Venezuela . . . at the Biennial

My third visit at the Biennial of Venice is to the Venezuela Pavilion which is located in the Giardini  (gardens), the first and traditional site of the artistic exhibitions since 1895. The gardens  are located on the extreme eastern margins of Venice and were realized by Napolean  at the beginning of the 18^th century.  In 1907, after the successful opening editions of the Biennial Art Expo, construction of the now  29 foreign pavilions was begun.  

                                                       

                                                        the gardens

The Venezuela  Pavilion was designed  in the ‘50’s by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa. This year the concrete walls of the pavilion are decorated with urban art, graffiti, and the exhibition is entitled “El arte urbano, una estética de la subversion” (Urban Art,  Aesthetics of Subversion”. )

“The graffiti, the videos and video mapping installations that decorate its walls have brought to Venice the energy of youth and creativity and a form of art with no boundaries freed from the confinement of traditional museums and made by those anonymous artists reunited in collectives who are usually denied access to art galleries. . . "

Watch this great video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp8bZdD_hFM&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp8bZdD_hFM&feature=player_embedded