Venice diary: Back to the Future with On Kawara’s One Million Years

Weary art lovers seeking some productive downtime away from the frenzy of Venice Biennale opening week have been volunteering to take part in On Kawaras One Million Years (Reading). This installation involves reading from two sets of eponymous volumes produced by the late artist that list, in neatly typed columns, dates one million years into future and one million years into the past. The meditation on the nature of time is taking place in the appropriately contemplative setting of the Oratori