Bamboo Entwined With Moroccan Textiles
A structure at the Venice Biennale unites local craftsmanship, farming and architecture.
The Majlis, an Arabic word that means communal gathering place, is a temporary structure that is part of the Venice Architecture Biennale. The structure is made of bamboo and wrapped in handwoven Moroccan textile.Credit.Caravane Earth
By Farah Nayeri
May 20, 2021, 5:02 a.m. ET
The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the architectural jewels of Venice. Designed by the Renaissance master Andrea Palladio, it sits prettily on the edge of an island opposite St. Mark’s Square.
For the next six months, the gardens behind the church will host an edifice that could not be more of a contrast: a temporary structure made of bamboo and wrapped in handwoven Moroccan textile.
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Susanna Avery and her faithful companion Manny in Venice. (Photo courtesy of Susanna and Joe Photography)
Vicenza is a city in northeast Italy, known for its elegant buildings designed by 16th-century architect Andrea Palladio. Palladio’s designs inspired Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, in the construction of his home, Monticello. The extent of that influence need not be sought any further than an American’s pocket or change purse: One side of the nickel depicts his plantation in Charlottesville, Virginia which reflects the inspiration from Palladio’s Villa La Rotunda, just outside of Vicenza.
Susanna and Joe Lynch celebrate their American heritage outside their home with their rescue pups. (Photo submitted by Susanna and Joe Photography)
Solo exhibition by Richard Rezac on view at Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Installation view.
CHICAGO, IL
.-Rhona Hoffman Gallery is presenting Cast, a solo exhibition by Richard Rezac. Featuring a series of works made within the last yeara period whose insular time has been marked by recollection, in the absence of new visual material or experiences entering an artists frame of referencethe exhibition underscores Rezacs four-decade career of invention and permutation in sculpture. Since the 1990s, the artist has crafted modulations of the Baroque, presenting the control and calibration of architectural details and subjects in unexpected and elegant combinations. Following a residency at the American Academy in Rome from 200607, Rezacs ongoing interest in Italian architects Francesco Borromini and Andrea Palladio are revisited in Cast, combining elements such as readymade doorknobs, crown moldings, Florentine costume, and structural building plans in expressions of enigmatic g
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