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  • Behold the 2017 Venice Biennale. Called the "olympics of the art world," the exhibition invades historic (and tourist clogged) Venice, Italy, every two years, and has since 1895. Contemporary art abounds, with installations and exhibitions occupying the city's Giardini and Arsenale, as well as art venues throughout the city. And yes, we ate plenty of gelato and rode in a gondola.
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Komentáře • 156

  • @KunoichiN3rd
    @KunoichiN3rd Před 6 lety +79

    New life goal: visit the Biennale. Breathtaking!

    • @notlikewater
      @notlikewater Před 6 lety +1

      I went in 2015, and it was INCREDIBLE! What a city!

  • @lauravilbiks
    @lauravilbiks Před 6 lety +54

    I don't know why I'm so emotional today, but I had to pause the video twice, because the message of an artwork almost made me cry. The mute howls and the stamp that declares one 'only human'... I've seen so much bullshit recently that seeing art that tries to make the world a better place is so refreshing. And that was only a small clip on youtube, I wish I had been there for real.

  • @saoirseryan6355
    @saoirseryan6355 Před 6 lety +44

    your commentary brings such depth to the shown art. for me art is 40% what you see in the gallery and 60% the story behind it. these videos help me connect with the works.

    • @skkp5954
      @skkp5954 Před 4 lety

      Exactly! I've recently realized I enjoy better reading the process and the meaning behind artworks that I see. That is why I get quite upset when some galleries do not take the time to explain artworks on display.

  • @Replay260
    @Replay260 Před 6 lety +40

    These videos are a work of art! I love them!

  • @N3rdfightermom
    @N3rdfightermom Před 6 lety +24

    I love listening to Sara's voice. For some reason Erensto Neo's piece really hit me. I found myself tearing up. Thank you, this was a really LOVELY tour from someone who is not likely to ever make it there herself.

    • @MsLoila
      @MsLoila Před 2 lety

      You can do whatever you wish to. Cheers.

  • @GreekBatman007
    @GreekBatman007 Před 6 lety +14

    The girl I'm dating was selected by Lee Mingwei to sit in the garden for When Beauty Visits. It was an amazing experience.

  • @eaterdrinker000
    @eaterdrinker000 Před 6 lety +6

    This event is an art spectator's fantasy come true!

  • @elliotreed8837
    @elliotreed8837 Před 6 lety +1

    This writing is excellent. Easy to understand but never condescending or overly didactic. Bravo!

  • @andreysantiago
    @andreysantiago Před 6 lety +36

    I love this channel so much! Thx for existing

  • @margaretguillory
    @margaretguillory Před 6 lety +14

    I always gasp with delight when I see a new Art Assignment video in my subscription box.

    • @theartassignment
      @theartassignment  Před 6 lety +6

      If CZcams videos had blurbs like books do on their covers, I'd want this comment to be one of them :)

    • @margaretguillory
      @margaretguillory Před 6 lety

      That's very sweet.

  • @notlikewater
    @notlikewater Před 6 lety +6

    Thank you for making this and sharing your expansive tour of the Biennale. I went in 2015 and yearn to return as soon as possible; I envy those like you who are able to see it this year. It looks like an incredible showing, and I appreciate your added insight as well. I hope you enjoyed your experience as much as I did!

  • @dalanium98
    @dalanium98 Před 6 lety +2

    omg SO MUCH ART. i'm lightheaded laying down watching this omg

  • @PoseidonXIII
    @PoseidonXIII Před 6 lety +6

    I had never heard of the Biennale, thanks so much for sharing it with us!

  • @notlikewater
    @notlikewater Před 6 lety +3

    "Because you can't go to Venice and not, it's gondola time." My favorite quote.

  • @gkriebz
    @gkriebz Před 6 lety +7

    So well done! I really appreciate the level of access your art trip videos lend to me and everyone else who can't travel to all these events/locations. Thank you!

  • @JoaoPessoa86
    @JoaoPessoa86 Před 6 lety +10

    One of these days I'll be able to visit the Bienale

  • @ireneg4515
    @ireneg4515 Před 6 lety +6

    This made me want to go back to Venice so much and this time I need to explore the Biennale.
    My italian citizenship demands it 😁

  • @eibbore
    @eibbore Před 6 lety +1

    Wow, just hearing about The Absence of Paths made me teary.

  • @bellagrayr1234
    @bellagrayr1234 Před 6 lety

    I was here this summer during our vacation and it was well worth a full day trip! Gorgeous experience!

