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November, 2007
An average day in November saw
around 200 visitors to the Pavilion – an increase from the 180-200 in
October. In November for the first time the number of Italian visitors was
bigger then that of foreigners. That is probably due to the return of students
to the city after the summer break, but also due to the Si Rom Festival events co-organized by the
Pavilion and the City of Venice, and the advertising campaign that accompanied
the festival.
Besides showing interest in the
exhibited artwork and artists, visitors were eager to get any additional
information about Roma art: they were asking for posters, newsletter and
catalogues.
A number of authors, journalists,
critics, curators and academics visited the Pavilion in November. Among them were the art historian,
researcher, collector and the donor of the contemporary art collection now kept
in the Kampa Museum in Prague, Meda
Mladek from Washington D.C.; art critic and author Noemi Smolik from Germany;
gallerist Susanne Weiss from the Kunsthaus Dresden, Antonio Manfredi, Art
Director of the CAM
– Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, photographer Gianfranco Rota,
gallerist Luca Bochicchio, photographer Chad Evans Wyatt, Helena Njiric,
architect, professor, curator of the Croatian Pavilion in 2005, and many
others.
On Friday, November 16, the
Pavilion hosted around 50 of its closest friends, collaborators and partners
who came to mark the official closure of the Pavilion. Among them were Luana Zanella, Cultural
Commissioner of the City of Venice, Andras Biro, Laureate of the Alternative
Nobel Prize, Director and founder of the Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance,
as well as representatives of the Biennale, Arte Communications, Italian and
International media.
Here are some of the November entries in the book of
visitors:
“An
enjoyable exhibition, thank you Damian Le Bas for putting New Zealand on the
map!”
“Sono rimasta affascinata da
questo padiglione! Complimenti agli artisti e agli
organizzatori.”
“Amazing.
Inspiring. Best thing I’ve seen of the biennale.”
“As
a Roma activist I am happy and proud to be here, with a hope that next
generations too will have the opportunity to come to Venice and present their
culture and tradition.”
“Stupendo, sono felice che ci
sia questo primo (speriamo non ultimo) padiglione Rom.”
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