Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

The train was running fast and the scenery outside the window was picturesque.

In the car, Jiang Zhe was listening to Wang Zhen introducing the Venice Biennale.

“When I was in China, I only knew about the exhibition from paper and previous information. When I came to Venice, I realized that there were many differences between reality and imagination.

The Venice Biennale is composed of two parts: the theme exhibition and the national pavilions, but before 1972, the Venice Biennale was an exhibition managed only by the state.

The Venice Biennale at that time was more like an art fair, with each country being responsible for the participating artists in its pavilion.

However, there is a problem with exhibiting in national pavilions. That is, the artists who can enter the national pavilions are all recognized by the country and are the mainstream artists of the country.

For non-mainstream or new artists, especially young artists, there is no chance to enter the national pavilion and come to the Venice Biennale. "

Jiang Zhe smiled and said, "If I were in that period, I would not have had the opportunity to participate in the exhibition."

Wang Zhen nodded and continued, “In order to solve this problem, the Venice Biennale established a theme exhibition in 1972.

This thematic exhibition is under the charge of a curator.

Determine a theme, and then based on this theme, freely select artists from around the world and invite them to participate in the exhibition.

The theme of this year's Venice Biennale is - Dreams and Conflicts. The chief curator is Francesco Bonami. "

Wang Zhen took out a promotional material and handed it to Jiang Zhe.

“This is the chief curator’s information.”

Jiang Zhe saw that there was a photo of the curator on the information.

The curator looks a bit like an old Hollywood movie star.

“It is said that Francesco Bonami was inspired by the various disputes in the world today and tried to rediscover dreams for mankind through art, which is why he set the theme of this Biennale as Dreams and Conflicts.”

Wang Zhen said: “The theme pavilion exhibition consists of 10 projects in the Armory and the Green Garden Castle.

Two of the ten projects were curated by Bonami himself, while the rest were curated by different curators, forming a large exhibition that aggregates multiple exhibitions.

Your work is on display at the Green Park Castle.

In addition, this exhibition has also received some criticism.”

Jiang Zhe asked: "What's the reason?"

"Chaos." Wang Zhen said: "The exhibition curated by Bonami received a lot of criticism, all pointing to chaos.

But he said that an ideal display is to make mistakes all the time..."

Jiang Zhe heard a lot of information from Wang Zhen's description that he had never known before. "How can I get more feedback? Will the current situation change? What will be the impact if it continues like this?"

Wang Zhen said: "Don't worry, I will explain it to you slowly. The Biennale will form a jury composed of critics, artists and curators.

After the review, they will give out some awards and also make some comments which will be published on some platforms and media.

We can see who the awards were and see a lot of comments.

Of course, we are not afraid of criticism, we are just afraid that no one will criticize us. If the situation continues, there will be no special impact, and people will just treat us as transparent.”

Jiang Zhe asked again: "What kind of criticism do I receive for my paintings?"

"Too much emphasis is placed on technology. Lack of multi-directional exploration and so on. I think these criticisms are not necessarily correct. After you watch it, don't take it to heart." Wang Zhen comforted Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe doesn't care about the bad news. "It's inevitable to be criticized.

By the way, you just said that there will be awards after the judging. What awards will be given?"

Wang Zhenda said: “I remember that there were the Golden Lion Award for the Best National Pavilion, the Golden Lion Award for the Best Artist and the Silver Lion Award for the Best Artist. These three are the most important.

Oh, and there is also the Silver Lion Award for the Most Promising Young Artist." Seeing Jiang Zhe's thoughtful look, she said, "There are many hot candidates for awards at this Venice Biennale. I think you should forget about it."

Jiang Zhe said that it was just a dream, but who wouldn't be tempted by such an award?

However, before coming to Venice, he had never thought about winning awards. Being able to enter the exhibition smoothly was a sign of good ability.

When the time comes, we will visit some artists and expand our network, and if possible, we will do it again in two years.”

Jiang Zhe nodded and said nothing.

The train arrives at the station.

To facilitate sightseeing and participation in activities.

They chose to get off at the train station on the main island.

In order to save money, most tourists will get off at inland train stations and stay overnight.

Jiang Zhe wanted to experience the beauty of this water city, so he specifically told Wang Zhen not to be afraid of spending money and to stay on the island directly.

On the way to the hotel, the two first took a water transportation, then walked and enjoyed the scenery.

There were no activities scheduled today, so Wang Zhen took Jiang Zhe to visit the oldest bridge in Venice.

When they arrived here, there happened to be a lot of people around the bridge.

There were crowds of people on and under the bridge.

Jiang Zhe took a lot of photos with great interest.

During the tour, he also saw some interesting things.

Wang Zhen invited him to taste snacks - various fried seafood.

In addition, Jiang Zhe also saw many tourists using empty bottles to collect water and drink it at places like street fountains.

Wang Zhen told him that the water here is safe to drink.

Jiang Zhe looked at the mottled wall next to the faucet and said, "No matter how safe it is, it still feels a bit awkward. I guess I can boil water here to make tea."

"Don't worry, it's OK."

The two strolled through the ancient neighborhood that was more than 1000 years old.

Jiang Zhe imagined that more than 500 years ago, famous artists of the Renaissance also lived and worked here, giving him a feeling of overlapping time and space.

"Look at this block on my left, our hotel is right here." Wang Zhen explained, "We chose this place mainly because there are two very important museums in this block.

One is the Venice Academy Gallery, which houses many very famous paintings from the Renaissance, such as Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man", Bosch's Triptych of Saints, and so on.

The other museum is the shortest white building on the left. It is the famous Guggenheim Museum, which has one of the best collections of modern art in the world.

There are works by masters such as Duchamp, Kandinsky, Picasso, Pollock and others.

I think you’ll like it.”

"Thank you, you are very thoughtful." Jiang Zhe listened to Wang Zhen's introduction and wanted to go to see the Renaissance or modern art works as soon as possible.

This attraction across time and space fascinates Jiang Zhe.

They walked on the bridge and watched the stunning scenery as the sun set.

"I like this neighborhood very much because of the scenery," said Wang Zhen.

Jiang Zhe stopped and admired the city that seemed to float on the water. The sun, the water, the boats, the tourists, and the unique buildings together formed a dreamlike and special scene. (End of this chapter)