Comments on: Aaron Betsky to Curate the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale 2008

By: What Happened to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2008? at dysturb.net | dysturb.net is our shared mindscape on the visual, spatial & urban culture of the dutch architecture scene.

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:16:19 +0000

[...] the theme was originally announced, I questioned the theme in a previous post. The uncanny similarity to themes already investigated by Volume magazine are in the least [...]

By: Out There: Architecture Beyond Building at dysturb.net | dysturb.net is our shared mindscape on the visual, spatial & urban culture of the dutch architecture scene.

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:19:32 +0000

[...] Dysturb has spent the opening press weekend at the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale. This year’s theme, Out There: Architecture Beyond Building, was curated by Aaron Betsky, the former director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, and now director of the Cincinatti Art Museum (previous article here). [...]

By: No Celebration for Calatrava in Venice « Tony’s Sample Blog Entries

No Celebration for Calatrava in Venice « Tony’s Sample Blog Entries — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:17:11 +0000

[...] architects and architecture fans descend onto Venice for Betsky’s curatorial magnum opus, the 11th Venice Biennale, there will be no fanfare for Santiago Calatrava and his Constitution [...]

By: Artkrush

Artkrush — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:54:23 +0000

[...] EeuwensPhaidon PressExamining the lay of the Netherlands and the history of its design culture, Aaron Betsky and Adam Eeuwens make a convincing argument for the primacy of Dutch design, which has captured [...]

By: szacka

szacka — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:07:00 +0000

Yes, Indeed ! I am…but I now decided to concentrate on the First Architecture Biennale (the 1980 one). See you guys in Venice!

By: Darrel

Darrel — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:40:47 +0000

Catherine: are you still researching the Biennale with the PhD? Perhaps there could be an excellent follow-up article?

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:46:56 +0000

Catherine, that sounds great! We’ll definitely go – and there might be Claudia, Ali, and Nele from Berlin, too. We had a very nice flat through one of Claudia’s contacts last year, but I don’t know whether that’s possible again. And one of my fellow teachers in Syria lives actually in Venice.. So let’s ask around!

By: szacka

szacka — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:24:18 +0000

Darrel & Thomas : Are you going to go for the opening? Tell me if you do, maybe I can see if I have contacts for a flat. Any way I will try to be there…

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:28:15 +0000

Oups, should’ve read a little further..

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:27:20 +0000

Sounds promising, what’s the theme this year?

By: Darrel

Darrel — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:03:32 +0000

Bro, I know… we’re gonna do it for real! We need to hook up a killer flat too… And we need to have the wicked sun and heat again too… Maybe we can find an Italian almanac? D.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:52:15 +0000

D! I am so looking forward to visit the Biennale again with you. And no holding back this time!