Exhibitions in Venice

Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a Collector

Apr 25 to Oct 19

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This exhibition celebrates Peggy Guggenheim's formative years in the United Kingdom and her first gallery, Guggenheim Jeune, which operated in London from 1938 to 1939. For eighteen months, Guggenheim Jeune served as a vital hub for avant-garde movements, championing both local and international artists associated with abstraction and Surrealism. The exhibition highlights this pivotal period that shaped Peggy Guggenheim's identity as a collector and patron. It focuses on her influential network of friends, including Marcel Duchamp, Samuel Beckett, and Mary Reynolds, who significantly contributed to her artistic vision. Guggenheim Jeune hosted over twenty exhibitions, notably Vasily Kandinsky

Eileen Agar · Barbara Hepworth · Vasily Kandinsky · Rita Kernn-Larsen · Piet Mondrian · Henry Moore

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Museo Correr · Sala delle Quattro Porte

BIZHAN BASSIRI

Principe. Il Nottambulo del Pensiero Magmatico.

Feb 27 to Nov 22

This exhibition at the Museo Correr features the work of Bizhan Bassiri, titled "Principe. Il nottambulo del Pensiero Magmatico." The exhibition presents recent creative output alongside emblematic pieces that articulate the foundational principles of Bassiri's aesthetic tension. The artist carefully considers the host space, engaging in dialogue with the Museo Correr's particular aesthetic and historical qualities. The exhibition design itself is integral to this concept. The figure of the Prince, an alter ego of the artist, serves as a guide, appearing at the entrance thresholds. This Prince welcomes visitors and introduces a "picture gallery" constructed by Bassiri. This gallery comprises

Bizhan Bassiri

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Ca' Pesaro · Ca' Pesaro, Project Room

Corpus serialis

PROGETTO LUDOVICO: Nicolás Lamas

Sep 23 to Nov 22

Free

The exhibition 'Corpus serialis' at Ca' Pesaro presents works by Nicolás Lamas, an artist born in Lima, Peru, in 1980. Lamas's practice is centered on assemblage as a critical device, juxtaposing found elements, fragments of instruments, organic materials, and technological residues. These elements are combined according to associative logics that challenge traditional hierarchies between objects and fields of knowledge. The exhibition explores how knowledge, matter, and systems of classification shape our perception of reality. Through sculptures, installations, and images, Lamas creates configurations where objects from scientific, technological, natural, and cultural fields interact. Thes

Nicolás Lamas

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Palazzo Fortuny · Museo Fortuny

Erwin Wurm. Dreamers

May 6 to Nov 22

The Museo Fortuny presents a major monographic exhibition of Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm, marking his first solo show in Italy. Wurm, born in 1954, has significantly expanded the definition of sculpture throughout his career, challenging established ideas about time, mass, surface, abstraction, and representation. He frequently uses clothing as a medium to explore sculptural concepts, a practice that has also seen him engage with the legacy of Mariano and Henriette Fortuny. His internationally acclaimed "One Minute Sculptures," initiated in 1996-97, involves instructing observers to adopt specific poses or actions using everyday objects like chairs, buckets, and sweaters. These inherently e

Erwin Wurm

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Ca' Pesaro

Jenny Saville a Ca’ Pesaro

Mar 28 to Nov 22

This exhibition at Ca' Pesaro showcases the work of Jenny Saville, one of the most significant contemporary painters. It is the first major presentation of her art in Venice, tracing her artistic development from the 1990s to the present. Over 30 paintings and drawings are on display, including many key pieces from her career. Saville's practice is deeply informed by the history of painting, and at Ca' Pesaro, her large-scale canvases engage in a dialogue with Venice's artistic heritage. The exhibition highlights her connection to Venetian masters, particularly the Venetian School. A special section features a new series of works created by Saville as a tribute to Venice and Ca' Pesaro. The

Jenny Saville

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Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana · Punta della Dogana

Lorna Simpson. Third Person

Mar 29 to Nov 22

€20

This exhibition at Punta della Dogana showcases the work of American artist Lorna Simpson, focusing on her painting practice. It represents the most significant presentation of her work in Europe in over a decade. The exhibition is organized in partnership with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and features a selection of around fifty works. These include paintings, collages, sculptures, installations, and film, drawn from the Pinault Collection, private collections, international institutions, and the artist's archive. New works created specifically for this exhibition will also be on display. Simpson, known since the mid-1980s for her conceptual photography, critically examines ho

