Venice Biennale: John Wesley

Photograph by Manfedi Bellati

Fondazione Giorgio Cini – John Wesley. The Fondazione Prada presented a retrospective of the American artist, John Wesley in the spaces of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini on the Island of San Giorgio. Curated by Germano Celant, the show features the broadest, most exhaustive survey ever put together of the works of Wesley, considered one of the most interesting and enigmatic figures of the contemporary American art scene. Organized to allow a through investigation of Wesley’s complex language, the exhibition takes a historical approach, presenting over 150 different works comprising paintings and object borrowed from international museums and private collections. It documents the artist’s production from 1961- 2007.

Photograph by Manfedi Bellati
Seen at the John Wesley opening. Franca Sozzani, Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada.

Photograph by Manfedi Bellati
Seen at the John Wesley opening. The crowds at the cocktail for the opening of the John Wesley exhibition on the Island of San Giorgio.

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