Oddtag goes (almost) offline this summer, until Summer Bank Holiday (more or less). No travelling but hard work, sweat and sun. Have a look on the Venetian Writings (in italian), be good, have fun.
img: A coffee please - oddtag on flickr.com
youtube tag: net-art
txt + video: net-artist - a3sebastian on youtube.com
“I’m a net artist: It’s a cartoon video with the voice of a net-artist, looking for attention. He explains what net-art is, and the problems he has in order to arrive to people and to be considered as an art maker”
“now come to Venice, meet [...]
Australia at Venice Biennale 2009
Dock man to pilot Irish Republic to Venice
German Pavilion 2009 - The future always acts differently
An honor, a joy and a challenge (Israel pavilion)
New Zealand at the Venice Biennale 2009
Bruce Nauman Representing the United States at the 2009 Venice Biennale
Ragnar Kjartansson to represent Iceland at the Venice Biennale in 2009
The Danish [...]
txt: Biennale Arte 53. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte
Si svolgerà dal 7 giugno al 22 novembre 2009, nelle tradizionali sedi dei Giardini e dell’Arsenale, nonché in vari luoghi della città, la 53. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte della Biennale di Venezia. Le date sono state fissate dal Cda della Biennale, presieduto da Paolo Baratta. Direttore del Settore Arti [...]
txt: re:public - www.ibrida.org
Re:public. “Re” as reply and “public” as public. The reply of the public. More than 100 artists, that were not admitted to the last Colletiva Bevilacqua La Masa, will face the public’s judgement in a open, clear and clean, confrontation. The public will be invited to leave a comment about the expositions [...]
link: www.sale-docks.org
txt: MULTIVERSITY, or the Art of Subversion
16, 17 and 18 May 2008
S.a.L.E. DOCKS
VENICE
www.sale-docks.org
multiversity.sale@gmail.com
The event “Multiversity, or the Art of Subversion” is the fruit of a joint effort between Uni.Nomade and S.a.L.E. (Signs and Lyrics Emporium), between a trans-territorial network of militants and researchers carrying out a critical analysis of the themes of contemporaneity and [...]
Gondolas full of tourists. In the background the renovation works’ scaffolding of the Punta della Dogana de Mar (also known as Punta della Salute). Project: architect Tadao Ando, $$ François Pinault Foundation, Palazzo Grassi.
img: The Venice Factory - oddtag on flickr.com
txt: Pinault, Ando et Cacciari lancent la Pointe de la Douane
Hier après-midi, devant la presse internationale et les autorités locales, François Pinault, président de Palazzo Grassi a présenté, avec Tadao Ando, le projet architectural du futur centre d’art contemporain à la Pointe de la Douane. En présence du maire de Venise, Massimo Cacciari, ils ont [...]
txt: Venice is a dream still, although a bit noisy and full - The Telegraph - Calcutta - India
Today, with little of the past elegance of Venetian inhabitants and visitors on show and the famous bars and teashops in the Piazza selling overpriced cocktails to profligate tourists, Beaton would not have been impressed by [...]
txt: Biennale Art 53rd International Art Exhibition (2009) The Board nominates Daniel Birnbaum as Director
The Board of Directors of the Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, held a meeting on 7th April 2008 in which it nominated Daniel Birnbaum as Director of the Visual Arts Sector, with specific responsibility [...]
txt: Arts, Culture and the Public Sphere
How do cultures relate to the public sphere? To which extent is the shape of the public discourse affected by cultural codes? What are the cultural dimensions of public knowledge? Why and how does culture matter? In contemporary societies the public sphere is constantly shaped and reshaped by media [...]
txt: Is Venice Sinking?
The net effect was like letting the air out of your tires, or perhaps more aptly, draining your waterbed. It wasn’t until the late 60’s that hydrologists put one and one together, slapped their foreheads, and sounded the alarm. The Italian government acted swiftly and banned groundwater pumping in the area forever.
That [...]
