An Exhibition of Rudolf Stingel from April 7, 2013

The exhibition Rudolf Stingel unfounds over the atrium and both upper floors of Palazzo Grassi, a space of over 5,000 square metres. For the first time, Palazzo Grassi is devoting the entirety of its space to the work of a single artist. It includes a site-specific installation as well as recent creations and previously unseen paintings. This is Stingel’s largest ever monographic presentation in Europe.

The groundbreaking project, conceived by the artist expressly for Palazzo Grassi, spread over all the rooms of the building, where carpeting based on an oriental rug covers the entire surface of the wall and floors.

The exibition presents a selection of over thirty paitings from collections around the world, including the artist’s collection and that of Francois Pinault.

The first floor hosts a group of abstract paitings that offer an interpretation of the historical, architectural and artistic context of Venice. The pattern of the carpet, while bringing to minf the city’s past, also evokes a unique enviroment: Sigmund Freud’s study in Vienna, which was characterized by different oriental carpet lain on the floors, walls, sofa and table.

The architectural space becomes a meditation place, a silent and enveloping site of introjection and projection.

More information on the website www.palazzograssi.it.