First initiative at Ca 'Giustinian
Curated by the International Laboratory of Semiotics in Venice (LISAV) - IUAV University of Venice, in collaboration with La Biennale di Venezia - Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts (ASAC), exhibited letters, prefaces to catalogs, posters, photographs, audio tapes, the result of a research carried out at ASAC with the direct contribution of ASAC staff and researchers. Set up at the ground floor of Ca 'Giustinian, the exhibition had its paint coinciding with the paint of the 53rd International Art Exhibition and the inauguration of the renewed institutional venue of the Venice Biennale (2-6 June). It was the first of the initiatives that helped to identify Ca 'Giustinian as the ideal venue for La Biennale di Venezia, and as Cultural Center for the city.
Macchina di visione: futuristi in Biennale have also provided a study-catalog on the political and cultural relationship between futurists and La Biennale, as well as a conference that took place at the Teatro Piccolo dell'Arsenale on July 3, to critically rebuild the political and aesthetic of futurist engagement in Venice. Paolo Fabbri, Director of IUAV International Semiotics Laboratory was responsible for scientific work ; consultation advices by Beatrice Buscaroli; the studio-catalog was edited by Tiziana Migliore and Beatrice Buscaroli; the exhibition was organized by Tiziana Migliore.