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SAVE THE DATE! Exhibitions 7 JUNE – 23 NOVEMBER Biennale d’Arte contemporanea & Architettura The Biennale d’Arte, established in 1895, is the Jeux sans Frontières of the contemporary art world; 66 National Participations will be exhibiting in the historic pavilions of the Giardini, the Arsenale, and the city of Venice. Among these, 10 countries will be participating in the Exhibition for the first time: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, New Zealand, and Turkey. This year the Italian Pavilion is based in the Arsenale and organized by the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities with PaBAAC (General Direction for landscape, fine arts, architecture and contemporary art). It is curated by Cino Zucchi. Giardini di Castello

1 JUNE – 4 JANUARY 2015 Ileana Sonnabends presents:Da Rauschenberg a Jeff Koons This great "ambassador" of contemporary art, together with Peggy Guggenheim, returns to Venice as a protagonist, following the success of the exhibition dedicated to her by the New York MoMA. Her collection, already partially present in this prestigious Venetian museum thanks to a long-term concession, is presented on this new occasion with a selection of seventy works by artists that Ileana discovered and put in the limelight in memorable displays in her galleries. Famous names stand out amongst them, such as Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jim Dine, Tom Wesselmann, but also Robert Morris, Sol Lewitt, Anselm Kiefer and Jeff Koons. Ca’Pesaro Modern Art Gallery

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FOR YOUR EYES ONLY A Private Collection, from Mannerism to Surrealism This exhibition curated by Andreas Beyer presents for the first time to the public a rich selection of works from the private Collection of Richard and Ulla Dreyfus-Best, in Basel. A selection of approximately one hundred and twenty paintings, sculptures, drawings and artefacts ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day reveals the special world of this collection. In assembling their collection, the collectors not only made of originality and quality essential criteria, they also required that all works specifically reference “artifice”. The exhibition includes works by Arnold Böcklin, Victor Brauner, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Giorgio de Chirico, Francesco Clemente, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Man Ray and Andy Warhol, among many others. Peggy Guggenheim Collection

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The Illusion of Light The exhibition “The Illusion of Light” explores the physical, aesthetic, symbolic, philosophical and political stakes of an essential dimension of human experience that has also been, since (at least) the Renaissance, a fundamental element of art: light. Palazzo Grassi

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Irving Penn, Resonance The exhibition “Irving Penn, Resonance”, curated by Pierre Apraxine and Matthieu Humery, brings together on the second floor of Palazzo Grassi 130 photographs, taken between the end of the 1940s and the mid-1980s. The exhibition is a collection of 83 platinum prints, 29 gelatin silver prints, 5 colorful dye transfer prints and 17 internegatives, which will be shown to the public for the first time. Palazzo Grassi

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Prima Materia Ubiquitous and graphic media images of war, protest, and social upheaval provided the backdrop for artistic breakthroughs of late 1960s, much of which was expressed in abstraction— sometimes emptiness. That era also opened new vistas on social equality and shared concerns, such as the condition and future of our environment. Today, science and technology offer social connectivity on a global scale, constantly available images of every kind, and the promise of technological solutions for longevity, and renewable energy. At the same time, we still live in an atmosphere of anxiety, often faced with invisible and abstract adversaries— among them, global warming and technological terrorism. We are immersed in a cacophony of media image and sound. Punta della Dogana

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07 JUNE - 03 NOVEMBER Art or Sound Curated by Germano Celant, the exhibition Art or Sound analyzes the complex dialogue of the past and our present between art and sound, investigating also on iconic aspects of the musical instrument as well as on the role of the artist-musician. An artistic path from the XVI century until these days that presents more than 180 works: musical instruments, mechanic objects, arrangements, paintings, sculptures, installations and sound devices. Fondazione Prada

07 JUNE - 24 AUGUST IK 00 The spaces of confinement The artists in the exhibition reflect on spaces of constraint, confinement, and containment. The functional aspects of these spaces are beyond the visible; they are distanced both spatially and temporally from the fluid existence of those on the outside. However, these places of enclosure do not exist separately from the everyday. Their construction engenders a complex set of psychological patterns that connect to the human condition of all of us. The exhibition will take place on Giudecca island in Venice where a womens’ prison, an integral part of the local community’s life, is located in the immediate neighbourhood of the venue. Casa dei Tre Oci – Zitelle

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JUNE

Vogalonga This year reaches the prestigious target of 40 editions. Known as one of the most spectacular events of the Venetian season, the Vogalonga, on the calendar for Sunday 8 June, interprets the most genuine lagoon spirit. It is also the undisputed queen (with the Historic regatta) of all the rowing regattas, even though formally it differs substantially from them, due to its non competitive character. A purely decoubertinian spirit thus urges over two thousand participants to face a true 32 kilometre marathon through the incomparable scenario of the lagoon and its islands. It is thanks to them, in addition to the Cannaregio Canal and the entire Grand Canal and the Basin of St. Mark, where the departure kicks off, that it is possible to experience the emotions and the weariness of these rowers from all over the world. The departure will take place around 9am next to the Punta della Dogana with the classic cannon shot. Registration is open to everyone, until 5 June. Punta della Dogana

13-15 JUNE San Pellegrino Cooking Cup Ten young chefs from around the world will face off in the 14th annual S.Pellegrino Cooking Cup to be held in Venice on June 13th-15th. As in the past editions, 10 chefs will race, cooking their special dishes on board of different sailing boats racing across Venice’s magical lagoon. This unique event welcomes sailors, skippers, chefs and fine dining lovers from all over the world in a two days competition that awards the best performances several categories, both sailing and culinary.

