March 14th, 2010
SWIMMING CITIES IS CURRENTLY FUNDRAISING IN NY FOR THEIR NEW SCULPTURAL BOAT AND PERFORMANCE PROJECT FOR THE GANGES RIVER INDIA, 2010. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT PLEASE VISIT THE NEW WEBSITE weareswimmingcities.org TO FIND OUT ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS AND GET INVOLVED
November 17th, 2009
PANKABESTIA
Punk Beasts of the Swimming Cities
A retrospective of “Swimming Cities of Serenissima”
Anonymous Gallery 169 Bowery New York, NY
Opens Nov 20 6-9pm
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…)
July 17th, 2009
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
June 25th, 2009
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.
June 20th, 2009
A little poem from crew member Paul da Plumber:
Attach an identity to a boat and all together we are lonely looking for the next thrill.
Hub Cap Moon
Inside a chrome shell hides a heart of spinning metal.
Glowing coils ignite and reduce a fossil to carbon farting out the soot of unprocessed youth.
Roll an injector in blackened fingers, clear the mind in an observation pure as a fowled plug.
Still passions impede.
Haunted and chased, temporary as a clutch look up at a hub cap moon and try.
Blunt and charmless
P da P
June 19th, 2009
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!
June 18th, 2009
Please check our Flickr account for more photos and videos from our voyage!
June 17th, 2009
Please check our Flickr account for more photos and videos from our voyage!
June 12th, 2009
Please check our Flickr account for more photos and videos from our voyage!
June 12th, 2009
Friday, June 12th @ Zattere, 9pm
Saturday, June 13th @ Giardini, 9pm
Sunday, June 14th @ Isola Della Certosa, 9pm
