Our new guide dedicated to the not-to-be-missed exhibitions around Cannaregio district, on the occasion of the Biennale Arte 2024.
Titled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere and curated by Adriano Pedrosa, the Biennale Arte 2024 will see the participation of 88 National Pavilions, 30 official Collateral Events, and a huge number of parallel exhibitions organized by museums, foundations, private and international institutions around Venice.
CANNAREGIO
- Janus
20.04.2024-24.11.2024
Berggruen Arts & Culture, Palazzo Diedo, Fondamenta Diedo 2386
On April 20th, Berggruen Arts & Culture opens a permanent contemporary art space in Venice at Palazzo Diedo, unveiling the site-specific commissions by 11 internationally acclaimed artists – Urs Fischer, Piero Golia, Carsten Höller, Ibrahim Mahama, Mariko Mori, Sterling Ruby, Jim Shaw, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Aya Takano, Lee Ufan and Liu Wei – in the exhibition Janus. The works are often inspired by traditional crafts associated with Venice, such as frescos, Murano glass, precious fabrics and Venetian floor design. The exhibition takes its name from the Roman god of beginnings, often seen with two faces, one looking forward and the other backwards, symbolic of the exhibition’s aims to bring together the historical and contemporary.
More details: berggruenarts.org
- Capriccio
19.04.2024-24.11.2024
Wentrup Venezia, Calle de la Testa 6359
Capriccio marks the opening of Wentrup’s new venue in Venice. The exhibition explores the intersection of art, history, and imagination. Through a dialogue between contemporary artists and the Italian Transavanguardia movement, Capriccio delves into the concept of blending real and imaginary landscapes. Mary Ramsden’s abstract paintings, Marion Verboom’s hybrid sculptures, Anastasia Samoylova’s photographic collages, and Enzo Cucchi’s dreamlike compositions create a tapestry of whimsical narratives and fantastical worlds, inviting viewers to reflect on figuration, emotion, and the power of artistic expression.
More details: wentrupgallery.com
- Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior
Collateral Event – Biennale Arte 2024
20.04.2024-20.10.2024
Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, Fondamenta Van Axel
Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior is the most comprehensive presentation of the artist’s work to date, illustrating her distinctive iconography and continuous invention across media. Collective Behavior also debuts new works by Sikander that respond to the architecture and history of the Palazzo Soranzo van Axel, the city of Venice, and global histories of trade and artistic exchange.
More details: collectivebehaviorvenice.com
- Daniel Arsham – Venice 3024
17.04.2024 – 15.09.2024
Chiesa di Santa Caterina, Fondamenta Santa Caterina 4940A
Daniel Arsham‘s solo exhibition Venice 3024 will open in Venice during the Biennale Arte 2024. The show will include works from the past decade including three monumental paintings, several works made using molds of Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures from the archive of The Louvre, as well as a few new large scale bronze sculptures which combine the past and the future. The exhibition is presented by Perrotin in collaboration with Ronald Harrar.