Lorna Simpson

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Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana · Punta della Dogana

Paulo Nazareth. Algebra

Mar 29 to Nov 22

€20

Pinault Collection presents "Algebra", a major solo exhibition by Brazilian artist Paulo Nazareth at Punta della Dogana. The exhibition draws from the extensive presence of Nazareth’s works in the Pinault Collection and features previously unseen pieces, showcasing over twenty years of artistic practice. The title "Algebra" is derived from the Arabic "al-jabr", meaning the setting of broken bones, reflecting algebra’s essence as the art of solving for unknowns and mending fractures. This concept serves as Nazareth’s methodology for addressing historical unhealed fractures through epic walks across the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa. His walking practice highlights the structural racial

Paulo Nazareth

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Museo Correr · Canova rooms

SPIRAL ECONOMY. Charrière and Canova

Apr 30 to Nov 22

The exhibition "Spiral Economy" at the Museo Correr presents a dialogue between the contemporary artist Julian Charrière and the neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova. It explores the poetry of materiality, focusing on marble as a substance that holds deep geological and historical memory. Charrière's work engages with Canova's idealized forms, reinterpreting marble not just as a representation of the human body but as a living entity in its own right. The exhibition is situated within the historic Canova Galleries, allowing visitors to see Canova's luminous marble sculptures. These works, in their very texture and fissures, reveal traces of the Earth's slow transformations. Charrière's conte

Julian Charrière · Antonio Canova

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Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana · Palazzo Grassi

Amar Kanwar. Co-travellers

Mar 29 to Jan 10, 2027

€20

Pinault Collection presents an exhibition by Amar Kanwar at Palazzo Grassi, featuring two significant multimedia installations. The exhibition, curated by Jean-Marie Gallais, explores the artist's poetic and philosophical engagement with personal, social, and political themes. Kanwar, an Indian artist born in 1964, is known for his work at the intersection of art, documentation, and activism, offering a unique meditation on human nature. Since the 1990s, his films and multimedia works have delved into the politics of power, violence, and resistance, often documenting contemporary South Asian history. He employs archival documents, testimonies, and poetic imagery to construct multi-layered na

Amar Kanwar

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Ca' Rezzonico

Nel segno di Venezia

The Alessandro Favaretto Rubelli Donation

Sep 23 to Jan 11, 2027

This exhibition at Ca’ Rezzonico showcases the recent donation by Alessandro Favaretto Rubelli, a significant gift to the city of Venice. The collection features 29 precious drawings by old Venetian masters, reflecting Rubelli's deep connection to Venice's history and artists. The exhibition is divided into two sections, beginning with 16th-century drawings, including Christ Tempted by the Devil by Palma il Giovane, highlighting his graphic skill. The second section focuses on 18th-century Venetian art, presenting works from the final era of the Serenissima Republic. Noteworthy are five Studies of Macchiette by Luca Carlevarijs, enhancing the civic collections. The donation also includes a p

Palma il Giovane · Luca Carlevarijs · Sebastiano Ricci · Canaletto · Giambattista Tiepolo

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Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Fucina degli Angeli: Peggy Guggenheim and 20th-Century Artistic Glass

Nov 14 to Mar 29, 2027

This exhibition delves into the significant post-war chapter of Murano glassmaking, focusing on the Fucina degli Angeli project. Founded in Venice in the mid-1950s by Egidio Costantini, this creative endeavor aimed to bridge the gap between contemporary artists and master glassblowers. Peggy Guggenheim was instrumental in the Fucina's success, acquiring works for her collection and actively supporting Costantini's vision. She expanded his network and encouraged a strategic exhibition approach that garnered international recognition for the Fucina degli Angeli. The exhibition traces the history of the Fucina from its early experiments to its later investigations in the 1980s. It showcases ove

Georges Braque · Pablo Picasso · Arman · Jean (Hans) Arp · Jean Cocteau · Max Ernst

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