In Brief
Amid Lockdown, Optimistic Photos Show Dolphins and Swans Return to Venice
Images from the city show lucid canals and the unprecedented return of wildlife to the city’s waters as gondola traffic has been brought to a halt.
Venice
In Brief
The Oldest Drawing of Venice Has Been Discovered
The drawing, discovered by Dr. Sandra Toffolo, was made by Niccolò da Poggibonsi during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem from Italy in 1346-1350.
Art
Three Women’s Art Collectives Exchange Artworks Across Borders
Artists in Paris, Mexico City, and Los Angeles began sending small gifts through the mail. The exchange grew into The Box Project, which gathers the work of 76 women artists working in three collectives.
In Brief
With Venice Recovery Underway, Here’s How You Can Help
Bloomberg says that a $500 donation to Save Venice will pay for a day of work for a professional conservator, while $1.1 million will single-handedly fund the restoration of one of the oldest basilicas in Venice.
Art
A Glorious Gingerbread Venice Made by Architects and Engineers
The contestants in this year's Gingertown competition recreated the lagoon city with jellybean canals, candy cane arches, and gingerbread walls.
News
Volunteers Mobilize to Save Venice’s Cultural Heritage After Historic Floods
After the Italian government declared a state of emergency and issued an international appeal for donations, locals are rushing to save the city's libraries, museums, and churches.
In Brief
Extreme Flooding in Venice Kills Two People; Biennale Shutters As Safety Precaution
Local authorities called for a state of emergency in the worst floods to hit the lagoon city in more than 50 years.
News
This Is What the World's First Travel Guide Looks Like
This first edition of the 15th-century book Peregrinatio in Terram Sanctam features the first accurate printed illustrations of Jerusalem and Venice, among other cities.
Art
Artists Help Scientists Map the Climate Crisis
The "Phenomenal Ocean" Convening brought together artists, scientists, and lawyers to take a deep look at the “Special Report on the Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate,” issued in September.
Film
Negotiating and Understanding the Threats to Inuit Life in Canada
The video art of Isuma, the first international media organization created by and for Indigenous peoples, highlights the contemporary and historical impasses they are forced to navigate.
Art
Reconciling Secular Art in Sacred Spaces
Surprises and puzzles in Venice and Vienna, from Sean Scully to Tintoretto.
Art
Luc Tuymans’s Moral Distance
Tuymans is a figurative painter who doubts whether visual representations can ever be truthful.