Venice launches Giudecca Art District with flagship exhibition Body As Home by October! Collective
(Artdaily.org)

Venice’s island of Giudecca today announces that it will become the city’s first permanent art quarter. Building on its significant contemporary art legacy, and its proximity to the Biennale, the newly established Giudecca Art District is a new initiative that will both create and link existing contemporary art spaces to establish a permanent art district on the former industrial island of Giudecca. The Giudecca Art District will launch at the 2019 Venice Biennale and will encompass 11 art galleries and art spaces and 3 national pavilions including Estonia, Iceland and Nigeria as well as launching a new contemporary art space Giudecca Art District Gallery and Garden. Opening in May over 60 artists from 30 countries will be included in 20 exhibitions on the island for the launch of the art district. Founding art directors of the Giudecca Art District include Venetian art