Venice Shipyard Transforms into San Pietro Cantieri del Contemporaneo
The Cantiere Navale di San Pietro, located in the Castello district of Venice, has been reimagined as San Pietro Cantieri del Contemporaneo, which officially opened on September 3, 2026. Spanning 400 square meters, this venue will showcase exhibitions, performances, and workshops, under the guidance of curators Pier Paolo Scelsi and Ilaria Cera. The autumn lineup features three global events: Static Cinema 2026 at the Venice Film Festival in September, curated by Danila Tkachenko and Slavica Veselinović; Diary#11, a solo exhibition by Monique Rollins, debuting on October 3, curated by Roberto Mastroianni; and Bitta, a solo show by Lou Mallozzi in November, curated by Elisa Franchi, highlighting his 2022 audiovisual work.
Fatti principali
- San Pietro Cantieri del Contemporaneo inaugurated September 3, 2026 in Venice's Castello district.
- Located in the historic Cantiere Navale di San Pietro, a shipyard active since the 19th century.
- Main structure exceeds 400 square meters, designed for exhibitions, performances, and workshops.
- Artistic directors: Pier Paolo Scelsi and Ilaria Cera.
- First event: Static Cinema 2026, curated by Danila Tkachenko and Slavica Veselinović, in September.
- Second event: Diary#11 by Monique Rollins, curated by Roberto Mastroianni, opens October 3.
- Diary#11 is part of Tanzania's National Pavilion Special Events at the 61st Venice Biennale.
- Third event: Bitta by Lou Mallozzi, curated by Elisa Franchi, in November.
- Bitta installation from 2022 uses eleven asynchronous video loops.
- Shipyard specialized in building motorboats for Venice transport since the 1980s.
Entità
Artisti
- Pier Paolo Scelsi
- Ilaria Cera
- Danila Tkachenko
- Slavica Veselinović
- Nick Zinner
- Lindsay Elizabeth Warner
- Julia Fullerton-Batten
- Graziano Arici
- Lars von Trier
- Natalie Curtis
- Megan Davis
- Bernis Von Zur Muehlen
- Alexey Morosov
- Monique Rollins
- Roberto Mastroianni
- Martina Cavallarin
- Lorna Benedict Mashiba
- Lou Mallozzi
- Elisa Franchi
Istituzioni
- San Pietro Cantieri del Contemporaneo
- Cantiere Navale di San Pietro
- Cantiere Motonautico San Pietro di Castello
- Biennale di Venezia
- Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica
- ART-ICON
- Techne Art Service
- Padiglione Nazionale della Repubblica Unita di Tanzania
- CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo
Luoghi
- Venice
- Italy
- Castello
- Chicago
- United States
Fonti
- Exibart —