{"id":43471,"date":"2024-04-17T15:37:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/a-coffee-with-venezia-da-vivere-trains-boats-biennale-and-beyond\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:38:04","slug":"a-coffee-with-venezia-da-vivere-trains-boats-biennale-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/a-coffee-with-venezia-da-vivere-trains-boats-biennale-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"A Coffee with Venezia da Vivere: Trains, Boats, Biennale, and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 60th Art Biennale opened yesterday; it is now time for the #fuoribiennale openings<\/h2>\n

Aboard a boat, in a church, on a train, in St. Mark’s Square<\/strong>, inclusive installations, AI-generated videos, in gardens, hotels, and private palaces. Almost all with free admission. Discovering exhibitions in unprecedented locations across Venice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow our Instagram account @veneziadavivere<\/a><\/strong> daily for reports on events at the 60th International Art Exhibition Stranieri Ovunque \u2013 Foreigners Everywhere<\/em> and the #fuoribiennale. Subscribe to the newsletter<\/a><\/strong> to receive il Caff\u00e8 con Venezia da Vivere<\/strong>: your ideal dose of art and culture to discover the most interesting events in Venice. <\/p>\n

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Day 2, Wednesday, April 17: a coffee in St. Mark’s Square with Robert Indiana<\/h2>\n

The exhibition dedicated to Robert Indiana<\/strong>, the Pop Art artist best known for the iconic series<\/strong> LOVE<\/strong>, is open from today at the Procuratie Vecchie<\/strong> in St. Mark’s Square. Robert Indiana: The Sweet Mystery<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a collateral event of the 60th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, curated by the Yorkshire Sculpture Park<\/strong>. For the press during the Biennale preview, there is something we greatly appreciate: the Press Breakfast<\/strong>. The exhibition offers a fresh perspective on themes of spirituality, identity, and the human condition, with works spanning six decades of Indiana’s career, some of which are rarely exhibited. <\/p>\n

Robert Indiana: The Sweet Mystery<\/em><\/strong>
\nProcuratie Vecchie, St. Mark’s Square<\/strong>
\nApril 17 – November 24, 2024<\/p>\n

Edipo Re and the Artist’s Sail<\/h3>\n

From Wednesday, April 17,<\/strong> the boat Edipo Re<\/strong><\/a> moored in front of the Royal Gardens of Venice<\/strong> presents AdE_VELA_RAPIDO<\/strong>, a site-specific work that the Atelier dell\u2019Errore<\/strong> collective designed and created for the second edition of the Vela d\u2019Artista<\/strong> project by Edipo Re, with the support of Collezione Maramotti and the contribution of Gianni Belletti.<\/p>\n

The Vela d\u2019Artista project involves the design and creation of a sail for Edipo Re, a vessel dear to Pier Paolo Pasolini<\/strong>, by contemporary artists capable of weaving together values such as environmental sustainability and social inclusion<\/strong>. Atelier dell\u2019Errore is a collective of neuro-atypical artists who used 50 isothermal emergency blankets to create AdE_Vela_Rapido, a mainsail 10 meters high and 5 meters wide. <\/p>\n

The vessel, acting as a floating pavilion<\/strong>, will welcome the public in the St. Mark’s Basin from April 17 to 21, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM<\/strong>. During the summer, Edipo Re will serve as a traveling pavilion in the Venice Lagoon until the Venice Film Festival. <\/p>\n

Edipo Re<\/strong> presents: AdE_Vela_Rapido by Atelier dell\u2019Errore<\/strong>
\nRoyal Gardens, San Marco 2
\n<\/strong>April 17 – 21, 2024, 12 PM – 5 PM<\/p>\n

The art of travel in the Orient Express carriages<\/h3>\n
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The iconic Venice Simplon-Orient-Express<\/strong>, the Belmond Train that traverses Europe, rewrites history with L\u2019Observatoire<\/strong>, a sleeper carriage designed by the artist JR<\/strong><\/a>, a photographer and socially engaged street artist known for performances involving hundreds of people and monumental portraits in public spaces<\/b> worldwide, aimed at making art accessible to all.<\/p>\n

Between April 17 and 22, 2024,<\/strong> the public will be able to observe the interiors of this historic carriage: the bedroom, the bathroom, the lounge area, the library, and a secret tea room.<\/p>\n

The art of travel for Belmond<\/strong>: the visionary James B. Sherwood<\/strong> founded Belmond in 1976 when he acquired the Hotel Cipriani in Venice<\/strong>. His goal was to revive the “golden age of travel,” and the following year he succeeded with the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train, which he began assembling by purchasing two original sleeper carriages at a Sotheby\u2019s auction in Monte Carlo. Once composed of 17 carriages, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express departed on its first journey toward Venice in May 1982. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

JR’s L\u2019Observatoire<\/a>
\nVenice Simplon-Orient-Express, a Belmond Train
\n<\/strong>From April 17 to 19<\/strong> at Fondamenta San Giovanni at Hotel Cipriani, open to the public from 2 PM to 5 PM<\/strong>.
\nFrom April 20 to 22<\/strong> at Riva Dei Sette Martiri, open to the public from 11 AM to 6 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Art Explora Festival, aboard the world’s first museum catamaran<\/h3>\n

A museum ship and a traveling festival<\/strong> sail the world’s seas and oceans, offering innovative artistic experiences to bridge the cultural divide<\/strong> and promote increasingly broad and democratic access to the arts. It is the Mediterranean cultural odyssey of the Art Explora Foundation<\/strong> by French entrepreneur and patron Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Jousset<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

In Venice, from April 17 to 23<\/strong>, it will dock at Riva dei Sette Martiri<\/strong> and welcome visitors for an immersive exhibition in collaboration with the Louvre, events, and meetings.<\/p>\n

Until the autumn of 2026, the festival will visit 15 Mediterranean countries, crossing every border with art, adorned with its great sails designed by Laure Prouvost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Art Explora Festival<\/a>
\nRiva dei Sette Martiri from April 17 to 23
\n<\/strong>From 10 AM to 7 PM, free entry with reservation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Light Over Banksy<\/h3>\n

From April 17 to 21<\/strong>, The Migrant Child comes to life on the canal at Campo San Pantalon from 9 PM onwards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Light over Banksy Alive<\/a> is a project for everyone commissioned by Banca Ifis<\/strong><\/a>, which will restore the artist’s mural and transform the building housing it into an art center, curated by immersive artist Anderson Tegon<\/strong> with the studio Pepper’s Ghost<\/strong>. Watch the video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ghost Over Banksy<\/strong>
\nFrom April 17 to 21, Campo San Pantalon<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Exhibitions to book<\/h2>\n

Visit Helmut Newton with Vogue<\/strong><\/a><\/em>
\nFrom April 19 to 21<\/strong>, Francesca Marani, Senior Photo Editor of Vogue Italia, will guide visitors through the discovery of the great photographer. Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FORTUNY + CHAHAN<\/strong><\/a><\/em>
\nFortuny and Chahan Minassian collaborate to create a new design venue on the island of Giudecca<\/strong>.
\nThe Venetian textile and design house, founded by Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo in 1921, collaborates with designer Chahan Minassian<\/strong> to transform the former residence of Countess Gozzi, adjacent to the Fortuny Factory, into a destination for international contemporary design<\/strong>. Book your free visit by appointment<\/a>, Monday to Saturday, 10 AM – 6 PM.<\/p>\n

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Cover: JR in L’Observatoire, Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
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