Venice - Peggy Guggenheim Collection - Marina Apollonio: Beyond the Circle

"Having selected a primary form, such as a circle, 

I study its structural possibilities as a means of activating it, 

aiming for the best results with the maximum economy."

Marina Apollonio

Peggy Guggenheim Collection  

Marina Apollonio: Beyond the Circle 

At the Peggy Guggenheim Collection on show - until March 3 - Italy’s largest retrospective of the works of Marina Apollonio - 1940 - one of the key figures of international Optical and Kinetic Art and a protégé of Peggy Guggenheim. Curated by Marianna Gelussi, the exhibition features around 100 works from the artist's collection and renowned museums like Galleria Nazionale in Rome, MART in Rovereto, and Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich.

Titled Marina Apollonio: Beyond the Circle, the show spans her career from 1963 to today, highlighting her explorations in painting, sculpture, drawing, and environmental works. It celebrates Apollonio’s contributions and her connection to Venice, where she began her artistic journey. The exhibition also underscores Guggenheim's support of Italian avant-garde artists, notably her 1968 commission of Relief no. 505, now part of the museum's collection.

Dinamica circolare 5CN - 1965 - Giallo su verde flourescente 6A - 1966

 Dinamica circolare 5CP - 1965 - Verde su giallo flourescente 6A - 166

Dinamica circolare 6S+S III - 1966/1968 - Struttura ad anelli 5 - 1972

Strutura 506 - 1965 - Struttura 507 - 1964-1965

Marina Apollonio: Beyond the Circle is a deserved tribute to the Triestine artist, tracing her career from 1963 to the present. The show highlights her rigorous visual investigations, encompassing painting, sculpture, drawing, as well as static, moving, and environmental works, black and white paintings, chromatic experimentations, and a variety of media and techniques.

Forma-colore gradazione 20N blu bianco su rosso - 1972

Gradazione 16N - 1966 - Spirale ad anelli - 1967

Marina Apollonio: Beyond the Circle is a homage to Apollonio’s adoptive city, Venice, where she lived as a girl and took her first steps as an artist. This tribute is particularly fitting as it also highlights the role of visionary collector Peggy Guggenheim. In 1968, after visiting the artist’s solo exhibition at the Galleria Barozzi in Venice, Guggenheim commissioned Relief no. 505 - ca. 1968 - now part of the museum’s collection, as a testament to her support of young Italian avant-garde artists.

Exhibition View

Gradazione verde + blu 16N - 1967

Struttura grafica NP+4SP - 1964

Rilievo circolare a diffusione cromatica 029 - 1973 

Struttura in acciaio 6x6 - 1969

Dinamica circolare rosso blu su nero - 1969

Interazione cromatica IH - 1973 - Espansione cromatica RA - 1973

Espansione cromatica I/H - 1973 - Espansione cromatica rosa giallo - 1973

The exhibition follows previous shows organized by the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, dedicated to Italian postwar artists supported by the U.S. patron, including recent retrospectives of Edmondo Bacci and Tancredi Parmeggiani.

Dinamica circolare Esadecagono -1970-2010

Marina Apollonio + Guglielmo Bottin - Endings - 2024

 

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