22 collateral events announced for 2017 Venice Biennale
The 2017 Venice Biennale, titled Viva Arte Viva, will be accompanied by 22 collateral exhibitions running from May 13 to November 26. Notable highlights include Jan Fabre's glass and bone sculptures at the Abbazia di San Gregorio, James Lee Byars's 20-meter-tall The Golden Tower installed at Campo San Vio, Philip Guston at the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Michelangelo Pistoletto at the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore, and Pierre Huyghe at Espace Louis Vuitton. Shirin Neshat will exhibit at Museo Correr, while Bryan McCormack's refugee-focused project Yesterday/Today/Tomorrow: Traceability is Credibility will be at Fondazione Giorgio Cini. The Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa will host Alberto Biasi, Sara Campesan, Bruno Munari, and others from Verifica 8+1. International participation includes Catalonia at Cantieri Navali, Taiwan's Doing Time at Palazzo delle Prigioni, Wong Cheng Pou at Campo della Tana, Samson Young representing Hong Kong, Fernando Zobel at Fondaco Marcello, Ryszard Winiarski at Palazzo Bollani, Rachel Maclean for Scotland, and James Richards for Wales. Performance art will be featured at Palazzo Pisani. Additional venues include Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo Polignac for the Future Generation Art Prize, Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel for Man as Bird, and Ca' Faccanon for Modus.
Key facts
- 22 collateral events accompany the 2017 Venice Biennale
- Biennale runs from May 13 to November 26, 2017
- Jan Fabre exhibits glass and bone sculptures at Abbazia di San Gregorio
- James Lee Byars's The Golden Tower installed at Campo San Vio
- Philip Guston exhibition at Gallerie dell'Accademia
- Michelangelo Pistoletto at Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore
- Pierre Huyghe at Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia
- Shirin Neshat at Museo Correr
- Bryan McCormack's refugee project at Fondazione Giorgio Cini
- Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa hosts Alberto Biasi, Sara Campesan, Bruno Munari
- Catalonia represented at Cantieri Navali
- Taiwan's Doing Time at Palazzo delle Prigioni
- Wong Cheng Pou at Campo della Tana
- Samson Young represents Hong Kong
- Fernando Zobel at Fondaco Marcello
- Ryszard Winiarski at Palazzo Bollani
- Rachel Maclean represents Scotland
- James Richards represents Wales
- Performance art at Palazzo Pisani
- Future Generation Art Prize at Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo Polignac
- Man as Bird exhibition at Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel
- Modus exhibition at Ca' Faccanon
Entities
Artists
- Jan Fabre
- James Lee Byars
- Philip Guston
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Pierre Huyghe
- Shirin Neshat
- Jenny Holzer
- Bryan McCormack
- Alberto Biasi
- Sara Campesan
- Bruno Munari
- Wong Cheng Pou
- Samson Young
- Fernando Zobel
- Ryszard Winiarski
- Rachel Maclean
- James Richards
Institutions
- Abbazia di San Gregorio
- Campo San Vio
- Gallerie dell'Accademia
- Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore
- Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia
- Fondazione Musei Civici
- Museo Correr
- Fondazione Giorgio Cini
- Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa
- Cantieri Navali
- Taipei Fine Arts Museum
- Palazzo delle Prigioni
- Macao Museum of Art
- Fondaco Marcello
- Palazzo Bollani
- Chiesa di Santa Caterina
- Santa Maria Ausiliatrice
- Palazzo Pisani
- Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo Polignac
- Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel
- Ca' Faccanon
- Fondazione Giuliani
- GAMeC
- Ayala Foundation
- Pro Helvetia
- West Kowloon Cultural District
- Arts Council of Wales
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Abbazia di San Gregorio
- Dorsoduro
- Campo San Vio
- Gallerie dell'Accademia
- Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore
- Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore
- Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia
- San Marco
- Museo Correr
- Fondazione Giorgio Cini
- Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa
- Piazza San Marco
- Cantieri Navali
- Castello
- Palazzo delle Prigioni
- Campo della Tana
- Fondaco Marcello
- Palazzo Bollani
- Chiesa di Santa Caterina
- Cannaregio
- Santa Maria Ausiliatrice
- Palazzo Pisani
- Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo Polignac
- Accademia
- Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel
- Ca' Faccanon
- Campo Sant' Agnese
- Palazzo Trevisan degli Ulivi
- Ca' Dandolo
- San Polo
- Catalonia
- Spain
- Taiwan
- Macao
- Hong Kong
- Scotland
- Wales