Swimming Cities of Serenissima

As the 53rd Venice Biennale enters its last days and the world’s art community reflects, Anonymous Gallery, curator Spy Emerson and the artist SWOON provide a glimpse of what critic Jerry Saltz called “…The most moving moment I had at the Biennale…”

“Pankabestia: Punk Beasts of the Swimming Cities of Serenissima,” is a retrospective of artist Swoon’s “Swimming Cities of Serenissima,” her recent invasion of the Venice Biennale. Traveling from the Karst region of Slovenia to Venice, Italy, Swoon and 30+ artists braved the waters of the Adriatic Sea and navigated a fleet of three intricately hand crafted vessels. (more…)

Now you can see photos from the entire project, documented by the crew photographer Tod Seelie. He also did a series of portraits of the entire crew (seen above). Follow the links below to see our world in pictures.

- The Swimming Cities of Serenissima documentation
- Portraits of the crew

Not everything was all work, we did get to enjoy Venice for a bit after the de-install. Here are some photos from around Venice and a campfire on the beach on Certosa (before the fire department showed up and put it out). Also keep an eye on our Flickr account as we continue to collect and post more photos and videos from our voyage.

We’re back on Certosa tonight with all our friends from VdV for a BBQ! It’s great to be back on this little piece of paradise and be able to finally just kick back and relax. If you’re around stop by and join us!

Please check our Flickr account for more photos and videos from our voyage!

Please check our Flickr account for more photos and videos from our voyage!

Please check our Flickr account for more photos and videos from our voyage!

Friday, June 12th @ Zattere, 9pm

Saturday, June 13th @ Giardini, 9pm

Sunday, June 14th @ Isola Della Certosa, 9pm

For Those of You Still In New York…  Glowlab is hosting a group exhibit entitled Drift, with work from Swoon, Santiago Mostyn, Javier Pinon, and Mathew Lusk.  Opening on Thursday, June 11.  Part of the proceeds go towards Serenissima. The exhibition title, Drift, refers to both physical drifting – a raft as it moves across the ocean – and the metaphorical drifting of transient communities and populations living on the fringes of mainstream society. The show celebrates the challenges and possibilities taken up by contemporary nomads in forging identities in places far beyond where most are willing to venture. The exhibition runs through July 26.

Please join crew members from the swimming cities of serenissima and
metricubi for an evening of art, music, and performance. With Dark Dark
Dark, Harrison abstains, Tod Seelie, Constance Hockaday, and Spy and
Moses. collaborations with Venice artists.

zona bandita
venice
7.30p; free
swimmingcities.org
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