Jerry Saltz on the Ugly American notion at the Venice Biennale. Does the Yankee pavilion have took many gymnasts and tanks?

Whoever actually persevered and woke up early today after last night’s Pinault dinner, was treated to a very special breakfast. Marina Abramovic and Branislav Micunovic, Minister of Culture of Montenegro served wine, cheese, and pastries at the Montenegro central this morning in a beautiful outdoor setting. Did we mention that coffee was really good too? Everyone will need energy for tonight’s big Commercials bash. All photos by Mariya Chekmarova for Art Ruby [gallery order="DESC" orderby="ID"]

It was a party of massive proportions: huge lines, lots of Beluga vodka, and record water taxi action near the terrace of The Bauer hotel. But the Commercial Break (hosted by of Dasha Zhukova, Alexander Dellal, Neville Wakefield & Garage Projects) was worthy of all the hype. After all, the video project encompassed contributions from countless of artists (many like Terence Koh, Richard Phillips, Josephine Meckseper, Aaron Young came out for the party), many more curators, and lots of international stress. Those who came out to see the videos included Courtney Love, boys from Maroon 5 (really?), European jet setting socials like Olympia Scarry & Charlotte Casiraghi, and Riccardo Tisci, among countless of others. In fact, the bar was utilized so well, that the crowd didn’t really clear until 3AM for the after-after party. All photos by Mariya Chekmarova for Art Ruby [gallery order="DESC" columns="4" orderby="ID"]