Known as the Arsenale di Venezia, this area is part of the Sestiere di Castello. The merchant and military fleets actually sailed from here. A big part of the exhibit we saw was housed in the main building. This view is set across from the Arsenale. We saw these large pieces, but never went to look closely at them.
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Monday, July 23, 2007
Across the water from Arsenale
Known as the Arsenale di Venezia, this area is part of the Sestiere di Castello. The merchant and military fleets actually sailed from here. A big part of the exhibit we saw was housed in the main building. This view is set across from the Arsenale. We saw these large pieces, but never went to look closely at them.
Arsenale - Y. Z. Kami
Monday, July 2, 2007
El Anatsui in the Arsenale
Two beautiful wall hangings by El Anatsui were seen in the overly warm Arsenale, a non-air conditioned space that housed some of the newer artists and their work. I believe these are constructed from wrappers from wine bottles or bottle caps. Small holes are punched into the pieces and the pieces are attached together by some kind of wire. We marveled at the attention to detail and care that must have been taken to construct this. 
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