Blood of Two: Matthew Barney and Elizabeth Peyton

Dates: 16 Jun 09 - 31 Mar 10
Categories: Contemporary (1970-present)
Address: Hydra Hydra
Tel: +30 210 27 58 490 Website

Following the opening of the Venice Biennale and Art Basel, the Deste Foundation inaugurates its new space on the island of Hydra with a collaborative installation by Matthew Barney and Elizabeth Peyton.

Details of the project remain a secret until the opening, but Deste’s exhibition coordinator says it will involve the “the people and the animals of Hydra”.

The island’s Ecological Society is cooperating on the project and the only photo released shows scuba divers with what looks like one of Barney’s vitrines.

Add to that the location—an old slaughterhouse—and it promises to be an intriguing stop on this summer’s Grand Tour.

Helen Stoilas