cocktail where Nicoletta had prepared one of the most beautiful tables, a work of art
Over at the Giardini’s exhibition ‘May You Live in Interesting Times’ curated by Ralph Rugoff, Tif Zab with Amanda Love in front of Antoine Catala’s ‘It’s Over’
I had never seen the work of Tavares Strachan before and found it to be very stimulating. The work is so interesting, he created encyclopedic works filled with 15000 entries on subjects that are not found in the traditional Britannica. He called the work ‘The Encyclopedia of Invisibility (white)’
I was in awe of Korakrit Arunanondchai’s work, intricate, spiritual and threatening all at the same time
At the Arsenale, ‘No history in a room filled with people with funny names 5’ is the new three channel video of Korakrit Arunanondchai and Alex Gvojic
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s ‘Martian Dreams Ensemble’ with the diorama designer Joi Bittle. Suggesting the criticism of mankind and the occupation of foreign territories
I loved the wonderfully intricate work by Alex Da Corte. ‘Decorated Shed’ was inspired by the Prince album ‘Around the World in a Day’ and also the TV series I never saw back in the 1990s called ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’. I personally thought this was more of a set from Beetlejuice
Frida Orupabo, born in 1986, is extremely interesting as is her history working as a social worker helping sex workers. She’s managed to create some great pieces
Her video works made me curious, a self-taught artist and trained sociologist. The video included archival documents, historical photographs and Instagram feeds
Performance art looking at art. ‘Morning Studio’ by Nicole Eisenman was breathtaking. I was struck by sadness as a mother cuddling her sick child in front of a surreal, photo shopped interior littered with familiar objects displayed around the room - the Mac universe screensaver, the cigarette butt ashtray. It reminded me of something you would see in the 1970s and the crates being used as furniture, usually utilised by the younger generation just starting out
