Key In The Hand
9 years ago by
It’s the 56th Venice Biennale!
Maybe the biggest event of the year for contemporary art, the Biennale is a huge celebration of digital, installation, and more conceptually-driven art practice. It’s seriously cool — the way different artworks physically takeover and intertwine with the historical landscape of the city.
And one of the most exciting art piece is by Chiharu Shiota, an expansive work of keys and red yarn in the Biennale’s Japenese pavilion. It’s a red web, with over 50,000 keys that were collected from the general public that hang over two rustic boats. Shiota explained his concept, “keys are familiar and very valuable things that protect important people and spaces in our lives. they also inspire us to open the door to unknown worlds…”
Cool, right? Do you love modern art too? We really love the idea behind this one, and how you can walk in and around the artwork itself…
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Amazing pictures!
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That is awesome !
http://www.fruityandpassion.com/2015/05/the-oversized-jacket.html#more
Gorgeous photos and concept – I love modern art, especially the museum of modern art in NYC.
Warm Regards,
Alexandra
http://www.littlewildheart.com
I love art like that: kind of something speaking to senses AND mind.
Admire the beauty/message and the AMOUNT of time it took to install/take it down. Contemporary art….yum… =)
C’est magnifique!
her concept :) Shiota is female.
Such a simple (yet huge) concept, such a glorious execution. Thanks for sharing this!
I was at the biennale! it is so massive and cool! Certainly one of my best pavilions.
Nice to see you feature art on the site. Just to be finicky it’s contemporary, not modern art.