Lenio Kaklea's performance. Image Courtesy of Bottega Veneta.
Dancing Studies: Bottega Veneta and the Pinault Collection
Bottega Veneta returns to its spiritual home of Venice to celebrate its rich art and design history, emphasising Bottega’s passion for facilitating cultural exchanges. During the Biennale, the Italian Fashion House is supporting a programme of performances in hand with the Pinault Collection titled ‘Dancing Studies,’ inspired by Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies’ exhibition, on show until November at Punta della Dogana.
Similarly to Bottega Veneta’s ‘The Square’ event that took place in Dubai last weekend, the brand hosted an intimate dinner to celebrate the cultural partnership with a performance by choreographer Lenio Kaklea and showcased a collection of 15 limited edition bags in collaboration with iconic typewriter maker Olivetti. The performance is a glimpse into what we can expect in the upcoming months from the brand as the new official partner of the Biennale di Danze, scheduled in July and a supporter of emerging talents through a funding programme for the Biennale College Danza.
Images Courtesy of Diesel and Tom of Finland Foundation.
AllTogether: Tom of Finland Foundation and The Community working in collaboration with Diesel
In celebration of Tom of Finland’s 102nd birthday, Tom of Finland Foundation and The Community have curated AllTogether, an exhibition presenting the foundation permanent collection to the public for the first time outside of Los Angeles. For over 30 years, Tom of Finland Foundation has been collecting and preserving the world’s most extensive collection of art from LGBTQIA+ artists, many of whom have faced discrimination and misrepresentation due to the nature of what they create.
Supported by Diesel, AllTogether explores thousands of erotic art works, spanning multiple decades from 1940s to the present day, while incorporating a fascinating variation of media and techniques. Diverse and eclectic, the curated collection presents the work of over 70 artists at the Studio Cannaregio in Venice on 23 April, until the 26 June. A second simultaneous exhibition will open in Paris on 8th May at The Community centre, and will also run until the 26 June.
Dior at the Venice Biennale 2022. ©Andrea Cenetiempo. Image Courtesy of Dior.
Dior Joins Forces with Venetian Heritage Foundation
On the evening of 23 April 2022, Dior organised a unique gala dinner in the heart of Venice’s Teatro La Fenice. Held in collaboration with Venetian Heritage Foundation, this charity event was held to support the preservation and promotion of the Venetian cultural legacy with a particular interest in the restoration of Ca’d’Oro Museum, emphasising the luxury House’s passion to ignite cultural and artistic dialogues. In light of current events, funds for Ukrainian refugees in Italy were raised and the event celebrated the link of two cultures; France and Italy that unite in the name of creativity and solidarity.
Images Courtesy of Louis Vuitton.
Louis Vuitton: A Celebration of Heritage.
Throughout this year’s Venice Biennale, Louis Vuitton proposes several initiatives that celebrate and support the contemporary art and exceptional heritage of Venice. As an extension of their ongoing programme Hors les murs at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, the French Fashion House continues to engage in a progressive cultural discourse from hosting an exhibition by German artist Katharina Grosse at Espace Louis Vuitton, to extending partnerships with local foundations that preserve Venetian treasures.
Louis Vuitton’s passion for creation and contemporary art is matched by the desire to preserve architectural heritage. As a supporter of the Venetian Heritage Foundation, an international non-profit organisation, Louis Vuitton will contribute to the renovation and restoration of the Museum of the Ca’ D’Oro – a historic late Gothic palazzo – with a donation. Alongside their work with the Venetian Heritage Foundation, Louis Vuitton is working closely with the MUVE Foundation, which manages the cultural programming and protection of heritage throughout Venice. During the Biennale, and with the support of Louis Vuitton, MUVE will restore a series of paintings by French artist, Émile Bernard. Exhibited for the first time in the MUVE Museums collections, they will be revealed at the Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia beginning in December 2022, before being exhibited at the Museo Correr.
Finally, for the first week of the Exhibition, Vuitton will infuse the streets with colour and culture by refurbishing eight traditional Venetian newspaper kiosks, creating pop-up bookstands that will display and sell the entire Travel Editions Collections (City Guides, Fashion Eye, Travel Books).
Images Courtesy of Louis Vuitton.