Above: Modern art along the grand canal (part of the Bienniale), and a more classic shot taken from a canal boat
Aaah, Venice. Trappingly touristy, overflowing with art, mazelike, flooding, gorgeously decrepit . . . may you never sink into the waters, which we have been told is your impending fate. We were there for about 24 hours, and it was enough. We ran around like madmen, devouring Titians and Tintorettos until our eyes were blurry, overwhelmed. Not surprisingly, this is what happened last time Simona went to Venice.
Despite our short sojourn, we burned a massive hole in our wallets - this despite the fact that Simona resisted every impulse to buy the thousands of beautiful purses and shoes beckoning her from the store windows.
Our visit coincided with the Bienniale, so we also got to see some good, and some very very bad, modern art. The highlight was a Japanese animated video installation of a pair of hands decorating a dollhouse, set to the ambient beat of thick water drops falling.
Goodbye Italy! We leave you a little fatter and a lot poorer, but a whole lot happier.
1 comment:
Dear Simona and Eli:
The description of your experience in Venice is awesome. RThat's exactly how I felt this summer when I spent one day and a half there with a colleague this past summer.
Love
zia patri
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