Sunday Oct 16 Venice Giardini

Spent today going to Biennial exhibitions at the Giardini, a garden area about a 20 minute walk from our hotel. Weather is lovely and sunny but crisp. Venetians are dressed in coats, sweaters and scarves. Walked through Piazza San Marco to the water, past the Bridge of Sighs (scaffolded sadly) to the Giardini.

Enjoyed the Japan (artist: Tabiamo) and French (artist: Boltanski) Pavillions especially. In the Central Pavillion we loved work by an Ethiopian artist plus a three channel video work by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist whose work we will see later in London.

Did country pavilions until 5:30 and took a vaporetto boat back to San Marco. Dinner at Fiaschetteria Toscana past the Rialto bridge. Had superb grilled John Dory. Tomorrow is Monday and biennial venues are closed. So F and I will scope out a plan for the day over breakfast in the morning.

Tabaimo at the Japan Pavillion

Tabaimo at the Japan Pavillion