Venice: Crepaccio Pavilion At
Yoox.com – The Venetians. In student
digs right in the heart of Venice, Yoox.com and il Crepaccio presented the
Crepaccio Pavilion at Yoox.com with an exhibition entitled The Venetians,
curated by Caroline Corbetta. Distracted by international art
superstars and glamorous events, few people pay attention to Venice’s lively
local art scene. During The Venice Biennale, yoox.com, the world‟s leading
virtual store for multi-brand fashion, design and art, joins forces with Il
Crepaccio (literally meaning the crevasse), the much talked-about showcase for
emerging artists, based in the Milanese restaurant frequented by Maurizio
Cattelan, above, to offer global visibility to a group of young Venice-based
artists through the project Padiglione Crepaccio at yoox.com. The exhibition presented simultaneously the
works of The Venetians on two stages: both online and in the real world. During
the three preview days of The Biennale, they displayed in the evocative context
of an authentic artists’ house, in the center of Venice, the 17th century Ca‟
Soranzo, while, at the same time, the works are for sale globally, exclusively
on yoox.com, for the entire six-month period of the duration of The Biennale.
Crepaccio Pavilion At Yoox.com – The
Venetians. Eight of the ten Venetians on show in the digs where some of the
artists live. Barbara Prenka, Massimiliano Gottardi, Valentina Roselli. Serena
Vestrucci, Fabio de Meo, Catherine Rossato, Luca Migliorino and Marco Gobbi.
Crepaccio Pavilion At Yoox.com – The
Venetians. To create an opportunity of new synergies between the local
artistic community and the wider international art system, each day,
a brunch was held, with the participation of special guest editors. Above Linda
Yablonsky, contributing writer Artforum.com and The New York
Times takes a
photo of curator Caroline Corbetta with her artists.
Linda
Yablonsky talks to Valentina Roselli about her work Classification par la
method du gradient, 2009-2013, found paper, collected paper, frame.
Video artist and filmmaker artist Yuri
Ancarani pays a visit.
Adriana
and her husband designer and entrepreneur Stefano Seletti.
Milanese caterer Serena Barbieri who
provided delicious hearty “student food”.
The Menu
Pasta al
pesto
Pasta al
Pomodoro
Pasta Burro
e Grana
Salame and
Mortadella Panini
Espresso
with Shortbread Biscuits
Movie producer Francesco Melzi
d’Eril talks to glam anchor Victoria Cabello.
Communication
consultant Paride Vitale arrives with his suitcase.
Victoria Cabello
and Paride Vitale show off their sunglasses.
Sitting in front of Serena Vestucci’s
Ti lascio meta fogli da collage (serie 1), 2010-2012, paper, staples, dealer
Marco Voena and journalist Annamaria Sbrisa.
American PR and head of Black Frame Brian Phillips.
Designer
and entrepreneur Stefano Seletti, jewelry designer Petra Schwarz and artist
Luciana Toledo Piza.
Luciana
Toledo Piza and her Gaetano Pesce ring, jacket and shoes by Rick Owens and
glasses by Persol.
Crepaccio
Pavilion At Yoox.com – The Venetians. Lunch in the courtyard.
Crepaccio Pavilion At Yoox.com – The
Venetians. Caterina Rossato and her
embroidered postcards, Esercizio n.1/ Sereno ma non troppo, 2010, 78 units,
woolly cotton embroidery on postcards.
Balice Hertling gallery’s Daniele
Balice and curator Caroline Corbetta.
Crepaccio Pavilion At Yoox.com – The
Venetians. Valerio Nicolai and his La
Guerra persa dei pescespada, 2013, oil on canvas.
Artist and jewelry designer Petra
Schwartz’s style.
Curator Caroline Corbetta and anchor
Victoria Cabello.
Crepaccio Pavilion At Yoox.com – The
Venetians. Acqua Alta. Curator Caroline Corbetta is wearing and outfit by
Andrea Incontri, Kartell wedge rubber boots. On the left a lantern by Marco
Gobbi, From the banks of a thought, 2013, glass, iron, sits on a table.