Peggy Guggenheim Collection, special tribute to Venetian artists to celebrate La Serenissima

On the occasion of the 1600th anniversary of the Serenissima, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection has planned a special rearrangement of its collection to better highlight the protagonists of the Venetian and national art scene after World War II, particularly artists who were supported by Peggy Guggenheim herself and whom she began to collect during her stay in Venice. These included Edmondo Bacci (Venice, 1913 - 1978), Tancredi Parmeggiani (Feltre, 1927 - Rome, 1964), Giuseppe Santomaso (Venice, 1907 - 1990), and Emilio Vedova (Venice, 1919 - 2006). Peggy Guggenheim became fascinated by Bacci’s painting in the mid-1950s and became an active supporter; she met Parmeggiani in 1951, offered him a studio in her palace, and organized an exhibition in 1954. Accompanying the masterpieces by Bacci, Parmeggiani, Santomaso and Vedova are also works by two exponents of kinetic and Op art, in whom Peggy Guggenheim was particularly interested during the 1960s, Marina Apollonio (Trieste, 1940) and Alberto Biasi (Padua, 1937). Since 1962 Apollonio has shared with the exponents of optical art a vision of a depersonalized art as opposed to the concept of expressive abstraction; Biasi, among the most influential figures of what in Italy has been called kinetic art or Optical art, has focused his production on perceptual investigation and in his cycles of work has addressed issues related to vision.

Indeed, the Venetian museum venue of Palazzo Venier dei Leoni is paying tribute from April 28 with a special tribute to the Venetian and Veneto artists in its collection, which the public can again visit six days a week, Wednesday through Monday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The sculpture garden has also been rearranged: in the center of the main courtyard, in dialogue with Alberto Giacometti ’s (Borgonovo, 1901 - Chur, 1966) Women Standing(Woman "Leoni") and Woman Walking, Jean Hans Arp ’s (Strasbourg, 1887 - Basel, 1966)Amphora-fruit has been placed. Attending this ideal colloquy are Tauromachia by Germaine Richier (Grans, 1902 - Montpellier, 1959) and Sphere No. 3 by Arnaldo Pomodoro (Morciano di Romagna, 1926); next to the gazebo where Peggy loved to have breakfast are instead placed two works by Max Ernst (Brühl, 1891 - Paris, 1976) and Pietro Consagra (Mazara del Vallo, 1920 - Milan, 2005), respectively Young Woman in the Shape of a Flower and Mythical Colloquy.

“If the museum’s doors can reopen six days out of seven,” said Director Karole P. B. Vail enthusiastically, "it is undoubtedly also thanks to the results of our fundraising campaign Together for the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, which is crucial to securing the Collection’s activities, remotely and in-person. This opening is undoubtedly an invitation to our fellow citizens, and of course to our loyal members and supporters, who have shown their closeness and support during this very difficult past year." A campaign that began last July and continues until June 13 in order to ensure that the museum will continue to be open to the public in the future, as well as its many online and in-person initiatives and the conservation and restoration projects for the works in the collection.

To visit the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, online reservations are required, which can be made at guggenheim-venice.it or by calling 041 2405419/440, and admission will be time-restricted. Members and visitors who are eligible for free admission can reserve their entry by writing to prenotazioni@guggenheim-venice.it or by calling 041 2405419/440, specifying day and time slot. The outdoor Museum Shop, located along the fondamenta leading to the museum entrance, will follow days and hours when the Collection is open, while the Museum Café will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with cafeteria service.

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© Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Photo Matteo De Fina

Peggy Guggenheim Collection, special tribute to Venetian artists to celebrate La Serenissima

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