Venetian adventures
In mid-June, I visited a friend who was coming to the end of a semester teaching for Venice International University . The few days immersed in the heat, sun, art, history and excellent company were restorative. Much of what I experienced has reignited my research and writing mojo. The focal point of this was visiting Damien Hirst’s Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable . I’m working on a blog post to order some thoughts on this, as well as researching it in depth to produce a conference paper and publication on it. For now, here is a collection of thoughts and images from the rest of the trip. La Biennale di Venezia, 57th International Art Exhibition , VIVA ARTE VIVA I had three full days in Venice. It was hot and my friend still had work to do and had already seen many of the biennale pavilions. There was no point in wrecking ourselves to see everything. I much prefer getting more out of smaller aspects of things anyway, as it can be overwhelming and counter-prod...