I am leaving today for Sweden to visit the Wanås
Foundation in Sweden. Wanås is a world class contemporary art site specific art
venue on the grounds of a 17th century (? ) estate in southern Sweden. I will
know more after my visit! Pictured here is Maya Lin's Eleven Minute Line http://www.wanas.se/
After Wanås, I will spend a few days in Stockholm
and then in Copenhagen, I am very excited about seeing these two cities and
soaking up not just their history and beauty, but also the art and design, and
of course food!
After my inaugural visit to Scandinavia, I will
head south to Venice, specifically for the Biennale of Architecture in which a
friend has a piece on exhibit. And also because well, Venice is Venice. I
was there last 31 years ago! How time flies.
I intend to check out the Aula Baratto in Ca'
Foscari designed by Carlo Scarpa. I also plan to take a day trip to Verona to
see the museum he designed there.
And then there's the Academia, the Peggy Guggenheim
Museum, The Basilica dei Frari with the sublime Titian Ascension
of the Virgin, San Marco and Venice itself!