The curator of the Biennale and President explain what the exhibition of contemporary art creation wizard, the late Renaissance

Tintoretto
Creation of the animals. 1550-1553
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Along with works by contemporary artists at the Venice Biennale (June 4 - 27 November 2011) will be screened late Renaissance master paintings by Tintoretto. On Wednesday, April 27, the exhibition organizers told what pattern they see visitors. Thus, the Biennale will show "The Rape of the body of St. Mark "(1562-1566) and" The Creation of the Animals "(1550-1553) from the Academy Gallery and the" Last Supper "(1592-1594) from the Cathedral of San Giorgio Maggiore.

According to exhibition curator Beach Kuriger (Bice Curiger), the inclusion of works by Tintoretto in the number of exhibits is not "traditionalist" gesture, but quite the contrary. She stressed that Tintoretto was "one of the principal experimenters in the history of Italian art, which in his paintings challenged the classical Renaissance ideas about composition. Kuriger believes that the creativity of the artist in tune with the theme exhibition - ILLUMI nations , which means "light" or "enlightenment" (way of writing emphasizes that the title contains the word "nation"). Tintoretto is known as the "painter of light, and light in his work" is not rational, but ecstatic ».

his paintings will be exhibited at the entrance to the exhibition. Organizers say that these works should not divert attention from the viewers of contemporary art - so what fabrics chosen, it was announced without much pomp, just a month before the official predpokaza (June 1-4). "We did not want the media talking about the Biennale as an Tintoretto exhibition", - said its president, Paolo Baratta (Paolo Baratta). He argues that the organizers did not intend start a new conversation about the meaning and purpose of art by Tintoretto. Display of works of the painter, according to Baratta, I must remind contemporary artists about the importance of the game "against the rules" and the need for treatment not only to reason but to emotion.

In exchange for the opportunity to demonstrate masterpieces in the exhibition Biennale Foundation has allocated funds for their care, as well as the preservation of three more paintings of "The Loop St. Mark. " Last stored in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, which opens after renovation in fall 2011.

In addition, a jury of the Venice Biennale. It will feature artist and musician Hassan Khan (Hassan Khan), an independent curator and critic Carol Yinghua Lu (Carol Yinghua Lu), director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Bolzano Leticia Ragalya (Letizia Ragaglia), critic and curator of the Pompidou Center Maselli, Christine (Christine Macel) and filmmaker John Waters (John Waters). Chairman of the jury will be Khan.

material was prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI

Source: labiennale.org , theartnewspaper.com , artinvestment.ru