Tag Venice, Italy

10-03-2023

Architecture serving the common good: David Chipperfield

Architect David Chipperfield has been awarded the fifty-second Pritzker Architecture Prize. The jury of the most important and highly prestigious international award emphasised his commitment to a form of architecture that steers clear of trends and fashions, but transforms the public realm with austerity, even through private commissions.

20-12-2022

The name of the Italian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia is "Spaziale"

"SPAZIALE: Ognuno appartiene a tutti gli altri" is the title chosen for Italy's participation in the 18th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia. The Italian pavilion is promoted by the Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture and is curated by the Fosbury Architecture collective, formed by architects Giacomo Ardesio, Alessandro Bonizzoni, Nicola Campri, Veronica Caprino and Claudia Mainardi.

03-10-2022

Ai Weiwei in Venice: Memento Mori, a monument to life made of Murano glass

A gigantic chandelier with no lights, made up of two thousand pieces of black Murano glass, stands out in the Palladio’s basilica in the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore, on the island of the same name facing St. Mark’s Square. The Chinese dissident’s artwork celebrates the value of life and awareness of the present.

01-08-2022

Fosbury Architecture to lead the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

The Fosbury Architecture collective will curate the Italian Pavilion at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition curated by Lesley Lokko for the Biennale of Venice. The collective was founded in Milan in 2013 by architects: Giacomo Ardesio, Alessandro Bonizzoni, Nicola Campri, Claudia Mainardi and Veronica Caprino.

15-07-2022

VID Venice Innovation Design third edition

The third edition of VID Venice Innovation Design will take place on 16 and 17 July on the island of San Servolo in Venice. The enchanting Venetian lagoon will provide the backdrop for this important new event dedicated to sustainable design, where 100 key players in the world of contemporary living will gather to share new visions, ideas, projects and business proposals geared towards sustainability.

03-06-2022

Lesley Lokko's The Laboratory of the Future Architecture Biennale 2023

The 18th International Architecture Exhibition, curated by Lesley Lokko, will take place from 20 May to 26 November 2023 in the usual venues of the Giardini and the Arsenale, as well as other venues in the city of Venice. The title and theme of the event “The Laboratory of the Future”, was announced and unveiled on 31 May.

27-04-2022

2022 Art Biennale and representations of urban space

The 59th International Art Exhibition at Biennale di Venezia has opened. Curated by Cecilia Alemani, the exibition entitled “The milk of dreams” was conceived and organised at a time of great instability and uncertainty due to the pandemic and even reacts to the latest geopolitical developments with Piazza Ucraina.

25-04-2022

The home and museum of Mariano Fortuny, an artist and designer who never ceases to amaze

The home and museum of Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo, an eclectic genius whose inventions in lighting, fashion, set design and interior design went down in early twentieth-century history, has reopened in Venice. Redesigned by Pier Luigi Pizzi, an architect and great master of theatre direction, Palazzo Fortuny once again reflects its owner’s spirit, suggesting a number of themes for study.

21-04-2022

Hands, head and heart: handcrafted excellence at Homo Faber 2022

Fondazione Cini, on the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore, hosts the spectacular second edition of Homo Faber, an event for contemporary handcrafting organised by the Michelangelo Foundation. The wonders and secrets of the arts and crafts are revealed in 15 exhibitions open until May 1, and Japan, as guest of honour, establishes a dialogue with European cultures.