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At the end of the Arsenale was this beautiful garden installation, I loved this mirror and garden work
I liked to see the work of Daniel Lind Ramos after seeing it on display in a New York Gallery shown by Max Levei
Back in the Gardini and I got to see Alvar Barrington's incredible lorry work, an outdoor picture gallery shown on the side of a truck
I loved Ei Arakawa-Nash’s installation “Grass Babies Moon Babies” in the Japan Pavilion. Visitors were invited to carry the babies, it was totally bonkers, making for an endearing and sensitive work
Guadalupe Maravilla’s sculptures felt both ceremonial and restorative, functioning as shrines and healing instruments
I was captivated by Big Chief Demond Melancon’s “Red Cloud and Sitting Bull”, intricately crafted from glass beads, rhinestones and other materials
Bonnie Devine’s paintings reflected on home, memory and community within the Anishinaabe tradition.
Great to see a powerful grouping of works by Kennedy Yanko
A quick stop in Paris at the Bourse de Commerce to see Pierre Huyghe’s extraordinary installation, where technology, AI and fiction blur into something deeply uncanny
I liked to see the work of Daniel Lind Ramos after seeing it on display in a New York Gallery shown by Max Levei
Upstairs I encountered Frank Bowling’s magnificent “Karter’s Choice”. I was certainly bowled over
God Save our Queen this is my favourite picture ever of our dearest Queen Elizabeth RIP
Thursday was the big day in Venice. Patrizia brought her trademark elegance and Italian chic to the celebrations
One of my highlights so far was the Luxembourg Pavilion, where I came across Aline Bouvy’s extraordinary installation “La Merde.” Using the subject of poo, the work explores the psychology of shame and the ways it operates within society
The work is focused on ‘shame’ used a s a social mechanism through out the film. It is a very successful and makes every day situations almost unbearable to look at and experience
Tucked away in the Arsenale was Belu-Simion Fainaru’s “Rose of Nothingness”, a contemplative pool of black water that felt both quiet and profound
A lovely mother-and-daughter moment with Christina Juaffali and her daughter Serena
It was wonderful to see the work of Cuban artist Roberto Diago. His sculptures are full of energy, history and stories still waiting to be discovered
