an exhibition on Lucio Fontana and Antony Gormley
The Venice Art Biennale 2022 offers many opportunities to discover hidden places in Venice, with ancillary events to the International Art Exhibition’s main exposition. One of these is an exhibition dedicated to Lucio Fontana and Antony Gormley, which takes place in the Olivetti Store.
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The exhibition, therefore, gives the chance to discover a magical place in Venice, a jewel set in a newly restored and rediscovered building, the Procuratie Vecchie. In fact, the Olivetti store, designed by Carlo Scarpa in 1958, is located under the porticos of the Procuratie Vecchie, just reopened to the public after a 5 centuries-long closure and a 5 years-long restoration.
Luca Massimo Barbero is the curator of the exhibition, which brings together drawings by Lucio Fontana, made between 1947 and 1968, and a series of drawings and works on paper illustrating the work of Antony Gormley. Beyond the drawings, there will be sculptures by both authors, in dialogue with the space of the Negozio Olivetti.
Restored and reopened to the public in 2011, the Negozio Olivetti in Venice is now part of the Italian cultural heritage managed by FAI, the Fondo Ambiente Italiano, which deals with protecting valuable cultural assets.
Therefore, the appointment is in Venice, in Piazza San Marco, until November 27, 2022. Olivettistore
