italianoperformance
The most spectacular and symbolic one is the Pirate Attack on Venice Biennale. On June 7th, 2007 – day of the opening of the 52nd edition – an enormous Pirate Rabbit, winged like the Lion of San Marco, with one eye covered with a classic pirate’s eye patch, crossed the whole Canale della Giudecca on board of a large raft, as far as the Giardini, the official venue of the Biennale, and from there – at around 6pm – it fired 52 cannon shots at the buildings of the Biennale…
