Art Ruby was fascinated with Glasstress in Venice, a multi month, multi artist exhibit that explores the relationship of 45 modern and contemporary artists to glass. Those included in the show are Man Ray, Jean Arp, Louise Bourgeois, and Lucio Fontana. Our very own omnipresent Biennale photographer Mariya Chekmarova captured the fragile highlights. [gallery order="DESC" orderby="ID"] All photos: Mariya Chekmarova

Now that you got to here in Venice, there’s a lot to see. There’re pavilions (Barbies in Switzerland! Hot Dogs in Austria! Weird Typing Machine in Spain!), random A-listers (Anna Wintour, Salma Hayek, Naomi Campbell), lots of fashion fetes (Gucci, Missoni, and Prada among others), and oh yea…lots of art. Our Venice photographer, Mariya Chekmarova is capturing some of Venice’s most crucial happenings. Here’re some highlights from the Italians, Chinese, and more. [gallery order="DESC" orderby="ID"]

Roberta Smith on the enormity and diversity in Venice. She touches on Saudi Arabian pavilion and Christian Marclay’s 24 hour video.