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ONLY BE VENETIAN
Only-Be Venetian
Back in Black in Venice
Until October 23 the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia exhibits Back in Black, by the artist Andrea Murocchio in the Ca ´Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art. The exhibition is organized around a series of works in which photography, video installations and black sculptures induce the viewer to reflect on reality. Murocchio´s work is strongly influenced by the idea of zeitgeist, which refers to the intellectual climate of an era. In this case, the zeitgeist is expressed through the use of the colour black, which defines a time of war and a period of crisis in the economy, the environment and human values. Murocchio uses black to express her emotions in the face of a reality which is causing individuals to lose their identity and their belief in the future. The colour black has enormous symbolic and metaphorical impact on society. It is used to represent death, mourning and powerful, dark emotions. In art, this colour reflects the mood of the artist and the conceptual expression of his or her personal world and the object of his or her aesthetic construction. Murocchio Andrea was born in Venice in 1967. Despite graduating as a political scientist from the University of Papua, she dedicated herself to photography, and, during the 90s, began exhibiting the work she had carried out in Cuba and Africa. Since then she has worked with sculpture and video, among other art forms. Her exploration of the senses through the use of colour has been a major part of her work. In 2004 she made a public intervention with a piece called Golden Globe, a sculpture with a pulsing red light on...Pizza Express in Venice
Pizza-Express is the first pizzeria in Venice which offers the possibility of making internet orders!
Market of Miracles in Venice
Our fixation of antiques is really curious. We´re always exposed to new objects that surround us, to fulfill a use and then let them go, without it being too important where they came from or what purpose they had. The velocity of today´s consumption makes that products, tools and objects that we consume are of easy movement so we can get rid of them easier and without too much insistence. Things, now more than ever, could be made not to perish but, however, the demands of the international market in all its aspects, makes us consume quicker and in bigger quantities, because we have to keep ´recycling´ materials. Despite that, the need for natural resources has also grown and the computer that you bought two years ago, possibly, instead of being updated, renovated or improved, is thrown in the street waiting for the bin man to come and take it away. But an object fills with meaning with its use, with the benefits that it gives us, with what it tries to do at home and with what happens around it and its history. Fetishes aren´t necessarily of erotic connotations, but also of emotional value, which go with everyone´s personal history. And there´s no other option. When it comes to computers, televisions, audio or video players, every year there´s the appearance of new formats, new prices, new image resolutions and everything ´un-updates´ itself at high speed. This is no coincidence, his isn´t technological advance, this isn´t the great ´advance´ of science to bring us better and more efficient products: technology and science are conditioned by a hungry market for...
41st. International Theatre Festival in Venice
Between the 10th and the 16th of October, The International Theatre Festival of Venice which is held every year in the framework of the activities of the Venice Biennale and cultural encounters in the fall will be held. The festival, conceived by its creators as a workshop laboratory seeks to create a meeting of the greatest exponents of the theater and the new exponents on the international drama scene. The director, Catalonian Alex Rigola is the brain of this year´s event, which summons major directors, choreographers, actors, architects, playwriters, and lighting experts to create a space for debate and discussion on the direction of the performing arts, in a space where the division between the different artistic representations it is increasingly blurring They have prepared 40 workshops, seminars and daily meeting sessions in a sequence of 5 activities per day. From these intense debates conclusions and agreements will be published The full program offers important plays, such as the classic Shakespeare play Hamlet, led by the company Schaubühne of Berlin. This German company directed by Thomas Ostermeier, is known to develop classic theatrical representations adapted to post-modern times. This proposal is recognized worldwide for the wonderful ability to maintain almost intact the texts, and fitting them perfectly into current situations. This play will be presented on October 10 at the Goldoni Theater. Another great presentation is Isabella´s of the Needcompany Company, directed by Jan Lauwers. Founded in 1986 by Joan Lauwers in Brussels in collaboration with Grace Ellen Barkey as a theater and dance group, which is characterized particularly by its language and the various techniques used in their...Naranzaria Restaurant Venice
Naranzaria is an important Venetian restaurant located on a corner of the Grand Canal where you can sample some of the best Oriental dishes like sushi.
Acqua Pazza Restaurant Venice
Acqua Pazza is one of Venice´s most beautiful restaurants and enjoying its excellent dishes will be a wonderful experience for all its clients.
Ca´ Rezzonico Venice
Ca´ Rezzonico is one of the most beautiful palaces in Venice with an impressive Baroque construction and it holds an art museum with works of the 18th century.
La Regata Storica Venice 2011
Considered one of the most important dates on the year´s calendar, “Voga alla Veneta”, Venice´s Regata Storica brings together flocks of locals and tourists alike in aid of water sports and their history. The rowing competitions have been held on the Venice lake for thousands of years – though nowadays, the competition is especially famous, thanks to the historical march which happens before the race. The delightful spectacle, which revives the glorious past of one of the mediterranean´s most influential and powerful marine capitals, represents a piece of history, with a number of typical 16th century style boats, with gondola men disguised by the traditional suits of the era, transporting the Duke, the Duchess and other high rank officials of Venice across the waters of the grand canal. Since the middle of the 13th century, when the first regatta took place, as part of the traditional “Festa delle Marie” festival, the regattas have been a key celebration for both locals and foreigners. Venice, due to it´s geographical conditions, has always been a water city where rowers occupied a prominent role in local society – and this event serves as a kind of recognition of the important jobs they do for the wider Venice community. In 1500, Jacopo dé Barbari made the first graphic representation of the event, with a map which illustrated groups of men rowing boats through the waters of the grand canal, accompanied by the word “Regata”. Ever since then, the regattas have been the favoured subject matter for artists wishing to depict the festive spirit of the city. These days, the regatta is divided into four...Fiaschetteria Toscana Venice
Fiaschetteria Toscana is a restaurant which has been in Venice for many years and visiting it is a synonym of tradition.
Harry´s Bar Venice
Harry´s Bar is a place that always attracted local and international clientele as well as famous figures. Even Hemingway had a few drinks there.
