Venice Biennale, Italy Pavilion closed early today due to technical glitch

Unfortunate inconvenience this afternoon at the Venice Biennale for the Italian Pavilion: History of the Night and Fate of Comets (this is the title of Gian Maria Tosatti’s project, curated by Eugenio Viola) was forced to close prematurely due to an unspecified technical glitch that prevented convention attendees arriving from all over the world (journalists, museum directors, gallery owners, and art personalities to whom the preview of the major event, which will open on April 23, is reserved) from being able to visit the pavilion in the latter part of the day.

Around 5 p.m., the public, which had flocked in large numbers throughout the day, was blocked at the entrance by the staff: Tosatti and his team tried to solve the problem (we were not told what it was) so that they could return to welcome the public, but there was nothing they could do, and at 6 p.m. the many people in line were told that the Italian Pavilion would not reopen for the day. In the meantime, a long queue had formed (also present were several “VIPs” from the international art world) with the hope that the Italian Pavilion, one of the most anticipated of the Biennale, might reopen. But there was nothing to be done: appointment therefore postponed until tomorrow for those who wanted to visit it, and certainly, given the size of this Biennale, they will be forced to change their schedule. In short, not exactly a start under the best auspices.

Edit 21/04 9:45 a.m.: The press office reached us and explained that this was an “extraordinary maintenance operation.” The public, the press office let us know again, continued to come in after 5 p.m., albeit at a slower pace. By 5:20 p.m., however, from the testimonies we collected, the queue was blocked.

Pictured is the queue around 6 p.m.

Venice Biennale, Italy Pavilion closed early today due to technical glitch

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