well i was so brave today and climbed 476 steps to the top of the cathedral dome across from us just to get great shots for the Florence CAA show! i took a few steps rested and so on and so on. wow, what a feat and you can’t imagine how narrow the passage way got as i reached the top, i was starting to get claustrophobic, suddenly out of tunnel and spiral of stairs i came and i was above the whole city of Florence. the sun was going down so i got some great shots of all of Florence and beyond.

the ceremony of the Biennale was very official and proper. all the jurors and president of the biennale and the artistic director sat at a long red clothed table. then the mayor of Florence (!) walked in with crowds of people following after him, then men in old style (tights and all!) uniform came in marching and playing drums which you could hear long before they arrived. then ambassadors from Chile, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and many European countries were introduced. long speeches mostly in Italian and a few translated into English and Spanish, and then the show began. it was quite an ordeal.
sorry i am back tracking like this, all the way to the beginning, it has taken some time to digest all that’s going on here. as for the quality of the art, most of the art is very impressive, i have taken tons of photos of the artists work to share, some of the work is so so, but that is my opinion and in going to some of the museums here, i see the most simple work that i wouldn’t myself consider much, and see where that same style of work in the Florence show.

tomorrow i will go to Venice to take photos. I am really on the go now as time is running out, want to bring home a very diverse range of photos to share.

i love saying caio caio bella as i hear everyone saying.

kim