Vadim Zakharov, an exponent of the Moscow conceptualists, has staged a performance in five acts for the Biennale at the Russian pavilion in the Giardini — curated by Udo Kittelman and under the supervision of commissioner Stella Kesaeva. The starting point and formal 'pretext' for Zakharov—s work is the Greek myth of Dana›, the inspiration behind numerous existing works of art—such as one by Titian painted in 1553 or another by Rembrandt, ainted between 1636 and 1647 and vandalised in 1985 at the Hermitage-revolving around the themes of power and destiny. Nothing could be done by King Acrisius of Argos against the prophesy of his death, the work of his grandson Perseus. He tried to fight against it by locking his daughter Dana› in a bronze tower (or cave) but Zeus visits her in the form of golden rain and impregnates her. Mother and son also survive being abandoned by Acrisius at sea, locked inside a wooden box
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