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Perspectives by John PawsonJohn Pawson reveals a new perspective of the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore. Perspectives offers the visitora unique view of the beauty of Andrea Palladio’s architectural masterpiece. The combination of a concaveSwarovski crystal meniscus and a larger reflective hemisphere creates a dramatic optical experience thatbrings new light to the interior of the famous Benedictine basilica. The Swarovski Foundation’s mission topromote creativity and innovation through working with architects, artists and designers demonstrates itscommitment to the artistic community and beyond.Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Basilica di San Giorgio MaggioreJune 1st – November 24 thh. 8.30 – 18.30 closed on Sundays from h. 10.30 - 12.30Organization: Swarovski Foundationwww.swarovskifoundation.orgRhapsody in GreenIn 1924, when George Gershwin created his Rhapsody in Blue, Huang Tu-Shui, (1895-1930), the firstmodernist Taiwanese artist, cast his bronze In the Outskirts depicting an ox and cranes, a common view inSouthern Asian rice fields. The color green, semantically ambiguous in Chinese tradition and absent fromthe bronze cast, yet obviously implied in Huang's creation, is the departing point of Rhapsody in Green. Thisexhibition explores how three contemporary Taiwanese artists, Kao, Tsan-Hsing (1945), Huang, Ming-Chang (1952), and Chou, Yu-Cheng (1976), artistically react to the color green, either taking an optical, anintersubjective, or a conceptual approach, reminding us of its RIGHTful place in our present livingenvironment.Istituto Santa Maria della Pietà, Castello 3701June 1st – September 15thh. 10 – 18 closed on MondaysOrganization: National Taiwan University of Artshttp://portal2.ntua.edu.tw/enntua/index.htmRHIZOMA (Generation in Waiting)Edge of Arabia is an independent arts initiative developing the appreciation of contemporary Arab art andculture with a particular focus on Saudi Arabia. Their exhibition for the 55th International Art Exhibition ofla Biennale di Venezia, RHIZOMA (Generation in Waiting), curated by Sara Raza and Ashraf Fayadh, drawsits inspiration from a younger generation of Saudi artists, and embraces visual art alongside technology,science and natural philosophy. Curator Sara Raza explains “Curatorially the exhibition’s title and premisere-appropriates the concept of a rhizome, the underground stem of a plant that shoots roots laterally asopposed to upwards, as a metaphor for the current generation of Saudi Arabia’s thriving art scene.”Magazzini del Sale, Dorsoduro 262 (Fondamenta delle Zattere)May 30th – November 24thh. 11 – 18 closed on MondaysOrganization: Edge of Arabiawww.edgeofarabia.comSalon SuisseThe Salon Suisse is the official accompanying programme of the Swiss participation in the International ArtExhibition, La Biennale di Venezia. It comprises panel discussions and readings, but also experimentalformats such as audiovisual performances, reenactments and performance lectures. This year's edition isdedicated to the legacy of the European Enlightenment in the contemporary art world. The curator of theSalon Suisse, Jörg Scheller, has invited international theorists and artists to engage in a discussion onEnlightenment from a multi-perspective view. All events take place at the historic Palazzo Trevisan degliUlivi. They are free of charge and open to everyone.Palazzo Trevisan degli Ulivi, Dorsoduro 810 (Campo Sant'Agnese)June 1st-2 nd h. 11; June 13th -15 th h. 19; September 12th -14 th h. 19; October 17th -19 th h. 19; November 21st-23th h.19Organization: Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetiawww.prohelvetia.chwww.biennials.ch