SAVE THE DATE! Events 23 JUNE - 14 JULY The museum presents the 6th edition of Happyspritz@guggenheim in collaboration with Aperol Spritz and Radio Italia, official radio of the event. June 23 and July 14, from 7 pm to 9 pm. The museum is fully open for visiting; each admission is valid for two free spritzes; DJ music in the garden. Peggy Guggenheim Museum

THE EVENT IN VENICE!

19 JULY Festa del Redentore The Redentore is the oldest continuously celebrated date on the Venetian calendar. At the end of a plague epidemic in 1576, the city commissioned Andrea Palladio to build a church on the Giudecca – Il Redentore (the Redeemer). Every July, a pontoon bridge is built across the canal that separates the Giudecca from Venice proper, so people can make the pilgrimage to the church. But, while the religious part of the festival falls on Sunday, what makes this weekend so special are the festivities on Saturday night. Boats of every shape and size gather in the lagoon between St Mark’s, San Giorgio, the Punta della Dogana and the Giudecca, each holding merry-makers supplied with food and drink. This party culminates in an amazing fireworks display which you can watch as you dine at Belmond Hotel Cipriani. Bacino di San Marco, Canale della Giudecca

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15 AUGUST Ferragosto – Festa dell’Assunta If you want Venice without Venetians, this is the time to come, as everyone who can leaves the city. Practically everything shuts down and people head to the beach. There is usually a free concert in the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, on the island of Torcello, on the evening of the 15th.

SAVE THE DATE! Concerts LA FENICE THEATER

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27 JUNE - 5 JULY

The rake's progress – Stravinskij

7 JULY Filarmonica della Fenice Concert

8 JULY Keith Jarrett Piano Solo

20 JULY Burth Bacharach in concert

27 JULY DANCE La Fenice

Cassandra Wilson

15 JULY

La Traviata - Verdi

Dance International gala

26 - 31 AUGUST 2 to 3 SEPTEMBER La Traviata - Verdi

17 – 18 JULY

11 - 28 SEPTEMPER

Dall’Inferno al Paradiso

Il Trovatore - Verdi

18 - 27 SEPTEMBER L’Inganno Felice – Rossini

ARENA DI VERONA

28 SEPTEMBER LA DOLCE VITA – the Music of Italian Cinema

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Giants of the jazz scene perform alongside lesserknown talents in various venues around Venice and further afield in the Veneto

2 JULY VENEZIA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2014 PAOLO CONTE IN CONCERT The most Italian innovative songwriter in the most prestigious venue in Venice! Venice! Palazzo Ducale, 9.00 pm WEDNESDAY 2nd JULY 2014

8 JULY VENEZIA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2014 KEITH JARRETT PIANO SOLO Since the 70s one of the most acclaimed jazz musician! musician! LA FENICE THEATRE, 9.00 pm TUESDAY 8th JULY 2014

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27 AUGUST – 6 SEPTEMBER Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica Venice International Film Festival The 71st Venice Film Festival will be held on the Lido from August 27th to September 6th 2014, directed by Alberto Barbera, and organized by the Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta. The 11-day Venice Film Festival takes place along the main, seafacing Lido esplanade, between the Hotel des Baines and the Excelsior Between these two hotels is the marble-and-glass Palazzo del Cinema, where official competition screenings take place in the Sala Grande. Other festival screens can be found in the gargantuan PalaLido, inside the Casinò and at the Palabiennale marquee. Press accreditation guarantees virtually unlimited access to the festival; the press pass costs €50 and permits priority entry to a number of special screenings, mostly in the morning and early evening. Arrange this at least two months in advance by contacting the Biennale press office (041 521 8857, www.labiennale.org).

7 SEPTEMBER Regata Storica This event begins with a procession of ornate boats down the Grand Canal, rowed by locals in 16th-century costume. Once this is over, the races start – which is what most locals have come to see. There are four: one for young rowers, one for women, one for rowers of caorline – long canoelike boats in which the prow and the stern are identical – and the last, the most eagerly awaited, featuring two-man sporting gondolini. The finish is at the sharp curve of the Grand Canal between Palazzo Barbi and Ca’ Foscari: here, the judges sit in an ornate raft known as the machina, where the prize-giving takes place. Gran Canal