  • @xfronwenzyoucamex
    @xfronwenzyoucamex Před 6 lety +2

    Even the concept of this museum is cool.

  • @drunklandlord
    @drunklandlord Před 6 lety +1

    This video is so rich! I had to stop a few times, couldn't imagine what the Biennale is like in person

  • @mikebaginy8731
    @mikebaginy8731 Před 2 lety +1

    What an enjoyable video, Sara!
    Sadly, I missed the Biennale 2017 but am planning on visiting this year - preferably in November when visitor masses have lessened. I love Venezia in December.

  • @FrancescaPessarelli
    @FrancescaPessarelli Před 5 lety +7

    I just got back from this year's Biennale and am overwhelmed with how many amazing things I saw! And Venice is always beautiful. Would love to hear your thoughts on Biennale 2019.

  • @ed_leonardi
    @ed_leonardi Před 6 lety

    Amazing tour, thanks Sara!

  • @NickTheGreek1309
    @NickTheGreek1309 Před 6 lety +1

    These videos deserve so many more views. Please never stop.

  • @adriannpollmann7340
    @adriannpollmann7340 Před 5 lety +1

    Wow, that was absolutely beautiful! What a dream!

  • @nerdfighter_and_unicorn2422

    Art Assignment is such a blessing! It gives me hope and makes me feel refreshed even though I don't know shit about art. 😂

  • @skinnyrencie
    @skinnyrencie Před 3 lety +1

    Hope to see another art trip to the Venice Biennale in the future ❤️ this was so beautiful!

  • @nihil1
    @nihil1 Před 6 lety +4

    Thank you for another great video!
    I was in London last week for an academic seminar, and decided to forgo the beaten tourist track for some of the Art Trip: London video locations, it was a marvelous experience. I saw the current Serpentine pavilion, the Tate Modern (my now favorite art gallery in the world), the Courtauld, the Whitechapel... I feel privileged to have been guided into these by you.

    • @theartassignment
      @theartassignment  Před 6 lety +3

      So cool! Very glad to hear this. I sometimes feel uneasy about advertising these places with exhibitions and installations that are always changing (and are in fact frequently gone by the time we post about them!). But you make a fine point that the places we usually feature have consistently excellent programming and are always worth a visit. Thanks for watching!

  • @CotySchwabe
    @CotySchwabe Před 6 lety

    I love that I got to experience this without even leaving my desk.

  • @JenTheEllis1
    @JenTheEllis1 Před 6 lety

    I'm heading to Venice today for a few days and so excited to see the biennale!!!

  • @priscilla9995
    @priscilla9995 Před 6 lety +4

    This is amazing !! ❤️

  • @AmbroseReed
    @AmbroseReed Před 6 lety +1

    Wow, this looks so incredible

  • @flower6520
    @flower6520 Před 6 lety +1

    Thank you thank you thank you thank you sooo much. It was just beautiful. especially with the ones you could interact. I loved this episode

  • @pbsvoices
    @pbsvoices Před 6 lety +2

    My favorite Art Trip thus far.

  • @DonovanPresents
    @DonovanPresents Před 6 lety

    That looks like a Magical place!

  • @janeosun
    @janeosun Před 6 lety

    THANK YOU SO MUCH SARAH!!!!!!!!! i loved your commentary so much

  • @TheMihilization
    @TheMihilization Před 5 lety +1

    One day I hope that I'll find a way to show my art there! To fill the world with love and peace!

  • @AnimationMay
    @AnimationMay Před 6 lety

    Thanks for uploading! The Art Assignment is so useful for my studies in A Lever Art, thank you for continuing to make such an amazing series. :)

  • @eyalgeva
    @eyalgeva Před 6 lety

    Great video! thank you all

  • @Onami3
    @Onami3 Před 6 lety

    Fantastic video. Will have to go to Venice for the Biennale someday!

  • @nebulouskoala9058
    @nebulouskoala9058 Před 6 lety

    Such amazing quality, a pleasure to watch and learn from!! Keep it up :)

  • @jankolpa1234
    @jankolpa1234 Před 6 lety

    I love these videos!!!

  • @penmuni3833
    @penmuni3833 Před 3 lety

    In this time of corona... I had a lovely pilgrimage. Thank you.

