I eventually made it to my first Venice Biennale. The exhibition was interesting to observe. With my own understanding, having read Jung in my early art career days and finding the language of the unconscious a fascinating source. The reference to early 20th century philosophy which Dada and the Surrealists first exaggerated with automatic drawing felt like it was the background for the more abstract works in the exhibition. Other highlights were the room of Fischli & Weiss ceramic pieces of unfired clay. It was interesting to follow a view of the Venice Biennale with a visit to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum. What followed Surrealism in America is echoed further in the current contemporary art of today. This collection in Peggy Guggenheim's former house in Venice is of high class works ranging from Max Ernst to Jackson Pollock to the sculpture of Mario Merz and several other European sculptors such as Henry Moore and Germaine Richier. The Accademia is also well worth a visit.
