February 21, 2012By: veniceblogger Category: Uncategorized
The small city of canals, where everything is old and full of history, has been opening its doors slowly to ContemporaryArt, despite the reluctance of the locals. The Venetians are particularly conservative when it comes to art and the arrival of new trends on the island has been at the hands of foreign initiatives. It currently has several museums that will delight lovers of this discipline and those who want to escape some of the many works of Renaissance Venice and see the new cutting edge.
- Center Punta della Dogana (Customs Point): This old building from the fifteenth century was dedicated to the inspection of goods entering Venice and offers spectacular views of the Grand Canal.It opened in 2009, and is the center of recent contemporary art of the island and is managed by the foundation of billionaire Francois Pinault. The entrepreneur, known for his luxury empire, with brands like Gucci, abandoned his business career to pursue his passion, art. The restoration of the building was entrusted to architect Tadao Ando and the works are from Pinault’s personal collection of authors like Takashi Murakami or Jeff Koons. New talent and the more radical works have a place in the museum.
- Palazzo Grassi (http://www.palazzograssi.it/index.html): The last palace built in Venice, after the fall of the Republic in 1797. Pinault acquired it from the wealthy Agnelli family and has also been restored by Tadao Ando. It is considered a jewel of contemporary architecture, which combines neoclassical style with modern updates made by Ando. Temporary exhibitions and more than 2500 works from Pinault’s personal collection can be seen there. On their website, shared with Punta della Dogana, you can buy tickets and find other useful information.
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection (http://www.guggenheim-venice.it/default.html): The Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, a unfinished building of the eighteenth century, acquired by Peggy Guggenheim, is home to this museum. The American owner of a contemporaryart gallery in New York, was invited in 1947 to present his collections at the Venice Biennale. A year later, she bought the building and transformed it into a museum to exhibit works. Here Jackson Pollock presented his first exhibition in Italy. Until her death in 1979, she gave ongoing support to new artists. Today, it is managed by its foundation and is one of the most important modern art museums in the world.
- The Galleria (http://www.galerie.vanderkoelen.de/): Property of the German gallery exhibitor Dorothea van der Koelen, is an elegant museum with works of about 30 artists from 15 countries. It has its own section of publications, which have great importance, and organizes numerous conferences and exhibitions.
Elena Alvarez
Do not miss the opportunity to know the more modern Venice, fleeing away from the traditional tourist routes. Book now one of our apartments in Venice and enjoy a few days full of art. Visiting these museums, see new artistic trends and artists of the moment.
Would you pull out your finger/toenails to have new ones grow in? Think about it what garbage would anyone want to spread? Raptors moult (shed) feathers once a year for new ones to grow in they do not pluck them. The beak and talons are constantly growing. Shattering their own beaks would do nothing for them except help them to starve to death. Large raptors such as eagles already have lifespans to 50+ years, longer in captivity (away from predators or natural dangers). Hope this helps.
Marc, enjoyed the snippets of your recent sketches in the snow. Who knew how beautiful FLAT could be? But more importantly, your reference to Hibbard spurred some late-night research and, once more, your blog has made me look more closely at an artist who is often overlooked outside his home turf. I was particularly please with some of his simpler images: Thanks.
In Excel, how do I add my name to the list of trusted publishers?I created a program that uses macros and am now trying to use it on another computer. I don’t want to set the security level to low, so I am trying to enable the macros I created by adding myself to the list of trusted publishers. How do I do that?
I’m really inspired together with your writing skills as neatly as with the layout on your weblog. Is this a paid subject matter or did you customize it your self? Anyway keep up the nice high quality writing, it’s uncommon to peer a great blog like this one today..
February 21, 2012By: veniceblogger Category: Uncategorized
The small city of canals, where everything is old and full of history, has been opening its doors slowly to ContemporaryArt, despite the reluctance of the locals. The Venetians are particularly conservative when it comes to art and the arrival of new trends on the island has been at the hands of foreign initiatives. It currently has several museums that will delight lovers of this discipline and those who want to escape some of the many works of Renaissance Venice and see the new cutting edge.
- Center Punta della Dogana (Customs Point): This old building from the fifteenth century was dedicated to the inspection of goods entering Venice and offers spectacular views of the Grand Canal.It opened in 2009, and is the center of recent contemporary art of the island and is managed by the foundation of billionaire Francois Pinault. The entrepreneur, known for his luxury empire, with brands like Gucci, abandoned his business career to pursue his passion, art. The restoration of the building was entrusted to architect Tadao Ando and the works are from Pinault’s personal collection of authors like Takashi Murakami or Jeff Koons. New talent and the more radical works have a place in the museum.
- Palazzo Grassi (http://www.palazzograssi.it/index.html): The last palace built in Venice, after the fall of the Republic in 1797. Pinault acquired it from the wealthy Agnelli family and has also been restored by Tadao Ando. It is considered a jewel of contemporary architecture, which combines neoclassical style with modern updates made by Ando. Temporary exhibitions and more than 2500 works from Pinault’s personal collection can be seen there. On their website, shared with Punta della Dogana, you can buy tickets and find other useful information.
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection (http://www.guggenheim-venice.it/default.html): The Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, a unfinished building of the eighteenth century, acquired by Peggy Guggenheim, is home to this museum. The American owner of a contemporaryart gallery in New York, was invited in 1947 to present his collections at the Venice Biennale. A year later, she bought the building and transformed it into a museum to exhibit works. Here Jackson Pollock presented his first exhibition in Italy. Until her death in 1979, she gave ongoing support to new artists. Today, it is managed by its foundation and is one of the most important modern art museums in the world.
- The Galleria (http://www.galerie.vanderkoelen.de/): Property of the German gallery exhibitor Dorothea van der Koelen, is an elegant museum with works of about 30 artists from 15 countries. It has its own section of publications, which have great importance, and organizes numerous conferences and exhibitions.
Elena Alvarez
Do not miss the opportunity to know the more modern Venice, fleeing away from the traditional tourist routes. Book now one of our apartments in Venice and enjoy a few days full of art. Visiting these museums, see new artistic trends and artists of the moment.
Elena Alvarez
Thank you for having us! You did such a great job on everything and the cupcakes and jello were scrumptious : )
1Would you pull out your finger/toenails to have new ones grow in? Think about it what garbage would anyone want to spread? Raptors moult (shed) feathers once a year for new ones to grow in they do not pluck them. The beak and talons are constantly growing. Shattering their own beaks would do nothing for them except help them to starve to death. Large raptors such as eagles already have lifespans to 50+ years, longer in captivity (away from predators or natural dangers). Hope this helps.
2Marc, enjoyed the snippets of your recent sketches in the snow. Who knew how beautiful FLAT could be? But more importantly, your reference to Hibbard spurred some late-night research and, once more, your blog has made me look more closely at an artist who is often overlooked outside his home turf. I was particularly please with some of his simpler images: Thanks.
3In Excel, how do I add my name to the list of trusted publishers?I created a program that uses macros and am now trying to use it on another computer. I don’t want to set the security level to low, so I am trying to enable the macros I created by adding myself to the list of trusted publishers. How do I do that?
4I’m really inspired together with your writing skills as neatly as with the layout on your weblog. Is this a paid subject matter or did you customize it your self? Anyway keep up the nice high quality writing, it’s uncommon to peer a great blog like this one today..
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