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    Beyond the Canvas

    An art blog with opinions

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    Gates of Turan, Firouz FarmanFarmaian at the Venice Biennale
    Beyond the Canvas
    • Jun 12
    • 1 min

    Gates of Turan, Firouz FarmanFarmaian at the Venice Biennale

    Sometimes the Venice Biennale takes you places you'd never dream of going to. A decision to escape the mad crowds of San Marco and take the ferry to Giudecca meant I was rewarded with a mesmerising insight into a nomadic culture I knew nothing about. Firouz Farman-Farmaian has recreated a traditional Kyrgyz environment where we see, hear, smell (the felt banners hanging from the ceiling are made of yak wool) and, mostly, feel. It is also possible to sit on a rug underneath th
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    Anselm Kiefer at Palazzo Ducale, Venice
    Beyond the Canvas
    • Jun 5
    • 2 min

    Anselm Kiefer at Palazzo Ducale, Venice

    Go early, go alone. This could be my motto for many things, but it becomes particularly fitting when I'm on my arty trips. And, for the sake of transparency, full disclaimer required: I am a lifelong Anselm Kiefer adept and, as such, chances are I will struggle to write anything remotely insightful or objective. In this case, going early meant that I could experience a good couple of minutes of blissful solitude in the Sala dello Scrutinio, a place of great symbolic importanc
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    Americans in Venice
    Beyond the Canvas
    • Sep 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Americans in Venice

    Venice is, among many other wonderful things, synonymous with glass. The work of the Murano glassblowers has inspired countless artists to explore the possibilities of this fascinating medium and break the barriers of functionality to land into full-fledged artistic territory. Le Stanze del Vetro and the Fondazione Giorgio Cini on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore present a superb show of 155 pieces and installations that trace the history of the American Studiio Glass throu
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