Finding the Frequency in Venezia

Welcome to Venezia. 
On October 6, 2026, we gathered approximately 30 travelers from six cities across the U.S. and Canada at the Experimental in Dorsoduro for a conversation.
Since its founding in 1895, La Biennale di Venezia has grown into one of the world's leading art events, bringing together a major international exhibition and national pavilions. To broaden our perspective on its 61st edition, we spoke with artist Edouard Duval-Carrié, featured in Season Seven and In Minor Keys; multidisciplinary artist Cornelius Tulloch, AIRIE Foundation's global creative director; and Kristina Newman-Scott of the Knight Foundation. Along with an introduction by collaborator and independent curator Claire Breukel, together they encouraged us to lead with our senses. Over the next four days, we took their advice to heart.

Moving with intention. 
For our first full day of adventure, curator Francesca Rolla greeted us on the steps of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute to ground us in intention. The invitation: Allow perception to enter another rhythm.
"The knowledge held by In Minor Keys does not emerge through explanation alone. It also arises through atmosphere, proximity, sound, silence, memory, and the relations that form between works, bodies and histories.

A minor key becomes a way of inhabiting the present: attuning yourself to quieter frequencies; to what might otherwise remain at the margins of perception; to gestures of repair; and to forms of joy, solace and hope that persist within difficult times." See our journey from Lorna Simpson: Third Person, Marina Abromovich: Transforming Energy and the Bahamas Pavilion exhibition, In Another Man's Yard, to Erwin Wurm: Dreamers, Michael Armitage: The Promise of Change, and a private cocktail reception at Akka Project.
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