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June 10-July 15, 2007
In the first three weeks Paradise Lost, The First Roma Pavilion at the Venice Biennale had over 3,000 visitors.
This is a big success, given the exhibition is a little apart from the main Biennale area where national pavilions are featured.
According to the number of visitors, it is possibly one of the most popular pavilions at the Biennale:
Total number of visitors in the Roma Pavilion, June 10-30: 3,100
Average number of visitors per day in the Roma Pavilion, June 10-30: 163
Average number of visitors per day at Biennale, June 10-30: 1663 (www.labiennale.org)
Some of the visitors of the Roma Pavilion in the first three weeks:
Government and civil society
Viktoria Mohacsi, Member of the European Parliament
Dzamila Stehlikova, Minister of Human Rights and National Minorities, Czech Republic
Dr. Marta Schneider, Hungarian State Secretary in Charge of Culture
Antti Kaski, First Secretary, Ministry for foreign affairs of Finland
George Soros, Chairman, Open Society Institute, New York, USA
Michael Thoss, Director of the Allianz Kulturstiftung
Odile Chenal, Deputy Director of the European Cultural Foundation
Vera Egenberger, Director of the European Roma Rights Center, Budapest, Hungary
Francoise Jean, Visual Arts Program Manager, Quebec Arts Council, Montreal, Canada
Cecilia Cmielelevski, Project Manager, Australian Council for the Arts, Australia
Ida Lundgrad, Danish Cultural Heritage, Copenhagen, Denmark
Fabrizio Olivetti, Art Director, City of Venice, Italy
Damian Draghici, Romania’s Ambassador for Roma Minority in the European Year of Equal Opportunities
Stefano Giovanazzi, Parks of Art, Young European Art Award, Veneto, Italy
Art Critics and Curators:
Paollo Ferruzzi, Director, Academy of Fine Arts, Rome, Italy
Low Kee Hong, General Manager, National Arts Council, Singapore Biennale, Singapore
Florian Waldvogel, Director, Witte de With Contemporary Art Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Dr. Christoph Danelzik-Bruggemann, Stiftung Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany
Thomas Soraperra, Director, Kunst Museum, Lichtenstein
Leoni Baumann, Director, Neue Gesellschaft fur Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany
Dirk Snauwaert, Director, Contemporary Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
Mag. Christian Bauer, Managing Direcor, Kunsthalle Krems, Austria
Zsolt Petranyi, Director, Mucsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
László Jakab Orsós, Director of the Hungarian Cultural Institute in New York
Beral Madra, Director of the BM Contemporary Art Center in Istanbul
Dr. Raminta Jurenaite, Art Critic, Professor, Academy of Fine Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania
Bojana Piskur, Curator, Modern Gallery Ljubljana, Slovenia
Zaklina Ratkovic, Curator, Muzeum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia
Theo Lenders, Curator, Oda Paark Museum, Venray, the Netherlands
Torun Ekstrand, Curator, Stromshall, Karlskrona, Sweden
David Dadone, Director, Museo de las Americas, Denver, CO, USA
Helen Monaghan, Events Programmer, National Galleries of Scotland, UK
Julianne Pierce, Visual Arts Director, Adelaide Film Festival, Australia
Entries in the Book of Visitors
The claim by many international media outlets that Paradise Lost is “one of the most interesting developments at the exhibition” (see the Media Coverage section of the Newsletter) is echoed in the Book of Visitors of Paradise Lost.
Here are a few of the hundreds of entries left in the first three weeks:
"I'm very impressed with your work. I run an art gallery in the downtown of Seoul, South Korea. If you are interested in having a Gypsy exhibition in Korea, please let me know."
-- William Lee, Director, Doosan Art Center
"Thought-provoking; makes me think about all the different ways to be Roma."
--Greg, San Francisco
"Thank you for Paradise saved!"
-- Lilco van Leer
"I am very inspired by the work and it is beautifully displayed. Brilliant example of how a pavilion can cross national boundaries."
-- Julia
"A great exhibition-fascinating and thought-provoking. Made me laugh, made me sad."
-- Lucy and Tim Spear, UK
"Feast for the eyes and food for the thought."
-- Sara Becejac
"I had no idea that there is something like a Roma art scene at all--so you opened my eyes. And I am very impressed."
-- John from Hamburg
“One of the best Pavilions. Great.”
-- Gere Bramiche
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