  • @Tricksterbelle
    @Tricksterbelle Před 6 lety

    Thank you for this lovely travelogue of the event. Visiting the Biennale has been on the bucket list for some time, and this has done nothing to persuade me. The piece Pillars by EJ Hill was particularly intriguing, as I'm working on a series about the intersection of theme parks and art, and someone once asked if roller-coasters counted as art.

  • @CultClassic
    @CultClassic Před 6 lety

    yay! I loved the Biennale when I went in 2015

  • @WiMae
    @WiMae Před 6 lety

    The art assignment post of the venice trip!! Yehey!

  • @KannikCat
    @KannikCat Před 6 lety +1

    Yay, field trip! :D Wow, so much great work, so much great installation art, plus Alvar Aalto and the lovely backdrop of Venice itself. And the Mending Project really (and unexpectedly) hit me in the heart, something very moving about it. Wonderful video, makes me intent on visiting Venice during a Biennale sometime. (Though hard to choose between an Architecture or Art Biennale...)
    Also I wholeheartedly agree about stepping out from the "usual" piazzas and canals to explore the back alleys; my dad got us lost when we were last in Venice and it turned out to be wonderful to see much of the "unvarnished" portions of the city, which turned out to be not so unvarnished and full of life. :)
    I was very excited to see both this video and its length, and it did not disappoint. Thank you!

  • @angelajsacaartistaffiliatedwpl

    Beautiful work of arts

  • @jamesandchante
    @jamesandchante Před 5 lety +1

    Kiki Smith's Rouge Stars are gorgeous! I want to view more of her work. :)

  • @sevdaktmn
    @sevdaktmn Před 6 lety

    You should go to Istanbul next week. The biennale starts on Sep 16th. The previous biennale in Istanbul was magnificent. I bet this one would be just as great!

  • @elyely8949
    @elyely8949 Před 6 lety +6

    What a fantastic recap of the biennale! Yet I can’t believe you missed “Intuition”! We went exhibit hopping for a whole week in Venice (late aug) and it was our absolute favorite

    • @theartassignment
      @theartassignment  Před 6 lety +1

      Oh I know! It's is a tragedy of epic proportions. For those who may use this in planning a visit, this is referring to the temporary exhibition at Palazzo Fortuny, curated by Axel Vervoordt and Daniela Ferretti. For sure worth a visit!

  • @sara_sah-raezzat5086
    @sara_sah-raezzat5086 Před 6 lety +2

    Lovely video, and it's especially interesting having watched Johns's "Thoughts from Places" video on the trip. Two different perspectives on the same experience.

    • @theartassignment
      @theartassignment  Před 6 lety +4

      I used to worry about John making videos while we are making videos, but then I stopped because there's we do indeed always focus on different things. I admit I have held back from on-site commentary, in some cases, so he doesn't steal my interpretations!

    • @sara_sah-raezzat5086
      @sara_sah-raezzat5086 Před 6 lety

      The Art Assignment In this case it worked beautifully, you covered the art and he talked about the place and his thoughts. I hope you both also had a chance to put down the cameras and just enjoy yourselves and experience the art.

  • @isaaccamargo8646
    @isaaccamargo8646 Před 5 lety

    Very, Very GOOD!

  • @treyruland1553
    @treyruland1553 Před 5 lety

    You should do an art trip to Lubbock, Texas. Although "Keep Lubbock Boring" is an unofficial slogan of the town, we actually have an interesting art scene. Texas Tech has a great deal of public art available on campus. We also have the LHUCA museum, which sponsors the First Friday Art Trail, a monthly art event that spans much of downtown.

  • @PaulinaPerezHeredia
    @PaulinaPerezHeredia Před 6 lety

    Love this

  • @MCAndyT
    @MCAndyT Před 6 lety

    THANK YOU!!!!

  • @dritonhajredini136
    @dritonhajredini136 Před rokem

    This is very very very good Reportage about VB, maybe the best ever

  • @lennoxdraws
    @lennoxdraws Před 5 lety

    i wish you had talked about the diaspora pavilion, i studied it in uni and it was specific to the 2017 Biennale.

  • @Hussiens
    @Hussiens Před 6 lety

    This is such a cool art event. I feel like I barely saw anything offered in Venice when I went. I must go back.

    • @theartassignment
      @theartassignment  Před 6 lety +1

      Even after 3 full days of art viewing there, we still missed a ton. Greatly regretting that we didn't see this Tehching Hsieh show: czcams.com/video/b7p3w-v9nlk/video.html

    • @remokortbeek
      @remokortbeek Před 6 lety

      That show is amazing. When I was visiting the Biennale for my Curatorship studies we were lucky enough to speak the curator of Hsieh's exhibition. His stories were personal and insightful and gave a great look at how to work with an artist like Tehching Hsieh.

