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courtesy palazzo grassi
Venice:
Pre-Biennale – MUST SEEs - Palazzo Grassi – Rudolf Stingel. Until December 31, Palazzo Grassi presents
the exhibition Rudolf Stingel,
curated by the artist himself in collaboration with Elena Geuna. The project,
conceived expressly for Palazzo Grassi, unfolds over the atrium and both upper
floors, a space of over 5.000 square meters. For the first time, the museum devotes the whole exhibition area
to the work of a single artist. The
exhibition includes previously unseen paintings as well as creations from the
past years and a site-specific
installation. This is Stingel’s largest ever-monographic presentation in
Europe.
Palazzo
Grassi – Rudolf Stingel. The exhibition presents a selection of over thirty paintings from collections
around the world, including the artist’s collection and that of Francois
Pinault. Many of these works were created in the studios of Merano and New York
specifically for this project, which spreads over all the rooms of Palazzo
Grassi, where carpeting based on an oriental rug covers the entire surface of
the walls and floors.
Above.
Francois Pinault and Rudolf Stingel with Untitled (Franz West), 2011 oil on
canvas, Pinault Collection.
Palazzo
Grassi – Rudolf Stingel. Untitled, 2012,
oil on canvas, three panels, Pinault Collection.
Chief
executive and director of Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana Martin Bethenod
and New York dealer Paula Cooper.
The
Atrium.
Palazzo
Grassi – Rudolf Stingel. Untitled
(Madonna), 2009, oil on linen, Pinault Collection.
Curator
Caroline Bourgeois.
Palazzo
Grassi – Rudolf Stingel. Untittled,
2013, oil on canvas, Pinault Collection.
Palazzo
Grassi – Rudolf Stingel. The project,
conceived by the artist expressly for Palazzo Grassi, spreads over all the
rooms of the building, where a carpet with oriental patterns covers, for the
first time, the entire surface of the walls and floors.