In-finitum, an exhibition organized by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and the Vervoordt Foundation – more specifically by art dealer, collector and curator Axel Vervoordt - is presented at the Palazzo Fortuny in Venice until 15 November, 2009, as part of a collateral event of the Venice Biennale.
With In-finitum, the trilogy which started with Artempo: Where Time Becomes Art (Venice, 2007) and continued with Academia: Qui es-tu? (Paris, 2008) comes full circle. Once again set in the magnificent surroundings of the Palazzo Fortuny, In-finitum will guide the visitor from the soul of the unfinished to the border of the infinite, a spiritual journey along works of art abundant with energy.
This exhibition has been critically acclaimed and was voted as one of the best of the collateral events of the Biennale. The atmosphere, the curation, the space made it very special. The branding, the catalogue, the caterer service were all so detailed. This is Axel Vervoordt’s style.
I personally enjoyed this cabinet de curiosité a lot. It’s also fascinating how strong the concept was. The show echoed the two previous ones in Venice and Paris which were also amazing. The beauty of the exhibition also lied in the fact the last floor was releasing so much purity, simplicity, logic and serenity. This floor was like the apogee; after a labyrinth, the Rothko painting was there like the quintessence of the concept of the exhibition: the infinity.
Many artworks were striking, for instance on the ground floor the Anish Kapoor’s yellow sculpture, or the Tastsuo Miyajima’s water and floating neon numbers installation, in the next small room the Bill Viola’s video juxtaposed with a Giacometti’s "La dame de Venise", without mentioning Picasso, Delacroix, or Marlène Dumas.
To learn more: http://www.museiciviciveneziani.it/ and http://www.axel-vervoordt.com/