    • @theartassignment
      @theartassignment  Před 6 lety

      Twist the knife! ;)

  • @aleksanderk6765
    @aleksanderk6765 Před 6 lety

    Thank you so much for taking us along with you ! Such a beautiful city, and beautifully filmed as well. PS: as and alternative title you should consider "Art trip Venice - or people in galleries taking pictures with their phone .

    • @theartassignment
      @theartassignment  Před 6 lety

      Or: People in galleries taking pictures with a fancy camera of people taking pictures with their phone. Eh? ;)

  • @ARTiculations
    @ARTiculations Před 6 lety

    Okay next time you go I wanna come too!! :))

  • @PaulinaPerezHeredia
    @PaulinaPerezHeredia Před 6 lety

    Love this account

  • @mustardsfire22
    @mustardsfire22 Před 6 lety

    Whenever John said Venice Biennale, I always thought it was one word. Venicepienale. So this video title through me off at first. Lol.

  • @caniarts6059
    @caniarts6059 Před 4 lety

    Thanku.....❤️...
    Inspirational......I love it.....❤️

  • @christianegonbarnthaler1426

    super art

  • @agustinvenegas5238
    @agustinvenegas5238 Před 6 lety

    I need to go to Venice.

  • @ZacLassen
    @ZacLassen Před 6 lety

    I love this channel! St. Louis soon..?

  • @TheGranti7a
    @TheGranti7a Před 6 lety

    Yes!

  • @MahlenMorris
    @MahlenMorris Před 6 lety

    This channel is becoming my travel planning channel. My wife and I are now planning a trip to Marfa, TX for late October, thanks to your previous video. And even though we were in Venice during the 2011 Biennale (though somehow we managed to spend five days there, stumble across lots of great art on display, but not realize that the Biennale was actually going on), I can see we'll be going back. You know, to see it _on purpose_..
    So thanks for that! Where am I going in the meantime?

  • @Okayletsg0
    @Okayletsg0 Před 21 dnem

    I finally went today!

  • @danielwhite0911
    @danielwhite0911 Před 6 lety

    Really want to know about the planning for the trips !

  • @dliessmgg
    @dliessmgg Před 6 lety

    I can't believe how much I've missed the Art Assignment theme music.

  • @29Bodhisattva
    @29Bodhisattva Před 6 lety +3

    Hi Sarah, did you have an opportunity to see the work of Khadija Saye? She was a young British artist of Gambian heritage whose work was being shown at the Venice Biennale for the first time. Tragically she died in the Grenfell Tower fire in London in June. Her photographic work is very striking. I think it is currently being exhibited at Tate Britain in the UK. Such a sad loss.

    • @29Bodhisattva
      @29Bodhisattva Před 6 lety +2

      Here is an article about Khadija's work and untimely death:
      www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/17/khadija-saye-artist-was-on-cusp-of-recognition-when-she-died-in-grenfell

    • @MCAndyT
      @MCAndyT Před 6 lety

      WOW

    • @theartassignment
      @theartassignment  Před 6 lety +3

      I did indeed see her work at the Biennale, and it is really wonderful. Thanks for mentioning it here.

    • @29Bodhisattva
      @29Bodhisattva Před 6 lety

      I'm really glad you were able to see Khadija's work. Here is a link to the photographs currently on show at the Biennale:
      www.sayephotography.co.uk/dwelling#0

  • @chickennugget2301
    @chickennugget2301 Před 6 lety +5

    I want to know what your five favorite works of art are.

    • @theartassignment
      @theartassignment  Před 6 lety +1

      It changes all the time! I could come up with a list sure, but I'm too curious about what other people's are. What are yours?

  • @alastairwatchman7934
    @alastairwatchman7934 Před 6 lety

    Did you see Lisa Reihana's video work, 'In Pursuit of Venus: Infected' in the Arsenale?

  • @jacekpokrak9258
    @jacekpokrak9258 Před 5 lety

    Understanding compmaturism. Regards POKRAK

  • @drewliedtke2377
    @drewliedtke2377 Před 6 lety

    Soooooo many screenshots! People I gotta look up later.

