European artists at the Corderie of the Arsenal at the Venice Art Biennale

Germany

Frieda Toranzo Jaeger (1988)

Frieda Toranzo Jaeger is an artist whose works promote queer freedom and an ecological communion with nature in convivial spaces full of joy.

Frieda Toranzo Jaeger, Rage is a Machine in Times of Senselessness

France

Bona Pieyre De Mandiargues (1926-2000)

Bona Pieyre De Mandiargues née Tibertelli, niece and pupil of Filippo de Pisis, accompanied him to Paris in 1947.

She was then totally drawn into the surrealist movement, magic, dreams, sexuality and the occult.

The work presented at La Corderie is an assembly of fabrics from a man's suit, which she dismembers here, creating a bull's head domesticated by the woman.

We should also remember that the bull's head is the Surrealists' most important symbol.

Bona Pieyre De Mandiargues, Toro Nuziale, Venice Art Biennale

Bona Pieyre De Mandiargues, Toro Nuziale
Italy

Cesare Ferro Milone (1880-1934)

Cesare Ferro Milone spent most of his life between Turin and Bangkok, painting numerous portraits as well as murals.

He depicted everyday life in Siam.

The painting on display at the Corderie of the Arsenal shows Me Chani, who was a famous dancer at the Siamese court, sitting on the floor in a graceful pose.

Cesare Ferro Milone

Nenne Sanguineti Poggi (1909-2012)

Nenne Sanguineti Poggi was an Italian woman painter who spent time in Eritrea, which strongly influenced her work.

Her painting “Tekkà” echoes art deco and expressionism while incorporating a notion of the exotic.

Nenne Sanguineti Poggi, Tekkà, Venice Art Biennale

Nenne Sanguineti Poggi
United Kingdom

Nour Jaouda

Nour Jaouda is a Libyan-born artist who lives in London and creates works reminiscent of her country's botanical elements by deconstructing fabrics and dyeing them.

Nour Jaouda, Si les oliviers savaient

Nour Jaouda, Des racines dans le ciel