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F O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E:
PALAZZO BEMBO, VENEZIA
A NEW EXHIBITION CENTER IN VENICE After years of neglect, Palazzo Bembo is finding back to its original atmosphere. It is becoming the home again of the arts, culture and education. Under a new ownership, the decision has been made to restore Palazzo Bembo and to make room for exhibitions; beginning this year in cooperation with la Biennale di Venezia and with the hosting of two world class exhibitions. The exhibitions in Palazzo Bembo will be organized by the Dutch NonProfit Organization GlobalArtAffairs Foundation. Palazzo Bembo is located on the San Marco side of the Canal Grande, a few steps away from the Rialto bridge. It was built in the fifteenth century by the noble family of Bembo who had lived in Venice at least since the 7th centuries. Palazzo Bembo is a.o. the birthplace of Pietro Bembo (1470-1547), a Venetian scholar and cardinal. He was an influential figure in the development of the Italian language. Although Palazzo Bembo was remodeled several times over the centuries, externally it still maintains the original structure. The Palazzo is considered an example of the Venetian-Byzantine or -Gothic style. The 2 exhibitions which will open on June 4 2011, with a big 4 days long Palazzo Bembo inauguration Pre-view party on May 31, June 1, 2 and 3, will put Pal azzo Bembo immediately on the list of important exhibition venues in Venice. Both exhibitions will display contemporary art of world class level, whereby the exhibition “Personal Structures” will display 28 artists from 12 countries on 5 continents. All information about the exhibitions and Palazzo Bembo, you can find at: WWW.PALAZZOBEMBO.ORG WWW.VENICE-EXHIBITIONS.ORG WWW.PERSONALSTRUCTURES.ORG WWW.GLOBALARTAFFAIRS.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Sarah Gold: +39 349 088 9763 Sarah@globalartaffairs.org Personal Structures la Biennale di Venezia
Titolo della mostra PERSONAL
STRUCTURES
Exhibition „Wolfgang Joop, Eternal Love“
Organizer Ludwig Museum, Germany Curator Beate Reifenscheid Location Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy Dates Open for Public June 4th – November 27th, 10.00-19.00 In context of the 54th Venice Biennale 2011, the exhibition "Wolfgang Joop, Eternal Love" at Palazzo Bembo will be curated by the director of the Ludwig Museum Dr. Beate Reifenscheid. This solo exhibition will present an overview of Joop's recent artistic work. The exhibition space has 350 square meters, which will all together show an exciting combination of sculptures and two-dimensional wall objects in a wide range of materials, such as marble, batiste, fabrics, paper and metal. Most of the works are from 2011 and were especially made for this exhibition, other works were created between 2003 and 2010. The exhibition will be open from June 4th until November 27th 2011. Palazzo Bembo is located a few meters from the Rialto Bridge, on the Grand Canal. Joop addresses our human existence through a combination of ’reality’ and ’dream’, making references to pain and death, but presented in an aesthetically beautiful way. Classic art-historical themes are addressed in a new, dream-like and experimental way. Wolfgang Joop is not afraid of emotion; the artist says he loves the "fairytale-like, even in abstraction." With this exhibition, Wolfgang Joop aims to highlight the passion and beauty as well as the transience of life and to show the public a possible, positive way of handling these general topics every human being has to deal with. Art, for Joop, is the expression of an aesthetic, a life-embracing state of mind and that this world in its constant change is beautiful and should be savored. The promotion of multicultural dialogues will improve social relations across national borders. "For me, art is something that has to do with emotions, dreams and fears. I use things that are common to people but with a twist of irritation, something familiar but not too familiar." His sculptures and fabric pieces show contrasting colours of black and white, as well as themes of love, existence, solitude and death, he uses familiar icons and symbols but with a twist. "The duality of life is another aspect of my work. It's like you can only know beauty if you know ugliness. You can only know luck if you know misfortune." For instance, in "Eternal Bride," Joop depicted a skeleton bride surrounded by cherry blossoms and sparkling jewels. "Cherry blossoms are very fleeting, while skulls can last thousands of years. The skeleton brides mean that love is not forever but death is everlasting." In 2010 two catalogues have been published about the work of Wolfgang Joop. In cooperation with the Ludwig Museum, a new extensive catalogue of his Venice exhibition in Palazzo Bembo will be available.
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