ARTISTS
2025
On July 10, the Gallerie dell鈥橝ccademia in Venice unveiled their new Multimedia Space, an interactive area that offers a unique glimpse into the Museum鈥檚 Scientific and Restoration Laboratories.
2024
Though best known as one of the leading proponents of Abstract Expressionism, Willem de Kooning, whose geometric and biomorphic shapes of the 1930s and 鈥�40s gave way to his iconic 鈥淲oman鈥� series of the 鈥�50s, had a dalliance with sculpture.
Willem de Kooning once famously wrote, 鈥淭he desire to create a style beforehand is an apology for one鈥檚 anxiety.鈥�
The artist鈥檚 exhibition at Gallerie dell鈥橝ccademia, Venice, transcends the聽limitations of era, nation and culture.
A show studded with masterpieces by the Dutch-American Abstract Expressionist鈥攂ut the Italian connection is tenuous.
Adriano Pedrosa, Curator of the 60th Venice Biennale, chose the controversial phrase聽Stranieri Ovunque (Foreigners Everywhere)聽as the theme for the central exhibitions of the Giardini and Arsenale.
Paintings from the late 1950s and on prove that de Kooning had sat at the feet of, and learnt much from, such old Italian masters as Titian and Tintoretto.
The Biennale is dominating Venice this month, but the rest of the city still has plenty to offer, from a deep dive into the travels of Marco Polo to a celebration of Jean Cocteau鈥檚 genius.
The 60th edition of the Venice Biennale is currently on view, bringing together some of the most celebrated emerging and established artists in the world. We鈥檝e compiled some of the best exhibitions on display.
Stroll across the Hofplein in central Rotterdam and you will see, just off the square itself, a piece of sculpture about six metres high and cast in bronze. This is Standing Figure.
The American artist鈥檚 prolific career included two spells in Italy, ten years apart. An exhibition in Venice explores the impact these visits had on his work.
Willem de Kooning, one of the most revolutionary and influential artists of the 20th century, is the subject of a major exhibition in the Temporary Exhibitions Halls at the Gallerie dell鈥橝ccademia in Venice.
The frieze team selects the international shows they鈥檙e most excited about during this year鈥檚 Biennale
From 24 March to 23 June 2024, paintings and drawings from Museum Berggruen - Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin are on display in Italy for the first time.
Launching in April, the upcoming show will coincide with the 60th Venice Biennale.