  • @chevronhassett6476
    @chevronhassett6476 Před 6 lety +1

    @The Art Assignment, Did you guys see the work from New Zealand by Lisa Reihana? Everyone should check it out.

  • @shariqansari2670
    @shariqansari2670 Před 4 lety

    From where to get the movie of the artist Flora????

  • @viridiananavarro8871
    @viridiananavarro8871 Před 6 lety +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @ezzamrahman8711
    @ezzamrahman8711 Před 5 lety

    I hope you’ll cover south East Asian and Asian artists more please

  • @RiggingDoctor
    @RiggingDoctor Před 5 lety +1

    Here’s a detailed walkthrough of the 2019 Biennale!
    m.czcams.com/video/H_6Qzb6yN5k/video.html

  • @scorpioninpink
    @scorpioninpink Před 5 lety +1

    What I love about Venice? Locals.
    What I hate about Venice? Other Tourists.

  • @Xenolilly
    @Xenolilly Před 6 lety +2

    Visit before it sinks into the sea!

  • @diptipandey72
    @diptipandey72 Před 5 lety

    what about India section?

  • @t.k.abrams4720
    @t.k.abrams4720 Před 6 lety

    Wasn't there an artist who hid paintings in walls in Venice or something?

  • @ember-fae
    @ember-fae Před 3 dny

    this is the closest I'll ever get to seeing Venice at all, much less the biennale so thank you
    also shoutout to the American guy, antinationalism is my shit

  • @thatjillgirl
    @thatjillgirl Před 6 lety

    Und Dann reminds me a little of the Blue Man Group.

  • @DrJoffre
    @DrJoffre Před 6 lety

    16:57 is that John Green?? O_o

  • @reuben8912
    @reuben8912 Před 3 lety

    Quite ironic how she says she can't wait to come back in two years: It got closed due to Corona!

  • @PaulinaPerezHeredia
    @PaulinaPerezHeredia Před 6 lety

    🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @PaulinaPerezHeredia
    @PaulinaPerezHeredia Před 6 lety

    Come to Mexico

  • @tamsinthai
    @tamsinthai Před 6 lety

    Oh please ..

  • @AmorSciendi
    @AmorSciendi Před 6 lety +1

    I love the idea of the medieval meeting the innovative. I came to appreciate Venice even more after reading Roger Crowley's book City of Fortune.... But you know I'm more of a medievalist than you. It's also the type of city that shouldn't be a human habitat at all, which often results in a city accepting of innovative ideas. While researching for a video I have on the horses in St Mark's square I had lots of thoughts about the interactions of the city with the works displayed there. Thanks for this.

  • @sergiopiva4340
    @sergiopiva4340 Před 4 lety

    arte della trippa

  • @sethdouglas4982
    @sethdouglas4982 Před 6 lety +1

    Greatly enjoyed you roasting Damien Hirst's pretentious ass

  • @EugenioMenotti
    @EugenioMenotti Před 6 lety

    It's good video. A good coverage of the Biennale. But I think that I'd make 3 videos, instead of only one. Because, it's too much information. Anyway, I just another way of making this kind of videos.

  • @pjr5913
    @pjr5913 Před 6 lety +1

    breath

  • @idiotsloveboxes
    @idiotsloveboxes Před 6 lety

    Why does every travel video or article about Venice have to come with a diatribe against tourism?

    • @theartassignment
      @theartassignment  Před 6 lety +2

      Because it's literally impossible to go there and not think about tourism a good portion of the time you are walking about. I considered not mentioning it as a kind of experiment, but it would have been disingenuous.

    • @TheQuetzalcoatl
      @TheQuetzalcoatl Před 6 lety

      I lived in Venice and am for capping the number of tourists. Almost impossible to live and move as you would normally without tourists around, all the shops have become for tourists and the prices are high, it's also flooded with people selling counterfeit goods (usually bags) and selfie sticks at every turn. Venice is small, spaces for walking are small, if I need to go from point A to B it takes me twice the time trying to avoid slow tourists that go left-right while looking up [pro tip, always look down in venice, it's full of dog poop], I almost never take the Vaporetto, too crowded. In the morning the place is full of litter in some squares, and the birds add to the litter chaos ripping the thrash bags, and drunk people have to be rescued from trying to swim in the canals (or pee in the canals) and jump from the bridges... [canals are nasty, you don't want to catch something - when the water rises and it's high tide there are rats everywhere, my apartment also had small scorpions.] tldr, tourist tax and fixed number per week.