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A Plus A Gallery Students Explore 'How Much Is Too Much' in Venice

exhibition · 2026-05-05

A group exhibition organized by students of the curatorial and contemporary practices course at A Plus A gallery in Venice tackles the question 'how much is too much?' The show uses containment as a strategy to counter excess, featuring works by Giles Round, Benjamin Hirte, Oliver Czarnetta, and Vanessa Safavi. Round's all-over installation emphasizes the value of limits, while Hirte's minimal piece evokes necessary information channeling. Czarnetta's nesting doll-like structures suggest implosive dynamics—one of his works was stolen during the opening. Safavi's installation resembles a silent, powerless witness behind bars. The exhibition runs at A Plus A gallery in Venice.

Key facts

  • Exhibition organized by students of the curatorial and contemporary practices course at A Plus A gallery
  • Theme: 'how much is too much?'
  • Artists include Giles Round, Benjamin Hirte, Oliver Czarnetta, Vanessa Safavi
  • Oliver Czarnetta had a work stolen during the opening
  • Venue: A Plus A gallery, Venice
  • Exhibition date: 2017

Entities

Artists

  • Giles Round
  • Benjamin Hirte
  • Oliver Czarnetta
  • Vanessa Safavi
  • Arianna Testino

Institutions

  • A Plus A gallery
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Venice
  • Italy
  • Genoa
  • Bologna

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