National Glass Centre

On Wednesday 25 May Grainne Sweeney wrote:

Back from lunch with Emily-Jane Kirwan who's the commissioner of the Irish Pavilion. Emily is a Director at Pace in New York. I met her at the Pavilion not far from the Arsenale and about 20 mins walk from us. I had a sneak preview of Corban Walker's exhibition- the first person in Venice to see it. Very privileged.

I met Corban and curator Eamonn Maxwell, they and their team have done a fantastic job and I'd urge anyone coming to the Biennale to see it. It is a beautiful show, exquisite work, presented well - 3 pieces that all look perfectly at home in the space. I hope we get to work with Corban in the future at the NGC - he has made some fantastic architectural pieces using glass. And this show plays with colour on glass, light, reflection, 3-dimensional space. I loved it. It has set the bar high.

Back to the job in hand... Gabriele (can you correct the previous spelling my fault) and Valentino are at the moment up a very tall ladder (6m) hanging Paul's tapestry. I'm in the office keeping a safe distance. Sarah and Sergio have gone to see about getting the posters printed for outside signage. We are also thinking about a banner for the end of the street? alley, so that it can be seen at a distance

Rose and Caterina are still at Murano.

Sarah and Sergio back from the printers with ice cream! Better go before it melts.