On exhibition in Venice, “Beauty and the Beast”. Promoted by Fondation Valmont, the art exhibition will be open until November.
The fairy story “The Beauty and the Beast” inspires the contemporary art exhibition in Palazzo Tiepolo Passi, a superb XVI century building overlooking the Canal Grande. In conjunction with the Venice Biennale 2017, from next May until November, the 26th, “Beauty and the Beast” presents the works of Judi Harvest and Quentin Garel, who, with this artistic journey, face the theme of the destiny of humanity. It is a very timely and important subject with regard to the relation between humans and nature. The mighty works of Quentin Garel – wood or bronze sculptures of wild animals and skeletons of prehistoric creatures – embody men in the form of the Beast by referring to two opposite dimensions: on the one hand the inseparable degree of kinship that binds us to the animal species, on the other, the loss of “humanity” of our race. Men are caught in a malicious spell, the desire for power, which will lead them to the destruction of nature and consequently to their self-destruction. Beauty is embodied in the extraordinary works of Judi Harvest that represent the kingdom of bees, cooperative and balanced animals but at the same time
fragile and marvelous. It is from the life and the hard work of the bees that depends on ours: their incredible work determines the existence and proliferation of a huge number of plants, indispensable to the human race. Much of our daily survival is related to the pollination of bees, just think about our food or even the tissues with which we dress. The exhibition “Beauty and the Beast” explores the themes of love and redemption, setting up a meeting between the Human/Beast with Bees/Beauty of Nature. The exhibition’s promoter is the Fondation Valmont, which is committed with great passion in the art universe to support artists and new talent discovered thanks to the work of the foundation itself. Fondation Valmont organizes contemporary art exhibitions around the world with the aim of extending the experience of art and beauty as much as possible. Edited by Didier Guillon, Francesca Giubilei and Luca Berta, the exhibition is open every day except on Monday from 10am to 6pm. (www.beauty-and-the-beast.org)
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