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We made it to Venice where we joined Dr. Janne Sirén, President of the Anselm Kiefer Foundation, and his wife Sonja for the most incredible tour. The first introduction was in the magnificent Doge’s Palace in St Mark’s Square and was beyond powerful
Janne was so inspiring as he introduced us to this magnificent show
We were all totally in awe of Janne and Sonja for all their hard work and dedication. Pictured here left to right is Marguerita, Janne, Sonja, Eva, Marguerita, Christoph and Poju
We headed over to the Giardini for some magic where in the Central Pavillion we were met by the work of Cosima von Bonin which was wild and wonderful
The show was called ‘Milk of Dreams’ and centred around a room full of art history looking mainly at women in surrealism and cyber feminism who had been ignored throughout the decades. The exhibition was bringing them back to the forefront to receive the recognition they deserve. I was struck by the work of Aneta Grzeszykowska, a Polish artist who uses the body and questions the social norms surrounding identity
Sable Elyse Smith’s work was a continuation of her practice. The words were an expression of the everyday effects of institutional violence. For much of her life, Sable regularly visited her father in prison
My favourite courtyard was showing the wonderful works of Simone Fattal
I liked the work of Ambra Castagnetti, in which there were so many subtle anthropologic and mythological references. Her work believes that humans, animals, plants and living elements can transform shape between one another
We were very excited to see the organic work of Hannah Levy which seemed almost alive and ready to pounce on us!
Eva very proudly showed us her Miriam Cahn piece, which took pride of place in the exhibition
There was so much to see, and many works stood out; Jaqueline Humphries’ work was a showstopper. It had so many deep buried meanings but also visually the work was stunning
It was great to catch up with the work of Elaine Cameron-Weir where she combined metal, glass, and concrete. She uses factory conveyor belts which counterweight the caskets that carry body parts for the US military in her work. It was rather poignant in today’s world!
In true style, at the Hermann Nitsch dinner we ate among his blood paintings, which had recently been reconditioned from brown blood, with added splashes of magnificent red paint. As the dinner was in progress, back in Vienna Herman very sadly passed away. One of the last great performances of the Viennese activist artist
