Adel Abdessemed Joueur de FLute 1996
Dear Shaded Viewers,
After a nice lunch with Federico Poletti we went to the Palazzo Grassi to see the video installations and the wonderful Francois Pinault private collection. There were some interesting films, one was an intimate look into the mind of a killer and another a conversation with a guy that has many fish tanks and how the fish do not like being looked at.
Abdulnasser Gharem, the artist, came up to me and asked to have a photo with me and then il principe Carlo Giovannelli asked for an introduction and before you knew it there were at least 6 photographers taking our photo. I then went up to look at Abdulnasser's video and hear about the cultural situation for artists in Saudi Arabia. No galleries, museums, however he has found his way into many collections such as Palazzo Grassi and the Victorian & Albert Museum.
Jonathan Waterbridge – Fracois Pinault Foundation private collection
Jonathan Waterbridge – Fracois Pinault Foundation private collection
Raymond Pettibon-Fracois Pinault Foundation private collection
Raymond Pettibon-Fracois Pinault Foundation private collection
URS Fischer -Fracois Pinault Foundation private collection
Charles Ray -Fracois Pinault Foundation private collection
Giuseppe Penone -Fracois Pinault Foundation private collection
Rudolf Stingel – Francois Pinault Foundation private collection
Federico Poletti in front of Lee Ufan's work
Abdulnasser Gharem explaining his work to me
Later,
Diane
