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CHRONORAMA. Photographic Treasures of the 20th Century

Irving Penn, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn lying in a field of grass, reading Gertrude Stein’s Picasso book, 1952, Vogue © Condé Nast

Palazzo Grassi “CHRONORAMA. Photographic Treasures of the 20th Century” is the first worldwide exhibition dedicated to photographic masterpieces (407 pieces!) from the Condè Nast archives that were recently acquired by…

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De’ Visi Mostruosi e Caricature. From Leonardo da Vinci to Bacon

We went to see the exhibition “De’ Visi Mostruosi e Caricature. From Leonardo da Vinci to Bacon”, in the splendid location of Palazzo Loredan (hosting Fondazione Ligabue). The exhibition puts…

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Biennale Art 2022 – The French Pavilion welcomes you

The 59th International Art Exhibition, taking place from the 23rd of April to the 27th of November 2022, is titled “Il latte dei sogni – The Milk of Dreams“. The…

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The beginning of the millenium in Venice and other unmissable expositions before February 2022

The Venetian schedule of expositions and events for art and architecture aficionados. Here’s our selection! Palazzo Bonvicini – ALICE IN DOOMEDLAND – until February 27th, 2022 – Open everyday, 10…

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The ocean inside the laguna. What to see at Ocean Space 2021

Not far from the S. Marco – S. Zaccaria stop, there is a global, artistic centre which promotes research and chains of support related to all the problems and sensitive…

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La Biennale Architettura 2021 | Inside Venice

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Historical archive

Marco Valmarana’s stipped Venice

Desnua – stripped, undressed. It was the same Venice we experienced this year that captured the attentive eye of Marco Valmarana, photographer, born in 1990.

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Two great photographers in Venice

Two of the most interesting cultural spaces in Venice, Palazzo Grassi and Casa dei Tre Oci, are dedicating significant retrospectives to two masters of 20th century photography: Henri Cartier Bresson…

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FUTURUINS

The exhibition “Futuruins” will take place until the 24th March in the iconic Palazzo Fortuny. A journey that ranges between ancient times and contemporary art, explores the theme of ruins:…

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Fulvio Roiter | Tre Oci

This time, if you walk a few steps into “Casa dei Tre Oci” (House of the Three Eyes), an extraordinary building that combines neogothic and avantgarde with traditional architecture, being…

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Venice and the Big Cruise ships

The twenty-seven highly dramatic photos, Venice and the Big Cruise ships by Gianni Berengo Gardin, represent an act of love to one of the most beautiful but also one of…

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Fulvio Bianconi or, in other words, the fabulous 50s of glass art

Did you know that glass art had its “fabulous 50s period”, too? And that one of its main protagonists was Fulvio Bianconi, a famous graphic designer? After Carlo Scarpa, Napoleone…

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Jackson Pollock. Mural painting, energy made visible

After the amazing exhibition focussing on the incredible restauration of what it is considered to be maybe the most famous work by Jackson Pollock, Alchemy, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection goes…

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Proportio / Palazzo Fortuny

Do you remember the old saying “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”? Is it a universal truth or just a good excuse to defend your own or somebody…

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Henri Rousseau. The Archaic Candour

Where if not in Venice, which dedicated a room to him during the Biennale of 1950, could such an ambitious exhibition take place: Henri Rousseau, the Archaic Candour? It is…

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Le Stanze del Vetro / The Finnish Glass

The Venice Biennale itself has dedicated a space in the Venice Pavilion. The Glass Rooms/Le stanze del Vetro, the long –term project undertaken by Giorgio Cini Foundation in 2012 in…

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