Thaddaeus Ropac Announces Florentina Holzinger's Seaworld Venice Tour to Berlin, Vienna, Brooklyn
On June 24, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced that an adapted version of Florentina Holzinger's "Seaworld Venice"—created for the Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale—will tour three venues. The performance will be presented at Gropius Bau in Berlin in spring 2027, followed by Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna in fall 2027, and conclude in March 2028 at Amant in Brooklyn. Nora-Swantje Almes, curator for Live Programs at Gropius Bau who organized the Venice presentation, will oversee the new iteration. The original performance featured Holzinger suspended inside a bronze bell from the Venetian lagoon, nude performers in a dunk tank, and a jet ski cutting through a flooded pavilion.
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The decision to tour Holzinger's critically acclaimed piece signals growing institutional interest in immersive, environmentally engaged performance art. For collectors and curators, the adaptation raises questions about how site-specific works can be translated across different institutional contexts—particularly one that relies on Venice's unique aquatic environment. Amant's uncertainty about including elements like the jet ski underscores the logistical challenges in preserving the work's radical spirit while respecting local safety and architectural constraints.
- Artists: Florentina Holzinger
- People: Nora-Swantje Almes
- Museums: Gropius Bau, Kunsthalle Wien, Amant
- Locations: Berlin, Vienna, Brooklyn, Venice
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