In Venice, the Pinault Collection presents contemporary art exhibitions at Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana and numerous cultural events at the Teatrino.

Exhibition
17.03.24 — 24.11.24
Punta della Dogana

Pierre Huyghe. Liminal

Punta della Dogana invites Pierre Huyghe to conceive, together with curator Anne Stenne, a new exhibition featuring a large group of works, including a selection from the Pinault Collection.

Uumwelt, Pierre Huyghe
Close UUmwelt, 2018 © Pierre Huyghe - Kamitani Lab / Kyoto University and ATR. Courtesy the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, Esther Schipper, Hauser & Wirth, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Taro Nasu
Exhibition
17.03.24 — 06.01.25
Palazzo Grassi

Julie Mehretu. Ensemble

Julie Mehretu, Among the Multitude XIII, 2021-2022. Ink and acrylic on canvas, 121.9 × 152.4 cm  Private collection © Julie Mehretu. Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York. Photo: Tom Powel Imaging
Close Julie Mehretu, Among the Multitude XIII, 2021-2022. Ink and acrylic on canvas, 121.9 × 152.4 cm Private collection © Julie Mehretu. Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York. Photo: Tom Powel Imaging

Palazzo Grassi presents a major exhibition dedicated to the work of American artist Julie Mehretu, which also includes works by Nairy Baghramian, Huma Bhabha, Robin Coste Lewis, Tacita Dean, David Hammons, Paul Pfeiffer and Jessica Rankin.

Workshops, visits, events

Spring 2024
  • Julie Mehretu. Ph. Josefina Santos
    Close Julie Mehretu. Ph. Josefina Santos
    Conference
    Wednesday 20 March
    Teatrino

    Art Conversation with Julie Mehretu

    Julie Mehretu. Ph. Josefina Santos
    Close Julie Mehretu. Ph. Josefina Santos

    To mark the exhibition "Ensemble" at Palazzo Grassi, the Teatrino presents a talk with Julie Mehretu, Jessica Rankin, Nairy Baghramian, Tacita Dean, and Robin Coste Lewis, delving on the founding themes of Mehretu's research and that of an artistic community bound by affinity and friendship.

  • Archive of Desire, New York. Credit: Zachary Schulman
    Close Credit: Zachary Schulman
    Performance
    Thursday 21 March
    Teatrino

    Archive of Desire

    Archive of Desire, New York. Credit: Zachary Schulman
    Close Credit: Zachary Schulman

    Palazzo Grassi presents the Italian premiere of the performance Archive of Desire, produced by VisionIntoArt. Archive of Desire was commissioned by the Onassis Foundation as part of “Archive of Desire”, a festival inspired by the poet C. P. Cavafy, and premiered at National Sawdust in New York.

  • SuperLab with Luca Boscardin
    Close Credit: Luca Boscardin
    Workshop
    Saturday 23 March
    Punta della Dogana

    SuperLab with Luca Boscardin

    SuperLab with Luca Boscardin
    Close Credit: Luca Boscardin

    Luca Boscardin, illustrator and toy designer, is the author called upon to produce the activity book for young visitors and families, dedicated to the exhibition "Pierre Huyghe. Liminal" currently on view at Punta della Dogana.

Upcoming exhibitions

Exhibition
15.04.24 — 22.04.24
Teatrino

Edith Dekyndt. Song to the Siren

Edith Dekyndt. Song to the Siren au Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi
Close Edith Dekyndt © Furio Ganz/ Pierre Henri Leman

In this film presented in the Foyer of the Teatrino at Palazzo Grassi, Edith Dekyndt draws the viewer’s attention to our ability to preserve memories, with some measure of dread over their recurrence.

Edith Dekyndt. Song to the Siren au Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi
Close Edith Dekyndt © Furio Ganz/ Pierre Henri Leman

Read, watch, listen

Titre
Discover the artworks of the collection
Intro

The Pinault Collection gathers over 10.000 works that offer a perspective on the art from the 1960s to date.
It presents “Beyond the walls” exhibitions and supports creation through artist in residence programmes.