From the pier built for a former quarantine island to the sculpture made from 1.3 tonnes of hotel bedlinen, the British-Algerian’s coin-operated show feels like it has sprung from The Floating City i…
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‘I paint the kind of people I’m attracted to’: Hernan Bas on hiding from the world in Venice ○
The Cuban-American artist likes to paint pretty young white men – inspired by his fascination with Holden Caulfield. So why do his portraits have a sinister edge?
Hernan Bas has been living in Venice …
40 days ago
‘It has become a symbol of hope’: the epic journey of Ukraine’s origami deer to the Venice biennale ⊕
As cities emptied on the eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion, artist Zhanna Kadyrova’s defiant concrete sculpture began its odyssey to this year’s festival
On a perfect spring day in Paris, the deer i…
53 days ago
‘We can’t wait’: Venice already seeking floods plan B five years after barriers’ launch ⊖
Rising sea levels and ecological damage caused by heavy use of flood defence system force city authorities to consider next move
The Arsenale, the colossal shipyard that was the engine of the Venetian…
56 days ago
Hidden treasures: Spanish archaeologists discover trove of ancient shipwrecks in Bay of Gibraltar ○
Researchers identify wrecks at the bottom of the sea from as far back as fifth century BC, from Europe and beyond
Spanish archaeologists exploring the bay that curves between the southern port of Alge…
78 days ago
‘What a fascinating challenge for an artist’: how Monet captured Venice in his twilight years ⊕⊕
de Young Museum, San Francisco
New exhibition brings together the artist’s many Venetian paintings, a perfect match of artist and location that almost didn’t happen
Claude Monet was 68 years old before…
86 days ago
Five of Europe’s best accessible island escapes ⊕⊕
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From the Venetian lagoon to the sparkling Med, these island getaways offer a welcome change of pace just a short hop from the mainland
Connected to the German mainland by a single rail causeway, Sylt…
4 months ago
Venice is being invaded by cannibalistic jellyfish with vanishing anus... and they're wreaking havoc ⊖
The strange marine creature has exploded in number throughout the Venetian lagoon, clogging fishing nets and devouring the very building blocks of marine life.
Strozzi: Virtuosissima Sirena album review – Laura Catrani enchants with music from a true Venetian revolutionary ⊕⊕
Catrani/Accademia Dell’Annunciata/Doni
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A sumptuous, elegant account of Barbara Strozzi’s 17th-century vocal music – performed with warmth, clarity and persuasive expressive freedom
Barbara Str…
Nine bedrooms, seven untimely deaths: can ‘cursed’ Venice palace finally attract a buyer? ⊕⊕
Palazzo Ca’ Dario, empty for years, has failed to find a new owner, with local legends suggesting it is jinxed
It ought to be an estate agent’s dream. Primely positioned on the banks of the Grand Cana…